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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - woah! So I have to wait until May or beyond? That sounds incredibly stressful. I was thinking I was going to start my search in February or March. [/quote]

Don’t waste your time. Probably 95% of nannies looking in February would be looking for positions to start in the next couple of months. Even if you do sign someone up so early, really, there is no guarantee a nanny won’t change her mind for whatever reason and then you’d be even under more stress that you lost someone you have lined up. By same token the nanny would be worried that you may change your mind - e.g. decide to quit your job and stay with the baby. It’s just too early and too uncertain for a nanny to really make such a firm commitment when the baby is still not here. You’d also be able to much more concretely describe what you want / need from a nanny once the baby is born. So, you could keep an eye on nanny ads, work on formulating an ad, decide where you want to place that ad, put notice on neighborhood list serve or an agency, but do not expect to seriously interview someone until July / August.  [/quote]

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