Hi ,

I am currently based in Delhi and living with my parents.I have a 7 month old son Soham. My husband who is working in Bangalore right now is now planning to move to California in the US. We got our visas as well.

This is a very big move for me as over here I was having support of my parents and a full time maid for the baby.

I have a few questions for moms who r already living in the US with their babies as to how they manage it over there.

1.Do you use cloth nappies or r ur babies in diapers all the time? Over here in India we use cloth nappies or bloomers during the day and use diapers only in the night. We have a maid to wash the diapers with hand.So how do u mommies manage in the US?

2.What about home made food for the baby ? Do u prepare urself or use the readymade variety of foods

3.Do u get part time maids /full time maids in Calif ? What about getting cooks and cleaners?how expensive?

4.Can i send my baby to day care if i start working over there (which i plan to eventually)? How r the day cares ? How expensive?

Pls tell me so that my move becomes much more smoother.Although I have travelled to other major countries but only for short visits and this is the first major move which is long term

Pls help.
Susan replied. Welcome to america. I have lived here for the past 25 yrs and I am indian. i have two daughters. You will find it hard at first with no servant but i think you will become an efficient person in time. life is a lot easier here in a way but i would say it' s hard with kids.

the day cares are pretty expensive. You might find out if there are any daycares where you husband works on site. full time may range from $150-$160 a week.

once your son is a older like 2 and 3 it' s cheaper.

Maids are expensive all depends on your income. Although the cost of living in California is very high so it might be very high.

don' t worry about foods. You get great food for babies. even organic. if u are able to boil and mash carrots, potatoes, it' s cheaper too. you can buy apple sauce. America is great for organic foods too. no worries in that dept. divya replied. hi ruchika

welcome to US. we r here for the past 5 yrs. even i have a 27month old son. b4 we came to the US even we had these questions in r mind,but gradually u will get accustomed to this life.here all ur works had to be done by urself. but dont worry this will take just few days for u to get adjusted. u get all the baby food not cerelac but gerber foods, juices,etc., but dont worry u will get adjusted in no time.
best of luck. u get good diapers, wipes. u also get good daycares but will be pretty expensive. if u guys r ready for it , can go ahead.
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