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[quote=Anonymous]Nanny here.  I have worked for several families with demanding careers (including a biglaw partner).  One of the benefits of the nanny route is that the baby can work around your schedule to an extent.  When my charges are small enough to be going to bed super early, I do things like take them into the city twice a week for lunch with mommy.  I also work on tweaking nap schedules so bedtimes are a little later and parents don’t have to rush out the door at 5.  My current charges had an 8pm bedtime starting around 1, since that allowed their parents to actually be home for bedtime most nights. And I handle a lot of the kid logistics such as making sure they have clothes for the season in the right size and prepping all of the kids’ food and some of their parents’ food..  That kind of thing makes weekends a lot easier for most families. I do take vacation days but I also find my own replacement most of the time, either by coordinating directly with grandparents or by hiring and training a sitter.  I took 5 sick days last year which is the most I’ve ever needed because I had surgery, so 2 of them I planned ahead for and hired a sitter to cover.  I work when the kids are sick often.  I also cover bedtime one night per week, and the parents at my current job rotate nights so that two nights per week mom either works late or goes out with a friend or something and two nights per week dad works late or goes to happy hour and one night per week they both work late or do a date night.  The kids have parents put them to bed 6 nights per week but the parents also only have to leave work by a certain time twice a week.[/quote]

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