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[quote=Anonymous]We have hosted an AP before, so I have a general idea of how things work, but I am struggling with the logistics of the following:

-Due in mid to late October; will have a c-section.
-Older child in full day (9-4 or 9-6) Pre-K
-Dad has a typical 8-6 job with somewhat regular travel (every 3 weeks-ish)
-Mom is self-employed- can do most of the work from home but will have to meet with clients 2-3 hrs/day, 3 days/wk in late afternoons during "maternity leave"

The way I look at it, we have 3 options:

1. Have AP start in late August/early Sept.. enough time to get acclimated to family and bond with preschooler before baby comes. Can help mom with getting ready for baby (setting up room, washing clothes, etc) before baby comes. When baby comes, AP can be on duty during normal working hours and can take baby while mom is working from home and baby needs attention. Until baby is 3 months, when mom has to meet with clients, dad can come home early from work and work from home in the afternoons. This could obviously present a problem when dad is on business travel, and is not ideal in terms of him skipping out of work early so often, but I like the idea of keeping the caregivers somewhat consistent and always having a parent there.

2. Same as the above, except pay a trusted babysitter to do that afternoon shift until dad is home 3x/wk.

3. Wait until January to have AP start, and hire a temporary nanny specializing in infants/baby nurse/whatever they are called to work full time until baby is 3 months old and AP can take over.

4. Anything else??

Realistically I will probably have to start meeting with clients about 2 weeks post c section. Of course if there are complications we would have to reassess but I do not have much choice in this matter.

Money is a factor here, but not the biggest factor. I am aware that this is not an ideal situation for any party involved and I want to try to do what is best for the baby and older child, even if it means taking a hit financially.[/quote]

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