This is a wise woman above, OP. Listen to her. -MB |
+1. Another employer of a nanny and housekeeper here. The children must come first. |
She's cleaning up the mess you and the kids make. So, really, be a bit more flexible and just order a few extra of each supply and every few weeks/months look to see what else is needed. Done. |
Why can’t you tel her to do the baby’s room first? Agree with others that if you are supposed to be managing the household you need to keep track of low supplies. And keep diapers stashed in other places es so you are not walking across a wet floor to grab a diaper and wipes. |
Pick your battles.
Lots of good suggestions about supplies, you can fix that on your end. You don't need to lug the diaper bag around, but stash a handful of diapers and some wipes on the other side of the house from where you usually change the baby so you never need to walk on the floors, that's something you can fix. Ignore her favoritism of the baby - she's not in charge of childcare. The battles I would pick would be around the baby sleeping. Tell her as many times as necessary about the baby's nap schedule. If you go into the room to put the baby to sleep and she's cleaning, tell her to get out (nicely, but don't budge, don't let her finish, just shoo her out). Make it clear there is to be no vacuuming during that time. If she starts to turn on the vacuum, run right up to her and stop her. |
OP here. Thanks for the suggestions. I will implement them today. |
Housekeeper needs to give you x amount of notice when she needs supplies. She also needs to respect any child's nap time. |
Give her a schedule of the baby’s naps and make it clear that she should not be cleaning around or in the baby’s room at that time. When she’s going to mop, make sure that you are on the side with whatever supplies you may need, so you don’t have to cross the wet floor. Have her put empty supply containers on the counter when she leaves, so you can pull out the next one. I prefer to order in bulk (especially paper products), so I never run out. Teach the 3yo simple phrases in her language. Then keep both children away from her so she can do her job. |