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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a bad idea on a couple of levels.  I have been hosting for 6 years and have hosted and met so many great APs I cannot count; but I would not recommend any of them for a first born, new born for any family.  It just is a bad idea as very few APs have experience with children THAT young; and even if they did very few would want to take on your family.

As previously posted you living arrangement idea is dreadful unless you surrender the entire apartment (and half your mortgage) for an AP.  Even if you were stupid enough to do that many candidates would pass on your family as it is not attractive or in the spirit of what most are looking for in the program.

In short, get a nanny or daycare.  Wait a few years for an AP.[/quote]

I agree with pp about sharing the apartment  being a bad idea but not about getting an Ap for a 6 month old first born. I know a lot of people who have done it successfully, I also know APs who took care of newborns firstborn twins with no problem. Things is to get a mature ap who has younger siblings and love infants and have they come one or two months  before your maternity leave is over so they can learn with you. With that say, I wouldn’t get an ap yet if I was in your situation, it is not cost effective for one kid adding to you losing on rent and having to feed them and pay for extra car insurance etc. Do daycare of nanny share, the living in nanny sounds good as well but that area of the city is expensive even if she only pays half the rent. Anyway good luck![/quote]

Sure - it can be done; and for some it works.
From my experience over last 6 years and having lots of APs crash at our place when in rematch and not I would say rematch rate at 75-80% for APs with new horns.  First born even higher as the parents are generally a nervous wreck about everything making it miserable for AP.
Keep in mind APs are going to be friends with other APs who work 20 hours during school year and see how easy their jobs are.

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