I think it's an option worth exploring, getting a babysitter. We don't live far from the town center so we'd be able to go out while still being close enough to hope to not worry about being too far away from the baby.
It's difficult with childcare. My parents are divorced, dad lives in Cyprus so he is obviously not an option to help. Mum lives the other side of town, but music and religion occupy so much of her time her children come second to a cello and god.
My partners mum and stepdad don't live that far away but her mums having quite aggressive chemo so we obviously don't want to put unnecessary strain on her. So that leaves paying for a babysitter. Which costs money. Which is a problem before you even look in to the other problem of finding a reliable person who isn't going to kidnap your child....is there a website for vetted babysitters?
I don't mind that I'm at work all day, apart from the fact that I'd rather be at home dealing with one baby, than at work dealing with hundreds of babies formed of my colleagues and customers.
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