Does anyone here have a baby sitter if you work night shift?

[BabyLady]

I was wondering if anyone had a sitter that came over to spend the night with your child(ren).

If so...what is the going rate these days?

I placed an ad and had some girl that wanted $10 per hour...I told her some college graduates don't make that right out of school.

My theory is this: How many jobs allow you to sleep?

If you don't have a sitter...then what do you think would be fair to pay one?

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

I make $250 a day, $500 for the weekend. In return, she gets someone who is trustworthy, competent, and doesn't have to worry at all about the babies when I'm there.

I don't have kids, but if I had to pay that much, plus food and gas, I might as well quit, because I'd be losing money. That sounds like an exceptional employer to me.