PIL babysitting in August

[Funtcase95]

So since announcing our pregnancy, PIL's have said they will have DD when I return to work. We discussed this in great detail closer to her birth and arranged my new/altered hours with work about my return. Everything sorted.

Now, DD was 3mo when we went into lockdown, and so they have only seen her twice from 3-4m
In their garden since. She's now 7mo and I'm due back at work in August when she will be 9mo. They isolated to start with but have since been going out shopping etc so we've stayed away.

If we are still in lockdown come July/August (as in, can't be within 2m of family), what would you do in my position? Would you ask them to isolate and then have DD when I'm back at work or would you try and make other arrangements, if so, what? Nursery is not an option, I'd be working solely to pay for it therefore would rather be a SAHM.

Thanks!

I’d let them look after DD.
My DS is 3 months and when I return to work in the new year he’ll be cared for by grandparents regardless of the situation.

A lot of people (let’s face it mainly women) are going to get totally screwed when offices and work places start to open and adequate childcare isn’t available. Let’s consider all those going back to shops and retail settings next week.

...and it doesn’t matter whether nurseries open if you can’t afford to pay for them. I too would make £200-300 a month if DS were to go to nursery, there’d be no point in my working I’d rather stay home. Most families who have free childcare provision from grandparents just won’t be able to take that kind of financial hit.

I’m sure someone will trot along with ‘well why did you plan better’ type remarks but honestly...it’s not your fault their was a worldwide killer virus pandemic, if you planned for that you’d have been considered insane 6 months ago.

*there

@Pumpertrumper thank you for your response. I think you're probably right. My DH thinks I have anxiety regarding covid and I'm letting it blow the reality of the situation out of proportion so maybe he's right.

Yes, someone will definitely say that but as you say, you don't exactly plan these things!!