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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for those of you with helpful replies and advice.

To clear up a few things:

1) Of course I got up to check on her multiple times during those five hours. This was the nanny’s first night.

2) The nanny said she would work with her gently and gradually to get her to sleep in the crib and that it would take some time. I assumed this to mean allowing 1-2 minutes of fussing a couple times during the night to see if she would settle on her own but otherwise holding and rocking her. I realize I should have been more specific on the precise time intervals and approach. Each time I walked into the room the nanny was holding the baby and trying to soothe her.

3) She is a fussy and difficult to soothe baby, hence how we wound up cosleeping. I thought an experienced person would have some tricks to get a tough baby to settle down more effectively than me or my husband but it seems that was wishful thinking.

I will talk to the nanny today to better understand the approach but am leaning toward canceling the service. If the nanny was trying to sleep train a 2 month old, I’m not comfortable keeping her on. If she was trying to soothe the baby and was unsuccessful, I’m not sure what her value is. And perhaps most importantly, it was agony hearing my baby cry and I don’t think I could stand it for another night.[/quote]

I think you need to give it at least two weeks to see how it goes. Have a level setting conversation with the nanny, but this is a huge change for a two month old who was used to co-sleeping. A night nanny isn't going to magically solve this problem in one night. [/quote]

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