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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes - we're on our second au pair (second year in the AP program) and the first started when our younger child was 4.5 months old.  It was an amazing experience. We had a nanny when my first child was an infant and the au pair was better because we could be more flexible with her schedule as the baby's needs changed day-by-day.

We did several things that ensured we had an amazing au pair for our infant: Gave ourselves tons of time to select so that we didn't feel rushed, and interviewed a ton of candidates (over 20). Also we only focused on: (1) older au pairs who had graduated from college, (2) with infant experience, (3) and excellent English (so nothing was lost in translation, scary for safety when it comes to an infant). Our au pair was from Colombia.  She was incredibly mature and loving. I had no hesitations about her being with the baby at all.

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Could you let me know what Au Pair agency you used? And if you have any tips on your process of selection, I would be extremely thankful. We are considering an au pair for our second child who will be 3 months old when he is alone with her for most of the week. We unfortunately can't afford a full-time nanny salary on our own and have considered nanny share, but it has been hard to find families matching time and distance. Thank you for your post![/quote]

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