Age differences in nanny shares?

[Anonymous]

I'm an MB and was my baby is in a nanny share with a baby who is almost her exact same age. This is what works best for our family.

Pros:
- babies are developmentally similar, so they are hitting milestones together (sitting, crawling, etc.). When 1 baby younger than the other, you run the risk of the bigger baby/child dominating the younger child (taking toys, crawling over a stationary baby, etc.)
- better nap times for your baby. Your baby won't get woken up by older children playing/being loud.
- easier to introduce/feed solids. Bottles won't last forever, and feeding infants solids takes patience & time. It's easier when the kids can eat the same thing, next to each other. This way the nanny doesn't have to rush feeding your baby the solids while trying to deal with toddler's or kids doing something else.

Cons: I can't think of any.

Feeding bottles & snuggling hasn't been a problem in our share. The babies eat their bottles at different times, so the nanny can hold them & snuggle them at separate times.

I don't think my child has been deprived of any snuggles by being in a share with someone the same age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an MB and was my baby is in a nanny share with a baby who is almost her exact same age. This is what works best for our family.

Pros:
- babies are developmentally similar, so they are hitting milestones together (sitting, crawling, etc.). When 1 baby younger than the other, you run the risk of the bigger baby/child dominating the younger child (taking toys, crawling over a stationary baby, etc.)
- better nap times for your baby. Your baby won't get woken up by older children playing/being loud.
- easier to introduce/feed solids. Bottles won't last forever, and feeding infants solids takes patience & time. It's easier when the kids can eat the same thing, next to each other. This way the nanny doesn't have to rush feeding your baby the solids while trying to deal with toddler's or kids doing something else.

Cons: I can't think of any.

Feeding bottles & snuggling hasn't been a problem in our share. The babies eat their bottles at different times, so the nanny can hold them & snuggle them at separate times.

I don't think my child has been deprived of any snuggles by being in a share with someone the same age.

Ever done it?

[Anonymous]

I tandem feed, and it's not hard. It's also not hard to hold two babies, as long as you are sitting down.