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In your opinion .... Thinking of babysitting along with my 3 m/o in San Diego
I don't want to go back to my job as a marketing and sales manager for at least 2 more years. I just had a baby. But I was thinking of making some extra money by getting a job as a babysitter and having a play mate for my son. In your opinion do you think families would hire someone with their own child? would you?
Re: In your opinion .... Thinking of babysitting along with my 3 m/o in San Diego
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Thanks ladies. I will keep that in mind.
I hired a babysitter in this situation with my first child and it was a big mistake. I took her out after 3 months.
This person would answer the door in her pajamas in the morning some times. She would complain to me at pick up and drop off about her own personal problems. Her house was messy (she had 3 kids of her own). She originally told me she would not be dragging my newborn around town and she did. She took them grocery shopping, the mall, errands etc. I did not feel comfortable with this. It was weird to think that during the day I had not idea where my baby was at any given point of time. Then, she decided she was not making enough money and started waitressing at nights which equalled late nights for her. I think she thought when she signed up for this that it would be like taking care of her own child but people have different expectations.
I wrongly thought because I was paying her that this would be a professional set up and it just was not. This was my first child and I was very naive. When I switched her to a licensed in home day care provider, it was a big difference and much better. At drop off, her house was ready, she was dressed and showered and breakfast was waiting for my kids. She had planned activities, an emergency plan in place, never took my children in the car anywhere etc.
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Umm, other than the pay rate, which is only $40/week under what the daycare I worked at charged, and the late pickup, all of that is logical. If you ran an actual daycare here, you'd have to document all feedings (in ounces and time), naps, and bowel movements. You would also not be permitted to transport a child without specific permission unless there was an emergency.
When I care for the children of family and friends, I give this information over willingly without a second thought or they will ask if I forget. I would want to know when mh child last ate - did she eat everything... should I be feeding my child later or if I try to and she does eat, should I be concerned. Bowel movements and everything else is normal to want to know especially if the child has any medical issues.
That all seems perfectly reasonable to me. I can't think of a parent who wouldn't want to know all of that.
My concern in the OP's situation would be the tremendous amount of care a 3-month-old requires accompanied by the tremendous loss of sleep most Moms of 3-month-olds have. Additionally, you'll have things you want or need to do during the day - your doctor's appointments, you LO's doctor appointments, life issues (visiting family members, etc.) and you'd need to have backup care.