I am debating on getting a job at night which I have a dilema on who will take care of my son. We share a room cause of finances and had to move w/my parents when I around 14-16 wks preg when my ex left and was on bedrest so I had to move back home and I went to school and trying to do what is best financially and what's best for me and my son's.
Here is the problem, We share a room. He has his crib and I have my bed and every night he wakes up in the middle of the night crying cause he wants to sleep w/me. I don't know how I can break him from this and I don't how to go by hiring someone to watch him sleep and to make sure he is okay. How much do you pay someone to do this.
I really don't know what to do? I think as long as we have to share a room he will wake up and want to climb in bed w/me.
Thanks for your input. I REALLY would Love to have this night job and It's a REALLY great opportunity for me.
Thanks and God Bless.
Does his crib need to be in a bedroom?
My son woke me up every night for 9 months, then we moved into a larger place. The first night he had is own room, he started sleeping through the night. Maybe he just needs to be separated from you so you don't hear him and wake up.
I have two young boys one 5 years old and the other 2, and fortunately they sleep in their own rooms. We have an extra room down the hall from theirs, please contact me for possible care for your son; my husband is great with putting the boys to bed at night.
Sincerely,
D. Harris
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M.,
Good luck in whatever you decide. I would like to add, since there is a teen present why not allow your son to room with him in the presence of a nanny. Or allow you parents or some close whom you trust to watch them at night.
I, too, have a 24mos old and he sleeps in his toddler bed. He enjoys it. When he first got it, I would pull it next to mine so that he could see I was close by. But he didn't care, LOL. I think it was more for my security.
Good luck.
My advice is to take him to an in home provider that keeps kids at night. You can try craigslist for ideas for providers. Kids tend to do for mom what they think they can get away with, and although it may be few rough nights for the sitter at first, a good sitter could have him sleeping through the night in no time. It is much easier to separate the issues of love and strictness when the child is not yours! And he really is old enough to sleep through the night, so it should not be that difficult. As far as rates, I would say between $150-$200 per week would be about right. If you want someone to come to your home it will cost much more than that, and it does not really sound like you have a place for the nanny to sleep. Good luck with the decision...will you have any help during the day so that you can get some sleep? If you live with your mom, cant she just stay with him at night, so that you can pay for childcare during the day? OK enough from me. Take care ~A.~
