Had a maid when #2 came…son was about 4 years old then.Maid had to cook and do housework…but priority is on bb. Kids sleep with me at night…maid gets her full 7-8 hours sleep. I woke up at night to feed bb, change her nappy. Maid woke at 6am, takes own breakfast and prepares breakfast for us at 7am. Maids now are calculative…if they see a household with more than 4-5 people (depending on 3/4 kids) and if there are elderly people, they will not be happy to work. If the house is big, she will also have second thoughts working and whether there is another maid.