Baby sitting - fun or pain ?

It wouldnt be a problem for me to babysit a baby, I have a lot of practice with my 10 month old, as long as mom lets me know on the baby's habits, sleeping pattern and feedings... I was babysitting at one point my brother's son, he's 1 year old and boy oh boy, that boy was a HURRICANE!!, had to follow him around making sure he didnt electrocuted since his level of curiousity was very high, but I totally loved it! My son and him were playing together, singing together, for sleeping and all I had to split myself in 2! I have to say it was a great experience!!

Hi, I never had a chance to do babysitting except for my daughter when she was a child. Oh it was not baby sitting but baby running. She used to keep me on my toes all the time. Still I enjoyed every bit. Myself being a working woman never had a chance to do baby sitting for any other's baby. Happy mylotting

Fun! Especially when the baby that I will babysit is my baby brother or baby sister or any of my baby relatives. How I would like to have a baby again in our home. My siblings are already grown-ups.

Well i love baby sitting and i would say it is fun. There is nothing in the world that can cheer you except for children/toddlers. I have baby sat my niece, nephew and sister when they were young, especially when my aunts/mom want to go shopping without their kids. It is fun to experiment different tactics to keep the baby occupied. Some like watching TV and some like drawing, a few like singing songs/rhymes and a few like eating. One simply has to understand what the baby likes and allow it to do - but i make sure it is productive and nothing destructive. I like to I have a 1.4 year old kid but i can't say i babysit - i would rather call it a parenting

if the baby is somehow cute and obedient (maybe they are no kids do this), lol.. it will be fun and exciting.. it depends!!

Hi there! I never had a baby yet but soon he is coming we'll see him in two months time. I'm so excited can't imagine how it is to be a babysitter of my own kid. I used to babysit by nephews and niece but only for a day or two when their mother is out and in such a short time I really enjoyed looking after them. Good day!

Baby sitting is not all fun but also pain, its a very responsible job. Although its your daughter's child, its still another person's child so the responsibility is more, because she might ask you questions when things go wrong. But still its a very satisfying job, I like to babysit, but the truth is I am working myself and leave my 3+ year old child at the child care centre, I was not working when he was younger and enjoyed nursing him and spending time with him very much... have a nice time....

I babysit for family and for money. To be honest, babysitting for another family with pay is easier and so much better. The kids are more polite to you and they do what you tell them to. When I babysit my young cousins, they do not hesitate to jump on to my head and pull my hair. When I tell them to eat their food, they don't listen. When I yell at them, they threaten to tell my mom. GRRRrrr.....family

I did home day care for 5 years when my two older kids were little. I had one 5 year old and one 7 year old and all the other kids were under 4. My two and two other little ones. I loved watching them all, but I was happy to see their parents at the end of the day. For the last few years I have been the one with the baby, but he is 5 now. I have not babysat a little baby in some time. Most of my friends and relatives are done having babies. There might be some babies soon as a couple of my friends kids just got married, so maybe I will get the chance to watch one of their babies, that would be nice.

I have never done baby sitting in my life. I don't have any kids. I think I will like it for sometime, but doing it continuously for a long time is a pain. But, mothers and grand mothers have no other choice, they have to do. We do it even though it is kind of tiring sometiems since we love the kid a lot.

I baby sit my own children all by myself, and like you said, I did enjoy it. However troublesome child care, but i love to be their mother. I remember when my kids as your grand daughter age, it was very excitment moment. Now my kids are about 6,5 years and 5 years old. I always enjoyed spending time with the children.

No...i haven't done babysitting in my life....but i want to becoz i love babies....oh my god..they are so cute...i simply love them....they are so innocent...u r so lucky that u got the chances of baby sitting of ur daughter and ur grand daughter. But i have heard that when someone sees his/her grandchildren then its the happiest moment of anyone's life...is that right?

I'd go for "both". I have tons of experience in taking care of babies and young kids and it can be a pleasure or a terror in same proportions. Kids are walking bombs of instinct and desires, and they can be really cute and gracious, but they can make ANYONE lose their patiance. I have a lot of patience but sometimes I just loseit.

I used to love babysitting when I was younger. Loved to play with the kids, and could be endlessly patient with them. The hard thing now is trying to find a babysitter for my son that will be as good to him as I was to those kids!

I love to be baby sit but never done a job professionally. But recently my aunt who is neighbour to my house whose granddaughter comes to my house regularly and she is just 1 year old. She likes to spend with me because I play with her.. I love helping mothers whose kids are very young. I do it because I like kids and baby very much. The way they react to us and it is not that easy to build bondage with a kid too. I am talking about kids who are not mine..

Well, babies are a wonderful sights to behold. i once care to my sisters fraternal twin babies, with the help of my youngest sister. As my eldest sister could not care to the two of her twin babies. me and my youngest sister volunteer to become nannies. They are really pretty to look, with good scent, innocent look, little cute small fingers and legs and have to be burp after feeding. The only problems, when the other twin get sick, the other gets infected too. They are very fragile and you need to be beside their bed most of the times. That you even forget to take care of yourself and your needs. They need a lot of dedication in which may be a boring for too long to take, especially if the one who takes cares are still young and inexperienced nannies. It will be both a combination of cheers and pain. but, all babies looks cute, innocent and so adorable!!

i think its a combination of both, as a man i do thing babysitting is both fun and painful, fun when the kids are happy and painful when they start to misbehave and make the whole place look horrible, i like playing board games and outdoor games with them and together we can make some cookies but when they get violent, that really makes me sick

Baby sitting is fun so long as the kid is not adamant or tantrum throwing one, I have so far not done Baby sitting in particular, but I have just taken care of my niece's child a day or two, when my sister had been out of station, and I had to take care of her grand-daughter. It was fun with the little kid around.

Well it really depends on the bond you make with the baby. If you really like babies than that job would be perfect for you. I used to babysit my cousin a while back. It wasn't bad but after a couple of times it gets very ''frustrating'' :P

O yeah ... I had to baby-sit She is my sister's doughter I thought, although a bit inconvenient but it fun, too I can add insight about caring for babies Besides that, she was also entitled to get care as long as his parents abandoned