I'm due to have my second baby in April (the Angliss) and my husband and I are desperately trying to work out what to do with our little girl when the time comes.
We've only been in Australia a year and are even newer to the current area we live in (couple of months). We don't know anyone well enough to approach them with this problem; those we do know have kids of the same age and aren't able to drop everything in the middle of the night if it came to it, plus they also have work and childcare of their own to organise. Our neighbours are all working and much older than us, plus only knowing them for a couple of months we'd be pushing it!
I figure our best option is to hire someone who will be prepared to drop everything when the time comes and care for Freyja in our house, but don't even know where to start. Freyja is perfectly happy to be left with anyone, but I'd like it to be someone she could at least meet a few times beforehand.
I'd appreciate any suggestions or recommendations. We live in Belgrave (must update location!).
Is there a babysitting service in your area which you could contact now and suss out? Have a look in your phone book, the Internet or check with your council for one.
Good luck.
Hi Lulu - I don't think that would be a great idea. She's only be 22 months when the baby comes and could be very frightened by the whole thing. If she was older and capable of understanding what was going on, then that would be different.
Also, it would mean that my husband would have to leave to care for her when she needed her nap etc and we both very much want him there!
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