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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I are considering going on a romantic vacation without our 18 month old.  It would be a 4 hour flight away.  Her nanny has been working for us for a year, and DH feels comfortable having her stay at our house with DC by herself.  In the past, she did a 2 day overnight with my mom here, and that went very well.  My mom is no longer an option, so our nanny would need to provide solo care for any future child-free trips.  Our nanny is very reserved so I don't feel like I really know her, and that gives me pause.  I have no reason not to trust her, though.  She's young, but mature with good judgment.  And because she's very religious, I'm not worried about drugs/boyfriends/etc.  Would you be ok with leaving a toddler behind with a nanny in this situation?  Any ideas for what I could do that would make this feel better?  I was thinking about setting up a wifi baby monitor in the play area so I could just check in once in a while, and a daily facetime.  FWIW [b]I also feel nervous when DH travels for work, leaving me alone with DC at night,[/b] so there is just a baseline level of anxiety.    [/quote]

Why do you feel nervous when alone with your child at night?  Is it because you feel there is some danger?  If so, why would you think nanny is not also in danger if she's there by herself?

If it's just because you aren't used to being with the child by yourself then I'd say you and your husband ought to take the child with you and spend more time with the child.  You can get romantic when the child is sleeping, or hey, get another nanny at your romantic destination![/quote]

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