Maids/Nanny

arshad5 · October 16, 2012, 5:16pm

Re: Maids/Nanny

I kept a maid as a helper almost 2 yrs after my baby was born because I have a very tough kid, he is active, hyper, naughty and super dangerous and all day long I would just be looking after him, cooking for him, chasing him for each bite, picking his mess. As a result it would be 4pm before I could properly eat when he would nap. And it took me 1-2 hours to get him to sleep, and same at night and he would wake up 3-4 times a night. I just completely gave up on my health and personal well being, I couldn’t bath or use the loo in peace, I brushed my teeth with one hand whilst holding his other so he wouldnt open the dustbin, heck I blame my m/c on my poor health and mental well being.
Now that I have a maid it makes a world of a difference. I can eat in peace, she helps clean up, etc etc, I also take her out with me because my kid is the kind who will just run blindly at the speed of lightening and I can get no grocery or errands done. I wish I had gotten help earlier because I was also anti-maids and wanted to raise my kids totally on my own.
if I had an easier, calmer kid And if my in-laws would’ve been helpful and hubby didnt work crazy long hours i would not have kept a maid at all. Every kid/family is different.

Sounds like my little one and my wifes routine. You cannot leave him out of your sight for even a minute. He is also very hyper. We don’t have a nanny and I don’t believe in keeping nannies however my wife has a helper that comes in for a couple of hours each day and tidies up the house. However if we have another hyper kid then I just don’t know how we will manage to look after 2.