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cj7305
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Need to find a babysitter but...
I'm so nervous. Me and DH need to have someone we can call if we need to go somewhere, have date night, etc. I am tired of having to depend on family. I signed up for care.com and then got super nervous. I wish i could find someone through someone I know but there isn't anyone yet. If you've used a service, how do you trust these people who are basically strangers? I'm having anxiety about it
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EricaAlt
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Re: Need to find a babysitter but...
You sound exactly like me. I felt the same way. We are lucky to have my parents live close, but they have more of a life than me and I don't want to take advantage. I also signed up for care.com too.
Actually my SIL just signed up for care.com to be a sitter or nanny, but she lives on LI if you are interested to interview. I could give a good ref but you don't know me either. Lol
I'm lucky my neighbor has used some teens in the area she'd recommend so may give them a call one day. Just try it out so I will run to the store for an hour or so and see how they liked her
Message edited 8/8/2013 8:12:00 PM.
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| Posted 8/8/13 8:10 PM |
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blu6385
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Re: Need to find a babysitter but...
does your DC go to daycare. I know people have used teachers from thier daycare. right now i can use family but if i couldnt that would be myf irst choice
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| Posted 8/8/13 8:20 PM |
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Novemberbaby
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Re: Need to find a babysitter but...
My SIL uses care.com all the time and she gets the best babysitters.
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| Posted 8/8/13 8:45 PM |
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schmora15
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Need to find a babysitter but...
My kids go to day care part time but I also wanted someone for date night and as a back up. We just signed up for care.com for the month, and also did the back ground checks. I wound up finding 2 sitters we really like.
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| Posted 8/8/13 8:49 PM |
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cj7305
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Re: Need to find a babysitter but...
DS will be going to Kindergarten and DD is 2. She will be going to a toddler program twice a week. That is a good idea!
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| Posted 8/8/13 8:50 PM |
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allIwant
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Re: Need to find a babysitter but...
We used care.com. Called a bunch of references and went with my gut. We LOVE our babysitter!
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| Posted 8/8/13 10:23 PM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: Need to find a babysitter but...
We used care.com to find our nanny and found a few great women on there. I'd trust it. Once you sign up you can request free access to basic background checks. We also paid for the more thorough background check. I also did reference checks, both through the site and on my own. Then I had the nanny here for a few days while I was home to make sure I was around while DS and her got used to each other. I spent a few hours with her showing her how I do things. Then left her alone while I was in the other room. Then went out for short errands while she was with DS.
You might not need to do ALL this if it's just a babysitter and not a nanny, but do whatever makes you feel comfortable.
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| Posted 8/9/13 8:44 AM |
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