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if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

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headoverheels
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if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

do you pay them?

DH and i want to ask his mom to watch the baby 2-3 days a week when he/she is born and i go back to work next january. she works with DH's dad so her schedule is pretty flexible, and DH is home 1-2 days during the week, so if we had to find PT day care we could.

i am just not sure if i should offer to pay her, and if so, how much.

TIA!!

Posted 2/20/08 10:37 AM
 
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soontobemommy
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

Both watch our baby, neither get paid.

Posted 2/20/08 10:40 AM
 

Eireann
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

Both my mom and my MIL watched my DD we didn't pay either one. My cousin also watched her and we DID pay her--about $6/hr.

Posted 2/20/08 10:41 AM
 

jerseypanda
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Amanda

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My mom watches DS 5 days a week and we want to pay her... but she refuses.

The compromise we came up with is we give her money for the gas she uses to get to and from our house.

Posted 2/20/08 10:41 AM
 

InShock
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My parents watch DD 2 days/week and we don't pay them.

However, if they were watching her in place of a job and NEEDED the income, I definitely would pay!

Posted 2/20/08 10:42 AM
 

Lauren82
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

my mom and mil watch dd (2 days and 3 days) and we do not pay them...we are generous with gifts to show them how much we appeciate them...neither worked full time prior to watching dd

Posted 2/20/08 10:45 AM
 

MommyofG
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

no, b/c they wont take it. so all holidays- besides christmas and their birthdays- we get them something special

Posted 2/20/08 10:48 AM
 

SweetCin
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My MIL retired to watch our DD & watches her between 3 & 5 days a week. She refused any money we offered.

My mom also watches her 2 days a week most weeks. She'd be insulted if I offered to pay her

Posted 2/20/08 10:50 AM
 

jea128
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

We use both my mother and MIL and do not pay them...there is no way they would accept money from us. We do try and do nice things for them sporadically (tickets to shows, etc.)

Posted 2/20/08 10:52 AM
 

nylisa
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MaMa

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

MIL watches DS anywhere from 1 - 5 days a week and does not get paid.

Posted 2/20/08 10:53 AM
 

BigB
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Stacey

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

Right now, we pay my mother(a reduced rate) . She didn't want to take it, but I figured people should get paid for the work that they do!

Posted 2/20/08 10:58 AM
 

DandN
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Deirdre

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My dad watched DD one day a week and refused to take any money. We provide his lunch and DD gets him special presents on holidays or whenever 'she' feels like it.

Posted 2/20/08 11:00 AM
 

trnity44
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Liz

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

MIL watches DD 2x a week- and no we don't pay her.

Posted 2/20/08 11:01 AM
 

metsgirlie
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

Posted by trnity44

MIL watches DD 2x a week- and no we don't pay her.




Same here.
We will try to take them to dinner every now and then. Also if I cook something she likes the night before I make extra so she has lunch.

Posted 2/20/08 11:03 AM
 

LIMOMx2
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

Posted by soontobemommy

Both watch our baby, neither get paid.



same with us. And my SIL has 2 days. I offered and they all got offended. When he was a baby I did supply the formula and baby food. And diapers. But now they just get everything.

Posted 2/20/08 11:08 AM
 

Sassyz75
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

no, i dont' pay my mom- she wouldn't take the money.
she watches DD 3 times a week.

Posted 2/20/08 11:09 AM
 

Laura1976

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Laura

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My mom won't take money, she says "if you have the money to pay me, you shouldn't be working"

Posted 2/20/08 11:18 AM
 

pmpkn087
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My mom was watching him and working from home. Then she had to stop working because it was too much. So now I pay her. She does't like it, but...

Posted 2/20/08 11:37 AM
 

headoverheels
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LB

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

thanks for all the replies ladies!! i guess we will let her decide, although i can't imagine her wanting to get paid.

Posted 2/20/08 12:02 PM
 

dawnygirl25
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

my mom watched DD from 2.5mths(when I returned to work) -9 mths, she passed away at that point...but, she wouldnt accept any $$ throughout that time. I would just buy her a small gift every now and then to thank her (GD to have her nails done, etc)

Posted 2/20/08 12:17 PM
 

KimH226
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Kimberly

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My mom watches DD 3 days and my mil 2 days and we dont pay either of them.

Posted 2/20/08 3:33 PM
 

Sweets13
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My mom watches DS 4 days a week and my MIL watches him 1 day. We dont pay them, they would never accept money from us. We are very grateful and thank them in other ways, tickets to a play, gift cards to restaurants, send flowers etc..

Posted 2/20/08 3:36 PM
 

xiomyflor23
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Xiomy

Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My mother stopped working to watch my DS when he was born. I gave her $140.00 a week, which is low compared to daycares and other sitter services.

Posted 2/20/08 3:40 PM
 

rojerono
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

My mom watched my boys when they were infants and would not accept money. She would usually bring us dinner too. Sometimes she would let us make her supper.

I offered to pay - but she refused so I never got to the $$ amount part.

Posted 2/20/08 5:06 PM
 

lvdolphins
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Re: if you have your mom or MIL watch the baby during the week...

Last summer my FIL watched DS while I worked PT. I worked M-F but only about 3 hours a day. I also had another job that my FIL would help out, or, my mother would. Neither got paid, however, at the end of my summer job we got my FIL a Gift Card and a bottle of wine.

Posted 2/20/08 5:20 PM
 
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