I'm expecting my 1st in Aug and my dad has gladly volunteered to take care of my baby after my maternity leave. The plan is to bring my baby to their place before I go to work and pick baby up after. My step-mom however, is not very happy about it and insists that I hire a helper for them at their house, as I will be able to qualify for subsidied levy. (But i'm not comfortable with having a helper around a 4 mth old) What should I do? Infant care? Really consider hiring a helper? What would you do if you're in my shoes?

Choose a good helper.. Anyway helper will be under ur parents supervision so nothing to worry. I also felt the same for hiring helper at first, and the plan was to put helper at my in law place. My in law always have negative image of helper, so im prepared to get complains comments they'll made. Later on, after observing my helper during maternity leave, my husb and i then decided just to leave helper and our 3m old baby alone with installed cctv. All works well.... I can save in-law nagging also.. Choose a good helper