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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a bot a live in and live out nanny. The advantage of a live in:

- never late
-  to work off hours. I needed help in the morning before work getting older kid ready while dealing with baby. A live in nanny made my life less stressful 
- if I wanted to pop out of the house to get something and DH wasn’t there I wouldn’t have to worry about extra care.
- ability to go out on weeknights. With a live in I would go out once a week I the evening with DH on a weeknight for dinner. My kids were pretty good sleepers so all this would mean is giving the nanny the monitor. Would check with nanny beforehand on which evening she would be home 
- a live in in is generally cheaper. Yes not by much looking at the hourly rate but it’s still a significant amount when looking at monthly take home pay. 
- she did light household tasks such as household laundry dry including her own. Our live out only did the baby’s laundry.

Cons:
- a live in nanny requires space. You definitely have to give up a bedroom and perhaps a bathroom. We gave up both.
- higher grocery bill. We had an open kitchen policy. Nanny could eat whatever was in the house. We also gave her her own mini fridge in her room in case she wanted her own fridge space. 
- need to set boundaries. Her work was over once we were back home from work which was around 6 pm. At that point she would be free to do whatever she wants. Usually she had dinner before that, she would sometimes eat dinner after and usually in the dining room (We would eat in the kitchen). Also having her own fridge in her room helped with privacy. It was a small fridge but she didn’t have to come down for example to get a glass of water for example. We also made it very clear that weekends were off. We didn’t ask her to do anything on weekends (even something simple like watch the baby on monitor). That way the boundaries would be clear.

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Oh and I agree with PP. Good social chemistry is key. Even if you set boundaries you need to be comfortable with each other. The nanny will be part of the family. [/quote]

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