I was asking my husband about it and he's definitely not comfortable with live in help. Honestly, I don't like a stranger living in my house too.also, i don't know if the extra expense is justified since I'm sahm and my husband doesn't expect me to cook his meals or fold his laundry. He just expects me to take care of the kid and dog.
We used maxi cosi bassinet car seat. It's removable so good for when we need the extra back seat space.. We'll probably reuse it. Is the Combi one a fixed seat?
Ya. Haha. Big fan of yoga. Was introduced to it in the late 90s cos my family is in the fitness industry and it was like the new thing back then. Fell in love with it in a major way. Kinda regret not going through with the teacher training course! I actually quit my job to go but then found out was pregnant and not keen on going to India by myself +belly for a month. Haha. Oh well, maybe when I'm done having babies then resume.
Maxi Cosi bassinet can be used until about 1yo? By then your No.1 will be able to convert to booster seat and No.2 can take over the childseat, correct? Good solution.
I have a Quinny stroller but didn't get the maxi cosi bassinet then. Some friends say their child outgrow maxi cosi before 1yo, how was yours like?
Yes, Combi childseat is fixed.
Hope you can pursue your dreams after childbirth
I'm also a sahm. Due to me ma, recently hubby has started to take over chores for my girl, he seems to be coping quite well but I can tell he is rather exhausted by it all cos he doesn't finish work early. Right now, I'm still covering 90% of the housework. I'm aware that once No.2 is out I won't be able to do much of the housework for at least the first few months and I'm quite concerned about my girl's welfare, like who's going to cook her meals and fetch her from school. And whilst hubby helps out with housework at night (after work), I'll definitely be busy with the newborn, I'm afraid my girl will feel left out and starts to regress majorly, which I hear a lot from friends, what a scary thought/ experience. Problem is we get zero help from grandparents from both sides hence it's quite frustrating at times. That's is why I'm thinking of a live-in helper for the first yr or so, or until I stopped breastfeeding at least.
Would you be able to get helps from grandparents?
High five!!
I m also a sahm but my twins are in cc since last year. I took care of them myself with loads of help from hubby after confinement.
Luckily i stay near my parents so that on off when i have job assignments or meet up with friends, i still can ask my mum to jaga for few hours.
Gotta b prepared that the 1st 6 mths of your child gg to cc they might fall sick pretty often, in my case was 1 after another.
But at least my hubby does not have to apply leave as i am able to cope.
But now with ms, usually i will send them to school then buy brekkie which is trial n error then rest n do abit hsewrk until gotta pick them up. If the ms is pretty bad in the evening then hubby will pick them up n then he or me will bathe them before gg to my parents for dinner.
I m thankful he is v patient with me n also my 2 toddlers when they r cranky.
On wkends he will try to settle the kids n let me rest more