My baby is due in 8 weeks. At 8 months we'll be needing 2 days a week childcare. We've been looking online at nurseries and found a few we want to look at. My mum told me this week that she'd love to do a day for us. DH and I are really in 2 minds. (Him more so than me, he finds her very odd as he hasn't had 33 years to get used to her as I have)
Pros: she would love him
It would benefit her, she says she's getting bored and lazy in retirement
She's a young 65 and still has lots of energy
Would save money
My nephews both adore her so I'm sure our boy would too.
Cons: she's a bit odd with children, quite suffocating, doesn't like letting them explore their independence. I can imagine her wanting to spoonfeed him if we do BLW for example. I'm not sure how much that'll matter as its only one day.
She can be quite nasty at times, usually aimed at me though. She definitely favours boys and I think she'd be better with him than she would if we were having a girl.
I have heard her using emotional blackmail with nephews (if you do that nanny won't love you type shit)
I wonder if one day a week at nursery might be harder to settle into and less consistent
WWYD?
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to wonder whether I should let my mum do some childcare
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NoArmaniNoPunani · 30/10/2015 20:39
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