Another daycare WWYD

[cjeanette]

Can you go on a waitlist for a FT spot?

[ijack]

how far away is the other daycare? is there a price difference?

[atouchofklasse]

I'm sorry about her dx. What type and stage of cancer?

[luvmagoldn]

I'd find a FT slot. It seems your mom will have a lot on her plate.

I'm sorry about her diagnosis.

[kitty]

I'd find a FT spot. She might not be up to it and/or the days might not work out with her dr appts/chemo. T&Ps to your family!

[grk2012]

I'd find a FT spot. Routine is too important to little people to have a MWF daycare and a TTh nanny/sitter IMO. GL to your mom!

[IrishBelle]

My mom has never provided childcare for us but she has gone through cancer treatments for non-Hodkins lymphoma. My mom was in the early stages too and in my experience it could take a long time for her to be feeling up for it. I would make full time arrangements which would ease the expectations for your mom and provide your LO with routine.

Good luck to your mom!

[froggy76]

I would get on the waitlist for a FT spot and keep looking in the meantime. Good luck to your mom!

[SusanBAnthony]

I would do the MWF spot at your H's work, if you think that will work better long term. I woudl *also* get on the waitlist for the FT spot at the other place.

For the other 2 days, hire a sitter if it comes to that. My mom had major surgery but no chemo/radiation after her stage 1 diagnosis. Assuming you have 18-20 weeks of pg left, plus 12 weeks of leave, I bet your mom will be ok to watch the baby by then. And if not you will have plenty of time to hire a sitter.

[ECB]

I would probably go w/ the FT slot. As far as the "routine" - Eh, that's not my concern. DS had a nanny and also my parents and ALSO DH on the days he didn't work. Now, it's preschool, daycare, my parents and my DH - while a little crazy, there is still a "routine" to it and DS is used to it. I don't think daycare 3 days and a nanny 2 days is a big deal if you do decide to go that route.