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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That all sounds cute, PP, but the thing is, however good of a nanny you were with your baby+twins, you would have been a better nanny with just your charge twins. Don't pretend the baby didn't take anything away from them, and don't pretend your baby got no less compared to a one-on-one situation.

And actually no, you can't babywear in your sleep.

Also, only a first-time mother would believe nonsense like a 6-week old having a nap and feeding routine. There is no routine with a 6-weeks old other than what they set for themselves.  They don't care what times you have set aside to feed and soothe them.  They eat when they are hungry, and they cry when they want to cry.[/quote]

1) “In my sleep” is an idiom indicating that a task is so familiar that it can be done with virtually no conscious effort.  Are you a non-native English speaker?

2) I didn’t say that my 6-week-old was on a schedule (napping at the same times every day); I said my 6-week-old was on a good routine (with a predictable routine that led to naps).  So for the first few months that I was back at work, I stuck to more flexible outings such as park or library or museum rather than timed activities such as story times or classes.  By 6 months my baby was on an actual schedule.

3) Finally I think this gets to the heart of what we nannies are saying.  Yes, if I didn’t bring my baby to work my charges would have had more attention and 100% of their activities would be based on only their needs and schedule.  That said, there are bad nannies, meh nannies, good nannies and really outstanding nannies.  If you had ever had a truly outstanding nanny, you would know that someone like me on a bad day is better than many other nannies giving it their all.  So if a nanny has a baby, your options are not “nanny A with her kid or nanny A without her kid”.  It is “nanny A with her kid or nanny B without her kid.”  So for some families they are paying top of the market and can afford to find someone with no kids who is also stellar.  If your compensation falls short, it may very well be the best choice to hire supernanny for only a few dollars less than her top salary range and let her bring her kid.  [/quote]

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