Did you make changes once you had a second child, such as a nanny instead of center or becoming a SAHM?
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We switched DCP because they current one was too much money for 2 kids
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Same center for both kids. Prob the same for LO 3.
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I'm thinking of switching to a nanny for at least my first school year.
Not sure what we'll do after that, because having a nanny is significantly more than the daycare near my job, but I dont think I can handle all the drop offs/pick ups/sick days solo (DH takes public transport to work and can't help with any of that) while I'm still pumping and not sleeping through the night (I assume).
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Following this post. We're considering only having 1, because of major childcare costs. Ideally, we would keep LO2 (imaginary at this point) at home with a nanny for the first 10 months - 1 year, then they would go to the same school.
I loved having my infant at home, but once she hit a year, I was so excited for her to go to school.
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Nope. They'll both continue to go to T's house. But people are completely shocked I am not staying home. I'm tired of hearing it.
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Same center for both kids.
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@blackbird: I've had several people assume I'm staying home, too! Weird.
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no change--we've put LO #2 on the waiting list for our current daycare center.
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Nope, still Grandmacare at my house while I WFH. It's not exactly ideal, but it'll do until Char goes to preschool.
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I became a SAHM once LO2 was born. I was working part-time from home.
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@Anagram: What annoys me the most is when I say no, and then they act completely flabbergasted. WHAT?! YOU DON'T WANT TO?!
hellzzzzz nooooo lol
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@blackbird: When I tell people that I will go back to work after the twins they can't believe that I don't want to stay home. With 3 kiddos 3 and under erm, hell to da naw!
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LO #2 goes to the same daycare as #1
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@blackbird: @plantains: Mine is not even about "want"--I'm torn on that subject--but we live in a super expensive area and my health insurance is so much better and cheaper than a family plan through my husband's work would be.
Even though childcare is prohibitively expensive here, it's only a year or two that I'll be paying for double child care anyway.
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I work at a home daycare now so DD comes with me, but DH and I are discussing the possibility of me SAH when the next one is born. If I don't SAH I'll bring LO2 to daycare with me as well.
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This is DD's last full week at her daycare center. DD2 will be born on or before next Tues and when I go back to work, both girls will start at a new home daycare. The center was just too much for two kids.
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@plantains: ha, exactly! No thanks! @Anagram: We're in the same boat. One very expensive year, then the prices drop big time (over $100/week) as E turns 3. Then at 5, kindergarten is already paid for.
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Ours will have to change too due to center costs. I think a nanny might actually be cheaper but we'll have to do the math when it comes time.
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Our plan will be to have grandparents watch our second when the time comes and leave DD in her current daycare, we will put #2 in daycare when #1 goes to kindergarten. If his parents are unwilling or unable, then we will Prob explore having a nanny or au pair that's more cost effective then 2 in daycare.
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@Anagram: I am in the same boat as I live in NYC and I don't know anyone who can afford to stay home with 3 kids. We need both salaries and sets of benefits!
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My mom watched DS1 and when DS2 was born she watched both of them for about a month. Then DS1 turned 2 and we put him in daycare/preschool. So now she has DS2 all day and DS1 for a couple of hours in the afternoon.
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Same daycare. I priced doing a nanny but I still wanted my toddler to do some sort of preschool.. With that combined it would still have been twice as expensive as paying for 2 in daycare. I also love our daycare so didn't want to change!
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They had the same arrangement. Both had grandmacare for the first year and a half, then attended the same daycare/preschool.
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I quit working while pregnant with #2. DS was not doing well at daycare. The plan was for both to go to the same daycare if I continued to work.
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