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[quote=Anonymous]I think this all depends on the family, the au pair, and a little bit the baby.  For our first, we had an au pair starting at 6 months.  Not a newborn, but still very much a baby.  It worked out well.  I am very type A and spent about a week transitioning to her, going over my way of doing things, making her comfortable, etc.  She stayed with us for two years and was great.  For our second, we ended up not getting a new au pair until recently (for work reasons).

I have had the luxury of not going back to work until ~6 months in both cases, but if I had to go back at 3 or 4 the flexibility of an au pair and the experiences we have had (going on #3) would lead me to get one.  I do think you should screen heavily and train heavily....even if she has a lot of experience with babies...you will want to make sure you are comfortable.

To answer your question on having someone live in your house, I think it depends on the kind of people that you are.  It REALLY worried me at first, but ultimately the flexibility that it provided (having someone there if the baby was sick, not having to do drop offs/pick-ups, clean bottles/prepare bottles, etc.) as well as the closeness developed between the kids and us and the au pair was great. [/quote]

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