where should I leave my baby?

Question

I have 1year old baby girl, I 'm working 12 hours a day monday to saturday; my wife got a full day job and since we dont have a house help, I m worried how my girl will be taken care of. Plis help me by giving me ideas of how to go about this.

Answer 1

You guys need to sit down and evaluate your money situation, your debt, and minimize so one of you can stay at home with your child.

It can be done - don't let society tell you that both parents need to work in order to survive.

My husband and I both worked full time before our child was born and we went down to one income after wards and we are making it work... It is hard, don't get me wrong, but it is WORTH IT. We had to make sacrifices. We got rid of one of our cars, sold a lot of our stuff to make ends meet, not go out, not eat out - just basically we re arranged our lives to make it work...

You can do it!

Answer 2

You can try placing an ad in the newspaper requesting childcare/babysitting for
a 1 year old baby girl.


You can try looking in the paper, and see if there are any babysitting ads placed by women that are looking to do childcare in ther homes.

Sometimes you can get a babysitter to come to your hoome to take care of your child, That of course, would be the ideal situation. However, it is morely likely you will have to take the child somewhere to be babysat.

Also, you and your wife can try talking to your friends, and see if they might know of someone who does babysitting. It may be that some of the men you work with, may have a wife at home who would be willing to babysit your little one.

You can also try a daycare center. They usually require that you fill out an application, and that your daughter's immunization record be up-to-date.
However, unlike home care, they are only open for a certain amount of hours every day.

Whatever you finally decide to do, please don't be afraid to ask a LOTS OF QUESTIONS when interviewing any potential babysitter for your little girl.

You might want to ask things such as;

How many other children are being cared for here, and what are their ages?

When my child needs a nap where will she sleep?
(You may need to bring the playpen along for naptime)

What types of activities will you do with my child during the day (such as reading, playing, going outside, etc)

Will you be taking my child out of the house for any reason? (such as going to the store or the park, etc)

Also be sure that whoever watches her,has both you and your wife's work phone numbers, and also the phone number of a trusted friend or relative, and also the phone number of your daughter's doctor.

Don't use a sitter that is younger than 16 years of age, as they will not have the maturity or patience needed.
You will find that childcare expenses can run anywhere from $2-4 an hour...sometimes a little more.

You should pack your daughter's diaperbag with everything she would use during a typical day...bottles, diapers, pacifiers,teether, a couple of light blankets, one or 2 changes of clothes, babywipes, toys, babyfood, baby cereal etc
Make sure the babysitter has your child's feeding schedule.

In the morning, it is strongly advised that you feed, diaper and dress the child before taking her to her sitter's house (or daycare, if that is what you should decide to use) It is in poor taste to take your child to be babysat after just waking them in the morning, before they have even had a chance to eat, and have a diaper change. It won't make your child very happy, and it definitely won't make the sitter too happy either when you show up with a cranky, hungry, wet baby.

Finally, no matter who watches your child, you should be able to drop by at anytime to check on your daughter to see how her day is going. A good babysitter will understand your concerns and shouldn't mind at all.

Good Luck~*

Answer 3

If you have a low income you can look into places that help families by paying a portion of the daycare expenses, I think in Fl it is called CCS. If you do not already have a daycare for her to go to during regular daytime hours ( 8-5 mon-fri) then you should call around and find a cheap reputable one that is close by your house. For cheaper rates you should look into people that have "day cares" at their houses, if you go that route make sure they have all the training -- CPR and first aid -- and you might want to check and make sure they have no criminal background. For after hours it is best to find a friend or family member to watch the child for a few hours, usually someone with a child is best. There are also a lot of teenage girls who would be willing to watch a child after school for some extra cash.

Answer 4

If you have family close by who can help out that is usually the best for peace of mind. However there are many excellent day care facilities and you should also check them out. If you are both working it sounds like you can afford to do this properly. Then you won't have to use the excuse that has been used here already, other people can care for your child and nuture them just fine for those hours you have to be away from them being a productive member of society.

Answer 5

I recently went through that , it is so difficult to leave your precious baby with someone you don't know. I do not have any relatives that live close by that can help me with taking care of my baby.I made the decision of staying home with my child. I felt it was the best thing I could do for my baby. I know there are daycare facilities for children, but to be perfectly honest with all the abuse that is going on, I just couldn't bare to even chance that.I feel that no one can give my child the love and care, I his mother can give him. It has not been easy financially to live on one income, but you make sacrifices and you learn to live with them. I know you have to ,at some point, need to let go, (when they start head start or kindergarten ) but in the meantime I appreciate the time I can spend with my child.

Answer 6

I'm not sure if you're saying that you want to give your baby away or not, but if so, please make sure you both are ok with this and if you decide to, then you can bring your baby to any hospital staff worker without question. They will take your baby, no questions. Just tell them your baby needs a home. I'm hoping that's not the case though. If you're looking for daycare, ask family for help or have your wife ask around her office. Lots of people may have daycares they use already and can reccomend.

Answer 7

It purely takes a minute to stroll to the subsequent block over, purchase something, and walk decrease back? i might guess that would take a minimum of 5 minutes minimum, contained in the 1st place. And 2nd, you're able to in no way, ever go away a touch one on my own, for any reason.

Answer 8

Maybe you should ask your mother to take care of the baby, or your father, OR maybe you put your child at the childcare.

Answer 9

A reliable day care centre or pre-school would be a good choice.

Answer 10

interview several Day Care centers and try to choose one of them.