A community alternative to babysitters. Moms take turns watching each other’s kids.
Need some help with the kids, but your close family is not available? Asking friends for favours can get awkward, and professional babysitters are expensive?
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The babysitting exchange helps you find a free solution to the problem.
You could use some me-time?
Want to work a few hours a week?
Missing date nights?
Summer break a problem?
In our community, the mothers take turns watching each other’s children. This way the kids get a playdate and moms get some well-deserved free time.
Parents with young children would often wish they could leave their kids with someone they trust. Nowadays, it’s common for young parents to live far away from their extended family, which can make finding help a daunting task. Asking friends for help with childcare can be a solution, but after a few times, it gets uncomfortable. Finding the right babysitter can be time-consuming and expensive.
A babysitting exchange is a mutually beneficial arrangement where mothers come together in pairs or groups to take turns caring for each other’s children. Instead of paying for a babysitter with money, they use their time and expertise to help one another out.
A barter cooperation. A self-help circle built on trust.
Mamasitter is a babysitting exchange platform that is currently in its testing phase.
When joining, members create a Mamasitter profile and find the most suitable matches within the community.
With the guidance of the platform members and groups get to know each other step-by-step, build trust and start babysitting.
Members earn points for every childcare session they provide and they can use them with any community member, ensuring fairness and balance.
Who is it for?
Mamasitter works best for moms with 1 or 2 little ones, who need a few hours of helping hand with childcare each month and also have the time to return the service.
Mamasitter welcomes all moms, even those with more than 2 children. However, each mom can only watch a maximum of 3 kids at once. While there’s no age limit, we’ve found that help is most needed with babies over 6 months through elementary school age.
Sounds nice, but I’m just not sure if it’s for me...
It’s totally understandable. On one hand, you could really use the help. On the other, it’s hard to entrust your most precious treasure to someone else.
“How can I leave my child with a stranger?”
By the time you actually leave your child with them, they won’t be a stranger anymore. You’ll have met at the playground, visited each other’s homes, done a short trial run. You decide when it feels right — not us, not an algorithm.
“My child never falls asleep without me”
Most swaps are just a few daytime hours — no sleeping involved. You don’t ever have to get to that point if you don’t want to. And if the time does come: kids’ sleep habits are usually more flexible than we think. Often it’s harder on the mom than on the child.
“My child is too young for this”
With the littlest ones, a swap doesn’t necessarily mean you leave. It could be during nap time, a stroller walk, or a moment when the baby doesn’t need active attention. Sometimes you’re right there too, you just don’t have to be the one actively watching. Even that can be a huge relief.
“I can barely handle my own kid”
Surprising but true: two kids can actually be easier than one. They keep each other busy, play together, get lost in their own world — while a single child gets bored faster and looks to you for entertainment. Playing together is genuinely fun for them too.
Give it a try, join us, and trust your gut!
No filter or algorithm can outdo a mother’s instincts. Together with other amazing moms like you, you can build a supportive circle where your child makes new friends.
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