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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, as a practical matter, I think you will want to have full time help when you are home on maternity leave with third kid.

In the mean time - 4 hours a day while kids in school - clean the kids rooms/do laundry/ make dinner for you and your family + then 3 afternoon hours

Emergency days where kids are sick.

Once you are on leave- the newborn will be sleeping much of day- while baby is sleeping you can go to the gym, go for a walk, get pedicure, do whatever you need to do, or take a nap, and you can be there when baby is awake. Or spend quality time with other kids.

[b]If you are looking for another family, then indemnify that option to her - say you will pay her regardless of whether that family works out - that you will then bill the other family/etc.[/b]

Also-  she may ask for a raise with 3 kids!

At this point, if you need to save funds, it might be cheaper to get an au pair.
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Woah, what?   Why would the other family pay a bill sent by the nanny's other/previous employer?[/quote]

The idea is to guarantee the nanny’s income. So if the other family flakes out and stiffs the nanny, the nanny doesn’t take the hit, OP does.[/quote]

But pp (you?) said "You will then bill the other family."   That makes no sense.   Don't give OP any crazy ideas that she can do that.[/quote]

I’m not the pp who proposed the idea. I’m the direct pp who was just trying to explain it.

[b]I don’t think it’s crazy though[/b]. Like basically it’s just saying the nanny gets paid no matter what. If the OP finds the other family and is able to mitigate some of the loss via the other family, then that’s great for OP. But the idea is not to make it the nanny’s problem.

It’s pretty normal especially with long term Nannies to guarantee their income (ie-you pay them even when you’re traveling for a week or two and don’t use their services). I view this as like that. [/quote]

If OP's nanny works for another family and they don't pay her, the nanny needs to take them to court.

OP can choose to freely give any amount of money she chooses to her nanny, but she can't "bill" someone else for it.

It is definitely crazy to suggest that she could.[/quote]

I guess we just have to agree to disagree. I don’t think it’s crazy when viewed through the lens of guaranteed income for a nanny, which is how you should be paying your nanny if you’re doing it in an ethical way (especially for a long term nanny). The point is you’re not putting the burden on the nanny of going to court if the other family stiffs her. Op would have to work it out with the other family.[/quote]

The courts would disagree with you too.  No judge is going to tell someone  to pay a bill issued by some random that never did any business with them.[/quote]

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