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Forgot to mention that for me; so far the toughest thing about being pregnant is the diapers! :) You know how it's just a little bit icky-er when it's someone else's kid.... lol
And I had it pretty rough the first little while (well, the first 17 or 18 weeks unfortunately). Another reason I told the parents a little earlier, so that hopefully there was some understanding if I was looking a little more drawn-out than usual.
Hey lilac, I told all my parents around 3 months in. It was getting hard to hide it and I imagine some of my parents were suspecting it, however I wanted to be in the safer zone with pregnancy when i made the announcement and wanted to have my plan in place. I started with all my families in June-August 2010, so had been caring for their kids for 4-6 months. They were all really nervous when I first announced it but felt reassured right away when I told them the plan. Since being pregnany I have a family with a 11 month old who joined knowing exactly what was in the future for us.
Good luck and sorry for the late response, I really haven't had much time to browse the internet lately... taking more time to nap!
I told my teacher parent.... she decided not to bring her kids in the fall... oh well, what can I do right? I told my other teacher parent and she told me if I needed more time than I thought it wouldnt be a problem! But that they would totally stay. So that made me happy. I'm 9 weeks and I guess b/c its my 3rd, its getting obvious..... I was going to try to wait a little longer but, the parents I told said they had noticed my tummy but they werent going to say anything!! LOL! Oh well.... I suppose its time!!
I am almost 6 months along, (due in Oct) and I am having a hard time finding new children (obviously!) I have 2 full timers and a part timer adn desperately need more income and was hoping to get 2 full time spots filled. I have been advertising, and meeting people and talking thru email etc. As soon as they find out I am pregnant, they seem to 'find someone else' or 'think I have have my hands too full'. I am 26 yrs old, I haev a ton of energy, this is my 2nd child and my husband will be taking 9 months when this new baby is born so he is essentially going to be a 2nd care provider as he loves the kids and they love him.
Be very sure when you speak to people to tell them that your husband will be there to deal with the baby which frees you up to do the daycare.While this isn't likely how it will end up being it could be that some parents are feeling uneasy thinking your husband is going to be the one dealing with the daycare while you deal with the baby. There is still a lot of stigma issues about having a "man" in the home during daycare hours. I interviewed a family a couple years ago that was so paranoid that when my son was coming home from university for his reading week they pulled their child.Quote:
Originally Posted by KingstonMom
Thanks playfelt, good point too. I know what you mean and I myself would not be sure how I woudl feel about the situation if the tables were turned. He has one rule for me: he doesnt do diapers except for our son LOL. The parents meet him whenever we have interviews and they have clearly expressed to me that this arrangement is 100% fine. I asked them how they would feel if my husband did the "morning shift" when the baby is here. He would get them in the morning, take them on morning walk and tak care of snack. I would get to sleep in as much as possible after being up every 3 hrs in the night etc. They love the plan and are, truly okay with my husband. When he is not here, the kids ask for (my son's name)'s daddy. He is home everyday at 2pm so the parents see him all the time at pick up.
Anyways, I thank you for the concern and you can never assume if parents are okay with men, as you pointed out.