Comments on: Update on the girls and child care options

By: Time Flies - Maternity Leave Over « All About Zara and Zaria

Time Flies - Maternity Leave Over « All About Zara and Zaria — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:09:21 +0000

[…] : ~ Toilet trained Zara. She tells us when she wants to poo and pee, and with our help, do it on the toilet bowl. We only let her wear her diaper when we go out (just in case we can’t find a toilet) and in […]

By: shoppingmum and kids

shoppingmum and kids — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:24:43 +0000

I’m going to enrol Justin in nursery next month. But my maid will also stop next year, so I’ll probably get another maid by the end of the year.

By: miche

miche — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:14:09 +0000

when i have only two, it is still managable. i kept reminding my eldest that it is her responsibility to help mommy take care of the little ones and not to coz mommy more trouble. so how or rather she understoond and she is such a good jie-jie but my 2nd girl is exactly like zara and i have a very demanding boy. get ur husband to help give zara more attention then. 😀

By: beestunglips

beestunglips — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:26:22 +0000

Even with only 1 toddler, I send Isabelle to a babysitter’s during working hours Mon-Fri, and we take care of her ourselves in the evenings and during weekends.

I’m lucky to have my MIL to help care of her when I go on business trips. [one of the advantages of living with MIL who gets along well with you]

Thanks for sharing your experiences with us, I find it useful as we prepare ourselves for baby no 2.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:57:24 +0000

Zaria is a good baby. I wish my girl can entertain herself more. She is such an angel in the day time, but turn mini-monster between 10-12pm.

Oh! Our maid is coming next week. Any advise? Do & Don’t with the maid? It’s our 1st time having a stay-in maid.

By: mom2ashley

mom2ashley — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:27:56 +0000

sounds like zaria is easy to take care of….lucky you! and i think zara is just going through a phase….hopefully it’d pass – soon!:) i think we will experience the same thing with ashley once no.2 is born…

By: KittyCat

KittyCat — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:15:50 +0000

Will you still be working from home after this? If yes, then hiring another maid sounds better than to put either into childcare now. I do like the idea of sending Zara to 1/2 day playschool if she shows interest and also over the clingy stage. I have a feeling she may like it if you can try her out at one since she’s reading, singing and enjoy lots of activities and socializing it could offer.

Btw, you’re one of my 5 fav Malaysian bloggers! 🙂

By: Immomsdaughter

Immomsdaughter — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:10:48 +0000

U r so lucky, Zaria only wakes up for one midnight feed!!!

My 2 cents is first option to hire a maid. 2nd option to send Zara to nursery. U can tell her she’s a big girl now and have to go to school. I’m against putting a baby with an infant care but an babysitter’s fine. Of course, it’s better if you can let her stay home.

By: WMD

WMD — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:03:25 +0000

Reading about Zaria reminds me of RE when he was an infant(my older boy)..the shuffling quietly when hungry or when wakes up earlier than us. However Zara now reminds me of RE a year ago..asking for attention when we have to handle JE. In fact, he still occasionally does that.

Anyway, I think it is best to hire another maid now. Option 2 and 3 at the moment is not ideal…as I am afraid Zara may intepret it wrongly. It’s very delicate moment now. It gives time for the two girls to grow accustome to the new maid and also for the new maid to understand your family. Further, when the girls are older, there will be different set of siblings issue to handle and having a new maid then, would only add on stress.

By: Allyfeel

Allyfeel — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:52:57 +0000

Zara can be quite demanding eh at this current time. Perhaps hiring another maid is a good option for now. Sending Zara to half day nursery will definitely ease the maid’s loads as well before the new maid arrive.

As for me even my mil is keen to help but I think she needed more rest. I might quit job until no.2 is old enough to be taken care by her again. Bb can be very demanding now as well. He ask me to carry him very frequently and would show tentrum with very minor thing too. But one thing good is now that he is schooling, the maid gets more rest n by the time no. 2 is here, she can help handling no.2+ bb n house work.