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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are your client meetings outside of the home?[b] Because AP can be on duty with the baby before the 3 month mark if you're around - but can not be solely responsible. [/b]

If it's offsite, then I think you'll end up having to pay some one else to watch the baby for the first few months and I don't see the point of paying for childcare twice, so I'd go with:
-from birth until 3 months: your husband takes care of drop off & pick up while you're still in pain & on painkillers. Then when you can drive again, you take care of morning drop off, but DH does afternoon pick up with your son enrolled in preschool 9-6 each day. You just take care of drop off & baby. Hire a p/t nanny for 3 months. 
-have au pair set to arrive by the time baby will be 10 weeks old, so you can get the two week learning curve out of the way before you really will be leaving her with your baby for longer stretches of time. [/quote]

This. You cannot use your AP for care for the the baby until 3 months.[/quote]

I think OP understood that. What I was reminding OP about if she didn't recall, is that an AP is allowed to help with a baby under 3 months of age, but can not be solely responsible. So if OP has a conference call, but is still at home and could step away for an emergency, then AP can watch the baby during the call. But if OP needs to head into town to meet with a client on site, then that won't work. [/quote]

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