Daycare and Nontraditional Schedules. I work second shift from 2-10pm Mon-Thu and 1-9pm on Fri. My husband works all over the place it may be 7-3 or 10-6 or 2-10 with me or even 9:30pm-7:30am overnights. How on earth are we going to work and have our baby together? There is no daycare open after 6pm and I'm not sure if anyone will accept two parents with such a varied schedule. His mother is not qualified to watch a child in her mental state, and his sister already has 4 children and works from home, my mom and all my aunts and grandmothers live over an hour away from us so they're out too. I don't know anyone in this town, don't know how to find a private sitter that is flexible and I'm just worried one of us is going to have to change jobs or something and we both love our jobs and are finally stable with great benefits. What would you do? |
The question to ask isn't so much what hours you're working but whether your dog will ever have to go more than 9-10 hours without being let out. From what you're saying, it sounds like that is not the case. I would try, to the extent you can, to train your little baby to go on puppy pads. Some dogs just know to use them, so you might be surprised. While not ideal, my guys do (on some days) have to stay alone for upwards of 9-10 hours. They are always fine. I make sure they get a good, long walk before I leave and good, long walk when I come home. That always seems to satisfy them. Make sure that when you are home, you do as much with your little guy as you possibly can. Get him, take him on errands, etc. |
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Sorry Rachel, no advice here. |
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Is it possible that your in laws know of someone who could fit the job? I know leaving an infant with "just anyone" is out of the question. There are child care providers who are pre-screened in most areas of the country; I'd try googling & see what you come up with. I wish you so much luck with such a hard decision. |
Well, that's a tough one. I think things just have a way of working themselves out for one. Our community has a 24 hour daycare center for people just like you. I am not a big fan of daycare centers for new borns personally, but it would be an option. The other thing that came to my mind, is maybe you could find a woman who does not work, but could use a little extra income and keep your baby through the infancy stage, then move to a daycare center. Maybe a woman who's husband works the same shift as you. Ok me for instance, my husband works 2nd shift 3 to 11. My kids are gone, and honestly, I'd love to take on a couple of infants during that time frame if anything happened to my job. You just have to get creative and see what's out there. |
thanks i can sure ask around. my in laws are from Chicago originally and my MIL has mental problems that prevent her from being a very social person so i can guess that she will be of no help at all to me. my father in law is a cop but doesn't socialize at all either. i love them but they are very odd people...i will keep googling. does anyone know any forums on this topic? |
I know most people have to work. I didn't, I had the luck to stay home and I enjoyed it, while most might enjoy working after a certain amount of time with the baby. My question is , isn't day care like really expensive now? I mean wouldn't a big part of your paycheck go to it? I really think you can definitely find daycare to work within your hours, it's not really a problem, not here in New York anyway :) They mostly accommodate the parents, there are a lot of parents who work crazy hours. Just look around and take your time and I know for sure you will find someone, just do a lot of double checking and then some more to make sure they are reputable. Good Luck :D |
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