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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t have this issue but was pondering it today as I’m back to work after a baby. I’m tired, I’m pumping several times a day, and I’m short tempered.  All that is fine as my work involves sitting at a desk,  not driving around young children, supervising mobile babies etc.

To me it’s clear that nannies morally deserve paid maternity leave like everyone deserves it, but what about after?  Selfishly I wouldn’t want an exhausted new mom driving my kids around or parking them in front of the tv 3x a day to contain them to pump. I also wouldn’t want someone bringing their baby and not able to run around with my kids at the playground etc.  I know sahm of multiples do this and it’s not the end of the world but that’s a trade off the mom is making about how much help they want and what is best for their family.

So what do people do when their nanny has a baby? What do you think is fair? It’s unfair to screw a nanny for having a baby but also unfair for your family to be screwed if the nanny is the one helping your lives work and she isn’t able to do that fully with a newborn.

I’m sure I’ll be flamed for this - I really am looking for compassionate approaches that aren’t just “you’re a privileged b for even worrying that an exhausted new mom might not take great care of your kids”[/quote]

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