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[quote=Anonymous]Would love to hear experiences of families that have hired a nanny while one or both parents work from home (each with dedicated office area). I’ve heard this is not ideal for some nannies but don’t know specifics and how people navigate that. Is it just that nanny might feel micromanaged? Any insight into typical days, do’s and donts, and other guidance?

For us, mom is permanently WFH and has been most of her career, with occasional face to face meetings or travel, but those days have been rare since start of covid. Dad‘s office became fully remote during the pandemic; he might eventually move to a new job that requires office commute but for now that’s unknown. Babe would be 3 or 4 months when we’re aiming for a nanny to start.

Many of the nannies in our neighborhood pick up in the morning and are generally out all day, most days, including stroller naps. I had initially assumed they’d be watching the babe at home about half the time.

I’m generally ok with outings, and it’ll help us focus, but there are times when we (me especially) can have flexibility — would it be weird / a conflict to want to see babe on my breaks and maybe even nurse? Is that realistic? Or is the nanny hire the point to fully switch to bottles (at least during the day)?

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