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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I plan on staying home for the first 3 months but will not have family help (except my husband for the first month), does it make sense to hire a nanny at the point when I deliver? How many hours would make sense? Would a lot of nanny's be frustrated working with a 'temporary stay at home mom' who will likely be frazzled from being a first time mom? How do most people tag team those first few months?[/quote]

OP, as another poster said - a lot depends on you.  A post-partum doula, and/or night nurse can be a huge help in the first few weeks.  I highly recommend it (with or without your husband's involvement).  You can schedule that as you need it and as you learn how you're doing physically, emotionally, etc...

My two cents on hiring a nanny right away would be to wait.  I think (as you suspect) that a lot of nannies do not want to be home all day w/ a parent around - and I fully understand and respect that.  I also think that you might need less help than you imagine during the second and third months - but the kind of help you'd most value would be overnight care so you can sleep. You would be likely to hire different people for the kind of overnight or intermittent care/support you'll want in the first couple of months than you would for the long-term after you return to work.  A professional nanny who is looking for a full-time job won't want just a few hours here and there - he/she will want to start full-time right away.  And the level of care you'll need once you go back to work is very different from what you'll need/want when you're home.

A lot depends on how you feel after your baby arrives of course - so try to allow yourself some flexibility and not make any major decisions until you've met your child and settled into a routine.  But if you can plan/budget for a night nurse and/or post-partum doula definitely do that!

Congrats![/quote]

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