Au Pair

[KayTee87]

Posting here for traffic.

I have a 10 week old son and will be going back to work full time in the middle of May, my husband also works full time.

The plan was that our son would go to nursery 4 or 5 days a week which would cost approx £670 / £830.

I've read a few posts about au pairs recently and it's made me wonder if having one would be a better option. I've no idea how much they cost though so can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm in Scotland if that makes a difference.

If you're not sure about a nursery setting then look into childminders. I went back to work when mine was 8 months old and felt the same about leaving him - so went down the childminder route for a more homey environment. He's now almost 4 and since his third birthday has done a combo of childminder and nursery which has worked out really well. He has a fab bond with the childminder now but also was ready for a nursery setting. That said many many people are happy with nursery for their babies, it was just a personal preference for me.