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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm new here, and totally new at all this so be gentle!

My wife has just decided to go back to work, and our only option at this point appears to be getting a nanny.  My wife thinks she would prefer a day care, but we didn't get on waiting lists early enough so that's not an option really.

Her main reasoning is, she's scared to leave the baby (6 1/2 months) alone with just one person.  She feels like there's "safety in numbers" at a day care.

I guess she's worried about a "bad" person slipping through the cracks and being in a position to neglect or even hurt the child.

I know this probably sounds crazy and like over-protective first-time parent paranoia, which I'm sure it is.

But did anyone else feel this way?  Any words of encouragement to make her/us feel better about leaving her with a nanny?  [/quote]

Honestly, almost everyone I know who went with daycare over a nanny cited this as their main reason.  It's not crazy or paranoid to worry about that.  The only way you deal with it is to vet potential nannies enough that you feel like you can trust them--checking references, or going through a reputable agency that conducts background checks, or whatever.  [/quote]

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