Feeling confused

[Catcuriosity26]

I had my first baby in June this year. My sister is 19 and she agreed to help me this summer with the baby. She didn't have any plans and I paid her for her help. I asked her to come next year and help me from July to September as I am going back to work in July and don't want baby to go straight to nursery. She agreed.
Today she said she spoke with mum and dad and she decided to take a job in the hometown back home (not in the UK).
I am now feeling that my mum and dad are influencing her to not come to UK and help me with the baby. Obviously, I would pay her and she would feel like home.
I am very disappointed. Am I being unreasonable?

While it's disappointing, your baby will be much older next year and its needs are going to be very different.

Your sister has to make a decision she's happy with.

Can your baby start nursery sooner?

I think it depends really on too many things. What does she want to do with her life? Career? At 19/20 career wise a paid job with an actual employer would look a lot better on a CV than helping you with baby sitting so maybe that comes into it?

I also think for a 20 year old who doesn’t have kids, being in sole charge of a 1 year old all day 5 days a week while you are at work would be a lot, maybe your parents are thinking they don’t want their daughter in that kind of situation and feeling that if she finds it hard at the time she can’t really back out as you wouldn’t be able to find alternative childcare at the drop of a hat?

Don't forget that a 13 month old toddler is a very different proposition than a newborn baby. I imagine your parents have pointed this out to your sister.

TBF I doubt if you yourself have any idea what it's going to be like having a much older baby on your hands.

Thanks all for your replies. My plans were to go back to work part time so I'd be home early afternoon and look after my baby for the rest of the day.
The disappointment comes from the fact that when my sister was young I was her babysitter (there is 14 years gap between us) so my parents had me for childcare. I understand that a job would help her CV however our hometown is really small (type of village) without many options for work as she is a student. This is her decision anyway, so I'll have to respect it.
However, if she already said yes when we talked, why would my parents interfere to change her mind?!

However, if she already said yes when we talked, why would my parents interfere to change her mind?!

They may have rightly pointed out that it will be very different (and much more challenging) looking after a toddler, as opposed to a babe-in-arms.