https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:30:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2341467 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 12:35:22 +0000 PrincessBaby 2341467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We found our nanny on Sittercity.com. She is AMAZING. Like my kids truly love her and I feel like we hit the nanny jackpot.</p> <p>I hired a nanny before on Care.com but they do this shade ball thing where they charge you an annual fee even after you closed your account and I had a huge fight with them because they are a scam. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2341347 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 09:00:08 +0000 regberadaisy 2341347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: which one he feels comfortable asking to watch our girls at our home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2340688 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:15:58 +0000 MrsF 2340688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've found 3 really excellent sitters on care.com. Each time I posted an ad and had tons of responses and interviewed people from there. It's a sort of tedious process but we've had great luck.</p> <p>ETA - we've used these sitters for my work hours as well so we had good reason to have a pretty involved search. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2340511 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:35:16 +0000 PurplePeony 2340511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now, our pet sitter also babysits for us. We know and trust her, but she's only ever babysat after LO is in bed. The sitter has been over when LO is awake before so we could sort of test the waters and they seemed to get along okay but I'm not totally convinced she'll be the best "awake-time"sitter. And we need a backup anyway. But we haven't taken steps to find anyone else yet...its daunting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2340449 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:21:39 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2340449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recommendations from friends and neighbors for the most part. I chat with them on the phone and have them come by the house to meet LO before the day they are babysitting. We've also had neighbors and friends babysit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339886 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:43:18 +0000 mediagirl 2339886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: once DH makes up his mind? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339882 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:40:06 +0000 catlady 2339882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have been using one of LO's former daycare teachers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339869 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:31:43 +0000 teawithpaloma 2339869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sittercity and care.com! I also get lots of responses pick a few of the best ones, have a phone chat, call their references and then have them come over to the house prior to the night. It's been all good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339798 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:19:49 +0000 Mamaof2 2339798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DCP teachers </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339450 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:17:44 +0000 knittylady 2339450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Care.com! We posted an ad and received way more responses than we could interview, so we were able to cherry pick from those. We interviewed two women and just had a great gut feeling from one of them. She's been a God send! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339377 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:29:42 +0000 regberadaisy 2339377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've never used anyone but family. Once DH makes up his mind we are going to start asking daycare teachers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339376 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:29:06 +0000 littlejoy 2339376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've used good friends, our former nanny, and one of the assistants at LO's school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339359 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:20:59 +0000 KayKay 2339359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have used daycare teachers, randoms from care.com, and references from friends. They have all been adequate (on time, responsible, good with the kids) but I have just hit it off a bit better with some than others. The ones I have liked best become my primary and the others are backups. </p> <p>Mostly I just went on gut feel. For the care.com ones, it was pretty easy to filter based on email style/grammar, and a quick chat on the phone. Then we would meet in person and I would call references. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2339346 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:15:58 +0000 autumnleaves 2339346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked LO's daycare teacher and she has babysat him twice. It was a relief to be able to go to someone he was already comfortable with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-your-babysitter-1#post-2327694 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:00:00 +0000 Boogs 2327694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you have a sitter, other than family, how did you find them? How did you know they were a right fit? </p>