Want to ask, how much are you paying for your babysitter?
Some are charging RM1000-RM1400 in KL area (day only not overnight)
I believe overnight will be extra RM300-RM500

Baby 6 months onward need extra RM50-RM100 for solid food?

How much do you think is reasonable?

Hi,
nearby my area it's rm 600-800.

where is your location?

interested to know too

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mine 400 only..pengasuh kat rumah..baby 5 month..

This crazy. baby eat RM 50 monthly??? You already provide them milk, the baby only eat puree. 1 simple spoon of rice enough to make 1 bowl, unless your baby eats a lot. Even that does not justify the need for RM 50 - RM 100.

effort, electricity, and equipment to cook those puree......

adding extra fish, meat, and etc......for those older baby

Agree, effort cannot measure by money.

6 months. how many pieces you add? If you charge the amount after 1 year old, then it is ok.

base on asking around aunties, friends, they gave these answer
food is expensive now a days

You ask how much I think reasonable, I said it depends on the babysitter.

Back in old days when I am still a baby, when my mum send to me to babysitter, the babysitter keeps request additional money. The reason? She wants to buy toilet paper, milo, fish etc. My mum is so busy earning every single penny for us and she did not ask until other neighbor question about this few months later - is the 4 months old baby drink milo? The 8 months old baby eat the whole chicken drumstick? after a year there, my mum look for another babysitter. She never ask for this. Besides, the price get cheaper when we gets older. The reason? "The kids already grow up, I did not take care of them. You pay some money for their food only la."

Hard to get one like this nowadays. Tough.

This post has been edited by Yveatel: Jul 12 2018, 01:54 PM

Jalan Ipoh

what i understand is
Day only, 5days a week

Chinese sitter RM850-1200
Malay sitter RM400-600

Chinese tend to top up RM50 after 6 months, coz of so called solid food started. More food + more effort to feed baby? dont know.

I send to chinese sitter, grandma level, she just jaga for fun, RM850. consider cheap at my area， Setapak.

Also has to see how many babies/kids the babysitter is watching. I wouldn't choose a baby sitter who is taking care of 5 babies even though it's cheap.

2-3 is already max, if till 5 babies how to handle

Exactly my point. I have ex-colleague who was surprised on finding another colleague paying 900 to babysitter. She said hers is only RM250. We asked her how many toddler she's babysitting. Imagine our horror when she answered 5!

Even 3, if all are babies is horrible enough.

This post has been edited by lowlowc: Jul 13 2018, 10:48 AM

Day 850 per month
Night 1200 per month

If you don't want to pay RM 50-100 extra, you may cook and bring your foods to baby sitter.

Personally, I will not save that small amount of 50-100, unless you find 50 or 100 is too big for you. Because, my baby sitter buy breads, cookies, fish and meat when i pay them appropriately, unless you want your baby to eat porridge with kicap everyday but you know, children will not eat the same food like us.

My babysitter, her childrens will buy also something for my child when they were outstation or business trip. E.g. my child is given banana, or papaya, or occasionally, cake as tea snack.

Apart electricity and effort, my precious time is far more important. Working mom that upkeep and maintain herself, will earns back that 50-100 per month. Think long term.

Very difficult to find a reasonable babysitter. Mostly, they take care 3-5 childrens if you want cheap. If you find your babysitter expansive, find another baby sitter. Or else, you need to take care by yourself.

My babysitter costs RM1300 (including night time) and RM1000 (excluding nighttime) in butterworth area.

Public holiday and Saturday night and Sunday are not working

This post has been edited by fireloh: Sep 3 2018, 02:13 PM

It doesn't matter what you are paying your babysitter. You need to find a babysittet that is reliable and dependent. One who will look after the baby with care and dilligence. I know it is hard to find someone like this in this era but you have to look thoroughly for the welfare of your baby.

Hi, do you visit and see your baby every day although you're not taking him/her home? I am considering inclusive nightime babysitter but apprehensive about not seeing my baby every day. But we know we have to get one cause i have to leave house at 6.30 for work every day. Then work late, so fetching baby's schedule will be erratic.

I am leaving my child 3 y.o. under the care of my own aunt who babysits other 2 kids. I am not sure how much my husband is paying, probably 300 i assume.

Yes, me and my wife will consistently visit my baby every night no matter how busy i am. =)

Thanks. So it's rather standard and 24hr babysitter will expect we visit them every evening to see baby right?

When 2 decades back, my mom was still a babysitter. The parents already top up $ automatically eventhough my mom say baby didn't eat much. And after several months, they even brought fish and chicken over happily, telling my mom that $ is for the effort and they scare my mom will rugi. As my mom not only serving porridge, she even give the baby full bowl of mashed potato,carrot (from ABC soup cook with Kg. Chicken) as main meal, the spinach porridge is very greenish.. real nutrition put in and if you aware how much ikan bilis you need to blend into powder just to produce that bowl of porridge. Baby can't eat 1 whole chicken breast. But do you know, to make an aromatic sweet porridge, not surprise that you steam a whole chicken breast to get the liquid out to make porridge? No salt use at all. Unless you do mind that your baby sitter eat the tasteless and rough chicken meat after it squeeze out all the essence, or she should reserve it bk to the parents.. as the baby cannot swallow meat . So it depends on babysitter. If you don't trust your babysitter, send her meat and vege. Cook your own proper nutritional meal for your baby during weekend.

I recall last time I steam a whole fish fillet and minced it, then mix with soft porridge to feed my 1 year old boy. The boy can finish it. If really need to feed the precious 1 with real food.. is really not cheap.

but most parent will not want their baby to stay overnight with baby sitter nowadays. need quality time n care with their baby

I have to consider overnight baby sitter because I would prefer not to wake bb up as early 5.30am (I don't think he will sleep it through after I change diapers, feed and put him in car seat), drop him and then sometimes if there's meeting, I might ended up only getting him back home after 9pm?
Doesn't look like bb will get a lot of sleep here. I want him to have good sleep routine instead of like us, going on working schedule. Also long undisturbed sleep is good for growth.

Anyone knows what is the market rate for stay-in baby sitter? I know my friend got one who comes to her house every day for 1300. But I am looking for stay in.

Why don't you consider getting a maid

Put baby in parents house together with maid

Better stay in with baby daily, so that baby grow up have better bonding

Else you'll miss the moments

Try to be with baby everyday if possible

When there's a will there's a way

Both our parents are in other state. And both side parents hate having stranger in their house type. My mil fired her maid within months.

Also, as baby is premature, we prefer local lady instead of maid from another country. I am looking for temporary stay-in nanny, someone who stay at my house to take care of baby until I am back to work. If good and trustable, might consider retaining her for permanent.

This post has been edited by lowlowc: Mar 4 2019, 11:32 AM

Where's your location? I know of one good one. She is my church member.

Truly good hearted those kind. Currently taking care of one girl (I think a few years old now). And at times bring her to church.

I asked another church member how was the years she sent her child to this church member last time, she replied very positive about the care given to her child from 2 months+ to 6 years old

And my church member said she knows her child is in good hands than giving to unknown.

Location at Bukit Puchong

Not stay in nanny

Anybody have recommendation for day and night nanny in bdr sri damansara area ?