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We had to send my son to daycare by the time he was 3 months old. My wife got 4 weeks of maternity leave, and then used 4 weeks of vacation to extend it to two months. I had saved up 4 weeks of vacation/personal time as well, so I took over staying home once my wife had to go back to work. At 3 months, we started taking our son to a friend who was ...

That depends a lot on the daycare and the age of the other kids. Where I live (The Netherlands), maternity leave ends when the baby is 12 weeks old, and then they go to daycare, usually just 2-3 days a week at first. This means that the staff is experienced with babies of this age, and they are well cared for. There is also a rule that in the groups of tiny ...

One point I'd like to add that I haven't seen listed is that putting your child into a daycare at an earlier age allows them to learn the daycare's schedule and routine at an earlier age. My son started in daycare at 6 weeks old and we NEVER had any trouble with transitions from room to room, knowing the staff, etc. My daughter didn't start in daycare ...

I agree with Ana - daycare is preferable (if you can afford it - I don't know if it has a cost where you live). Putting the baby in daycare means the child will be cared for by trained professionals in a safe environment. It will relieve your father-in-law of a responsibility he might not want to accept, or might not be well suited for. Daycare also means ...