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[quote=Anonymous][quote]OP here. Well, being a nanny isn't my career. I guess I should have mentioned that, I am nannying to save money for grad school.[/quote]

Makes more sense. You'll just have to decide when you get you there. There is a difference between being a child caregiver during a short period of a child's life and actually being a parent. Being a parent is pretty much constant and having a nanny doesn't create any bonding or attachment problems. If your future career allows for flexibility such as work from home, part time schedules, predictable schedules, and the ability to take leave if your child is ill.has a school event you may decide to keep working. You may decide to step out of the workforce for a few years. Since you had been a nanny, you already know what it is like to be with little kids everyday so you should have less risk of realizing you didn't like staying home.

To give you some perspective, working doesn't mean that your nanny has to spend more awake hours with your child than you. We had a nanny for 45 hours a week and I was fortunate to take be able to take 6 months maternity leave. The nanny spent 5-6 waking hours/3-4 napping hours with the kids from age 6 months to 2/2.5. After age 2.5/3 the nanny spent 2-3 waking hours with the kids, 3-4 hours napping and they were in preschool hours for 3 hours a day. After age 4 they were in preschool from 9-3 and only spent 2 waking hours with the nanny. Now that they are in elementary school they spend 6 hours a day with their teacher and 2 hours in sports, activities and aftercare.  [/quote]

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