https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:10:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101539 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:34:00 +0000 Rubies 1101539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When #2 arrives, DD will remain in daycare (she loves it there!) during my maternity leave. I will go back to work when #2 is 11 months old and then he/she will also be in the same daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101413 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:00:47 +0000 Freckles 1101413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: That's the thing, i don't necessarily want to pull DD out of daycare, but it would be pretty costly to have a nanny and daycare!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101389 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:55:38 +0000 mediagirl 1101389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be 2 in daycare if we had 2. I think it's important for toddlers and preschoolers to socialize so the nanny thing isn't right for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101379 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:53:36 +0000 Freckles 1101379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Ahhh you just listed exactly what we would need. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101349 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:40:54 +0000 regberadaisy 1101349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now LO goes to daycare 4 days a week and ILs watch her 1 day. In an ideal world when we have two they will go to daycare 3 days week, ILs watch 1 day and either DH or I the other day. This will help offset the additional daycare cost and ideally I only want them in for 3 days anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101334 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:32:52 +0000 deerylou 1101334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still on maternity leave, but I will likely stay home/work part-time for about 12-18 months. In that time, I plan on finishing up my graduate studies. LO # 2 will likely have childcare sooner (nanny or nanny share), as I hope to be in a higher paying position, and we will have more disposable income. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101322 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:24:48 +0000 autumnlove 1101322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stayed the same. LO is in the toddler room and the baby is in the infant room at daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101319 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:23:36 +0000 LuLu Mom 1101319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She will go to her normal daycare (even when I'm on maternity leave) although ideally we would like for me to be working part time by then, but logically I don't know if we can swing that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101314 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:21:35 +0000 Andrea 1101314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I became a SAHM. In order for me to work, we would need daycare, Montessori preschool, and a nanny. It's just too much of a logical hassle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1101227 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:57:29 +0000 GrapeCrush 1101227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, it did. after DS i went back to work. i worked from home 3 days a week, and he was with me. the 2 days i was in the office my mom watched him 1 day and DH and MIL alternated the other day. after DD i am a SAHM. we can't afford to put 2 in daycare, and working from home was becoming trying with just DS(he's 16.5 months and DD is 7 weeks). i may ask my work if they have parttime or per-diem work from home, just to bring in some extra money, and i'd work in the mornings and night while the kids are asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/willdid-your-childcare-situation-change-with-2#post-1100880 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:15:47 +0000 Freckles 1100880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No #2 yet, but just thinking ahead as to what i want to do when baby #2 comes along. </p> <p>DD is in daycare right now and will probably stay in daycare while i'm on mat leave with #2. I'm contemplating looking into a nanny/nanny share when i go back to work and working from home. I was thinking of having a nanny for a year.</p> <p>What did you guys do (or what will you do) with 2 kids? Did you send them both to daycare? Did you end up switching to a nanny? </p>