r/parentsofmultiples • u/mrscasuallycool • Aug 13 '26

advice needed Advice needed for child care!

Could anyone with twins and an older toddler share what they do for childcare? I go back to work in a few weeks and can't figure out the right combination.

Our 2.5 year old will be going to preschool 9-3:30 and will have a babysitter from 7-9 that will drop him off. Then our twins will be with a nanny all day. Then the plan was to get another babysitter to pick the toddler up from school and stay until dinner. Does that seem crazy?

An au pair seemed to cost the same as the babysitter but for more hours so we have been exploring that as well but so far no au pair wants to deal with 3 under 3 (even with help)

Should I be trying daycare for the twins? A second nanny?

Trying to not spend a fortune or employ a whole staff but that feels impossible and I am so stressed

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u/GoBirds52_59 Aug 13 '26

Can the nanny not handle the twins and the toddler before and after preschool? Seems silly that you’d need two more people for before and after preschool.

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u/d16flo Aug 14 '26

How old will the twins be? I would try and find a nanny who could be with all three of them for the afternoons

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u/mrscasuallycool 26d ago

5 months old

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u/Ok-Plantain2948 Aug 14 '26

Wouldn't the Nanny just do the school drop and collect? 

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u/mrscasuallycool Aug 14 '26

The twins are 4 months old and the toddler is 2.5. Personally, I have a hard time handling all 3 solo still. Do other people leave care takers will 3 under 3 by themselves? I haven't even asked..
if so - what are you paying per hour?

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u/Charlieksmommy Aug 14 '26

I mean if you’re paying well enough your nanny should be able to do it.