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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another twin mom here. Start with a live-out nanny with twin experience. You're an experienced mom, but twins do add lots of complexity. You'll have three kids, you don't need a 4th person to be responsible for. Especially with traveling spouse.

Maybe skip daycare for a year and pay one nanny (a lot) for all 3? Your 2 yo might enjoy bonding with the twins early.  Something to consider.[/quote]

+1. NP and another twin mom. Our oldest was 20 months when we had twins. We hired an experienced live-out nanny who had previously worked with other families with multiples. She also helped with meals, the kids' laundry, etc. One of the twins was in the NICU for a month after birth and it was a stressful time. I would not have been comfortable hiring an inexperienced au pair who was possibly new to the country to try and navigate that situation. We paid $20/hour in the Fairfax suburbs.[/quote]

+2.  NP here, not a twin mom, but I had an au pair with a traveling husband, full time job, and 4 small children.  It was a disaster, and it was not my au pair's fault at all.  I was in way over my head, and I needed a lot more help than what she was able to provide, and it caused a lot of strain on our relationship.  Imagine that she has worked 9 hours while you were at work, and now she is sitting in her room down the hall texting while you have twins in bouncy seats and are bathing your toddler.  It's hard not to feel annoyed.

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