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[quote=Anonymous]I WFH with a nanny. Have been since our oldest was a baby. He's 3 now, and his little sister is 1.5.

I'm sure there are different ways to make this work, but for me, I have a desk in my bedroom, which also has a bathroom, and the children do not see me during the day at all. I do this for a few reasons: 1) I like the space! I love my kids, but I also like a little break from them. It also helps me focus on work. 2) I didn't want them to have to deal with separation anxiety, crying for me, unpredictibility, etc. Since day one, they know they don't see me during the day, so they adjust quickly and fully. 3) I don't want to interrupt their routine. On the very rare occasions when I have seen them (leaving the house for a doctors appointment, for example) it really pulls them away from their routine in a way that's negative for them, I think. 4) I don't want the nanny to feel micromanaged 5) I don't want to get in the nanny's way or have her think she needs to work around me or my schedule. I work around HER schedule during the day.

When the oldest was on two naps, the nanny took him out in between, so she was around in the morning, put him down for first nap, then fed him lunch and took him to the park, then put him down for nap two and then was around with him. I would come to the kitchen for a quick breakfast when he was down for his first nap (around 10am), eat quickly and go back to my desk. Then I would come to the kitchen for lunch when they were at the park.

Once he dropped down to one nap, they started going to the park or library in the morning, and once baby #2 entered the scene, she would take her morning nap in the stroller at the park. So, I'd would have breakfast then. Then I have a late lunch after both kids are down for their naps.

Nursing I can't speak to. We started our first at 10 months old when he was already weaned to formula, and our second at 5 months old when I was already exclusively pumping, so nursing wasn't part of our routine. If you're still nursing though, I'd probably try to do that (I've done both and pumping is a pain). I would work with the nanny to see how that would work.[/quote]

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