Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Looking for advice on emergency childcare


I'm not sure that this is the appropriate subreddit, so please redirect me if this should be posted somewhere else.I have a 6 month old LO and work full-time. DH cares for LO during the day, but this is as of 3 weeks ago. I had been on maternity leave and was nearly LO's sole caregiver until that point.Recently, a circumstance has come up where DH has "decided" to take LO to his home country for 6 months while he studies for a grad school entrance exam. He has not worked in 2 years; English is his second language, and he has had difficulty finding a job. He eventually quit looking a year ago and we planned for him to stay home with LO for about a year after birth. There is also the issue of him demanding for me to pass a grueling certification this year. He believes that by taking LO with him (to be cared for by his parents while he studies) would free me from being distracted from studying. He has also threatened that if he does this and I do not pass this year, he will take LO for another 6 months next year.1) I am beside myself with anxiety. LO has a passport already because of a trip to visit the grandparents.2) Husband has said that he doesn't want to take LO, but that this seems to be his only choice to make me study. (He has been asking about daycare arrangements with work and my family, so he isn't completely inflexible about this)3) LO is exclusively breastfed and I pump at work for bottles during the day.I hope this doesn't need to be said, but there is absolutely no way in hell that I will allow him to take LO. I will divorce him in a heartbeat if he continues to push me. But that would create a custody issue where he could potentially take LO whether I agree or not.But now, I am looking for daycare options and I desperately need some help and advice. It looks like husband wants to go and take the course regardless, so I will need to find a place for LO during the day. There is a possibility that my mom could help out a few days each week. But she is a flake and who knows whether she would really follow through. I may also be able to create a schedule that would allow me to be home two days each week. I think the management would allow it if they knew the circumstances, but I sure don't want to talk about it with anyone. I certainly will though if need be.I have begun looking into more options, but I truly cannot afford a regular daycare program. Is this something that a church would be willing to help with? Or are there programs that help with the cost? Any and all advice would be appreciated.A final note is that I need to leave for one week for training next month. His parents are visiting and will help him out with LO (all arranged months prior to this issue). I am trying to keep things from blowing up before I leave so that there is no danger of anything occurring while I am gone. But when I'm back, all hell will break loose via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2lrz5vO

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