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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$75 a week is not reasonable.  She needs to get a day care voucher.[/quote]

Yes I agree. I don't know what I was thinking when I agreed to this. I also freelance part-time from home ( evenings/ weekends) and my salary is much more than this. I feel that her son is getting better childcare with me vs daycare. He takes great naps whenever he's tired in a crib. I can give them both more one on one time. I also have Montessori training. I don't use TV or confine babies in baby seats/ bay walkers. It's going to be so hard to talk to her about this though. This is my third week. [/quote]

Before you talk to her, decide if there are circumstances under which you would continue, such as more money or trading babysitting hours (which might be useful to you so that you can work, too). If you really just want to undo the share, start there and don't let her think there's a way to make it work.

However, as a mom of 4, I will say that you are on the cusp of everything getting much, much easier. They should be settling into nap routines, and you should be able to get them to nap at the same time and for 1-2 hours in the morning. If you go the baby led weaning route, feeding them becomes an activity that's confined and easy to manage while they play/chew on finger foods (the clean up can be more, but they're still in the high chairs). Within the next month, both will be sitting independently, and will be much easier to engage with on the floor. With predictability, it also gets easier to plan your day and get out of the house.[/quote]

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