Another baby

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A dollar or two extra is like a slap in the face!

Infants are a ton of work.
Excessive feedings, diaper changes, crying and the need to entertain and provide a change of scenery often is not worth throwing in an extra buck or two per hour.

Any family that would be this cheap must have lost their damn minds!!!!!!!

So, do you feel like there should be a big bump for the first year, then back down once the super difficult part is done? With a subsequent reduction in pay when the older child goes to school and the job becomes much easier?

[Anonymous]

Infants do not need a constant change of scenery. They also don't car endlessly by default, just because they're babies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A dollar or two extra is like a slap in the face!

Infants are a ton of work.
Excessive feedings, diaper changes, crying and the need to entertain and provide a change of scenery often is not worth throwing in an extra buck or two per hour.

Any family that would be this cheap must have lost their damn minds!!!!!!!

Infants don't need entertainment or changes in scenery. You must be confusing them with 3-year olds.

[Anonymous]

Yes even infants can get bored staring at the ceiling fan on the living room ceiling spin over + over.

I then have to take my five-mos. old to another part of the house so she can stare at something else or she will fuss from looking at the same thing.....

[Anonymous]

Our nanny was paid. $17 per hour with one, and $21 with two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our nanny was paid. $17 per hour with one, and $21 with two.

This is fair.

An extra dollar or two is simply outrageous for an add'l infant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our nanny was paid. $17 per hour with one, and $21 with two.

This is fair.

An extra dollar or two is simply outrageous for an add'l infant.

PP, I was paid $21 for one and $22 when the second was born. Outrageous? I'd already received one raise before the baby came, was hired at $20.

[Anonymous]

Are there other responsibilities the nanny has? We just had our second and though our nanny is great with our child she doesn't do anything else. She doesn't do the child's laundry, no housework, and often times I am cleaning up after her when I get home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Her w ork load is increased 100 percent and you, last of the big time spenders, magnanimously give her $1.00 an hour?! Don't be surprised when she gives notice.

Her workload did not increase by 100%.

[Anonymous]

When I had my second, it went up $7/hour. I can't even imagine a nanny who would do all that work for $1 more!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I had my second, it went up $7/hour. I can't even imagine a nanny who would do all that work for $1 more!

I completely and wholeheartedly agree with this.

An extra measly dollar more an Hour is a joke considering how
much physical + mental labor go into caring for an infant,

This should be a no-brainer.

[Anonymous]

I think around 4-6 more an hour is appropriate- translate to about 160 -220 per week which is around what centers would add for an additional enrollment. Most families would cut the hours for the three year old to attend pre school so nanny may end up earning about the same anyways.

[Anonymous]

OMG, if you were in a daycare center, you would be paying at least an extra $50 per day for the new baby....

[Anonymous]

OK, nannies, what do you charge for a family with 1 baby vs. a family with 2 children? Those rates are not $5-$10 different. The most I've been quoted for my four children was $25/hr.

[Anonymous]

1=18
2=20
For same family


2 in a share =23 because of a lot of parent-kiddie diplomacy.

Add health insurance, paid sick days and vacation and gas reimbursement