babysitting decisions please help

e1234

Tue, Nov 24 2009, 3:42 am

I have been trying to find good babysitting arrangments for my son (age 15 months) and have had a hard time.
I am down to 3 choices and I need help deciding

1. keep him by his current babysitter who can't babysit as late as I need so I work at home with but he is a mischievous toddler and this doesn't seem to be working well for me. I have no idea when I'll find a place in a more convenient option
2. I found a place by a babysitter a 7 minute walk away and 1 minute bus ride who I felt was good but she has only babies and he would be the only toddler and I'm afraid he will be bored.
3. have another possible babysitter (who I will meet today but over the phone she sounded very good and I got good reports from the mothers I called about her) The big disadvantage is she is 10 minute walk a way (up steps half the way) and there is no bus I can take to her on rainy days or when I am really exhausted so it will be up to me to make the trip twice a day. (or 4x depending on how you look at it)

dh thinks I should do number 3 but it's a commitment till August and I'm nervous the taking him and picking him up will get very annoying - especially when I'm exhausted. dh things the walk will be good and healthy for me. (but he's a man and I don't know if he really understands how exhausted a women can feel sometimes)

what would you do? any advice?

shalhevet

Tue, Nov 24 2009, 3:50 am

Who else is in the group in 3.?

At 15 months IMHO, especially as he will be 2 by August, iyH, he really needs an arrangement with a little singing/ drawing/ painting/ sticking/ being taken outside to play in the sand/ free play etc, and not just having his physical needs met.

e1234

Tue, Nov 24 2009, 4:15 am

3. has 5 months, 10 monhts, and 2 years so he would fit with the 2 year old .
I tried getting him into maon as I thought it would be better from him but they have no space.

I just don't know what to do and it's a commitment to pick him up and bring him daily.

e1234

Tue, Nov 24 2009, 8:35 am

so now I'm thinking of going with number 2 as 3 is really going to be a big deal on rainy days and the like.
I spoke to the babysitter and she feels totally fine with it - she seems to be very easy going.
I was going to start with a 1 month trial.
I want to still register today so I really need to decide quickly...

Mrs Bissli

Tue, Nov 24 2009, 12:30 pm

Given the age, sounds like the real options are either 1 or 3. Depends on which is less of inconvenience for OP--cringy toddler while trying to work from home or 10min walk. Personally 10min walk is nothing that difficult. It's quite nice if you think it's 20min a day you can spend exclusively with your toddler.