Infant care vs hiring a domestic helper

Hi all, how did you decide between enrolling baby into infant care vs hiring a helper to care for baby after the maternity & paternity leave ends? I’m leaning towards infant care as it’s specialized care for baby and it will provide stimulation to the baby while my husband prefers hiring a helper since it will be 1-1 care plus helper can help with chores. We can rotate our wfh to ensure that at least one of us will be home with the helper but I still feel that we will be distracted by work and the helper’s care for baby will just be basic care…the longer husband and I discuss this, the slower we are in getting a space for our baby in the ideal infant care near our home…

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For me, I hired a helper because I wfh. If I'm busy at work and baby is awake, the helper will only take care of baby and do light cleaning when the baby is sleeping. I want to spend as much time as possible with my daughter. There are pros and cons as to IFC or helper. I hired the helper also because she can help with household chores. My husband and I will be tired and busy to do housework. There are people who prefer IFC because it can build the baby social skills from young as well but to me, I feel there are other ways I can build up her social skills or provide any stimulation.

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