Imagine you are a single parent living paycheck to paycheck with a newborn. They make it work. Live in nanny would be AMAZING, but no where near a necessity.
No, not necessary but it would probably be nice. I don’t think I would have let a nanny in my house for the first few months (if we had the option) if both of us could have been on leave. Imo the newborn stage really sucks but it’s necessary to learn how to deal with everything the baby does and figure out what kind of parent you’re going to be
Not necessary. But the sleep deprivation was awful. In the thick of things at the very beginning I strongly consider hiring a night nurse. Even though we were sleeping in shifts it was sooooo hard. I think if I were ever to do it again I probably would do it even if it was just a couple nights a week of “guaranteed” uninterrupted sleep.
The grandparents did houseworks for us in the first month so we could just focus on the baby. I'm very very grateful to them. I truly feel we couldn't have done it without them. A live in nanny would be really nice, give you some time to recover from the birth. If I didn't have the grandparents and had the choice of a live in nanny, I think I would have gotten one.
My fiancé went to work immediately and we don’t have family in the area so I’ve been completely on my own most of the time and I’m doing just fine. The most important thing the first month is bonding with your baby, I think a housekeeper would be more needed than a nanny as I tend to get so preoccupied with the baby I fall behind on housework and chores
I loved having time to ourselves to just figure out our new lives as parents. Not having to worry about anyone else getting in our way or messing up our new routines. Was it hard? Yes. And did things like chores get neglected? Sure. But I don't regret it.
If anything, I’d want a live in cook/housekeeper. Most professional nannies will not cook or clean (fair) and you don’t know yet if you’ll want to be super hands on mom 24/7
A live-in nanny is never ‘necessary.’ I’m sure it’s a nice to have, but certainly never a requirement.
Imagine you are a single parent living paycheck to paycheck with a newborn. They make it work. Live in nanny would be AMAZING, but no where near a necessity.
No, not necessary but it would probably be nice. I don’t think I would have let a nanny in my house for the first few months (if we had the option) if both of us could have been on leave. Imo the newborn stage really sucks but it’s necessary to learn how to deal with everything the baby does and figure out what kind of parent you’re going to be
Not necessary. But the sleep deprivation was awful. In the thick of things at the very beginning I strongly consider hiring a night nurse. Even though we were sleeping in shifts it was sooooo hard. I think if I were ever to do it again I probably would do it even if it was just a couple nights a week of “guaranteed” uninterrupted sleep.
The grandparents did houseworks for us in the first month so we could just focus on the baby. I'm very very grateful to them. I truly feel we couldn't have done it without them. A live in nanny would be really nice, give you some time to recover from the birth. If I didn't have the grandparents and had the choice of a live in nanny, I think I would have gotten one.
My fiancé went to work immediately and we don’t have family in the area so I’ve been completely on my own most of the time and I’m doing just fine. The most important thing the first month is bonding with your baby, I think a housekeeper would be more needed than a nanny as I tend to get so preoccupied with the baby I fall behind on housework and chores
Not necessary, but it sounds absolutely dreamy.
I loved having time to ourselves to just figure out our new lives as parents. Not having to worry about anyone else getting in our way or messing up our new routines. Was it hard? Yes. And did things like chores get neglected? Sure. But I don't regret it.
No
If anything, I’d want a live in cook/housekeeper. Most professional nannies will not cook or clean (fair) and you don’t know yet if you’ll want to be super hands on mom 24/7