Device for securing child in nanny share while nanny steps away?

[Anonymous]

Could someone recommend a device to secure DD while nanny steps away to use the bathroom or deals with the second child? House is multi-level and playroom is small and not babyproofed (host family nor nanny think it necessary), with a few pieces of glass and metal furniture. DD is crawling and pulling up on everything. It's all she wants to do right now. Would a bumbo chair do it? We have Bjorn bouncy chair but she's figured out how to Houdini her way out of that one already.

[Anonymous]

Pack and play or a baby jumper. Also a play yard. They really need to baby proof if you have 2 crawling babies.

[Anonymous]

Please get your child out of there before it's too late. Please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pack and play or a baby jumper. Also a play yard. They really need to baby proof if you have 2 crawling babies.

This, but given your concern I'd find a new share. I would not be ok if they do not baby proof.

[Anonymous]

Exersaucer.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GUN3Z08?psc=1

The house really needs to be babyproofed. I find it very unsetttling that neither the parents nor the nanny want to babyproof. Could you buy all the babyproofing materials and offer to do all the labor? How do you think that would go over? Why do they not want to babyproof?

[Anonymous]

exersaucer or jumperoo

[Anonymous]

What does your kid sleep in while shes there? In a pinch your baby can go in there for a couple of minutes.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a dangerous place.

[Anonymous]

We would be bringing a separate Pack n Play for her to sleep in, but on another level. They do/will have gates to block two sets of stairs in the play area. The family feels confident in the nanny's judgment and in their own experience that the baby is closely watched and therefore nothing has happened/will happen. I think all bets are off when you add a second baby at the same stage. The families in this situation are new to nanny sharing; nanny isn't. DH is afraid that we will run the risk of insulting their parenting if we push back too much on or appear to want to go overboard. For our part, we have given away a few pieces of potentially risky furniture at our own place and are in the process of babyproofing a few items, so to be fair we haven't done it yet either nor do we claim to be experts. But I have a hard time thinking about leaving DD there as it stands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We would be bringing a separate Pack n Play for her to sleep in, but on another level. They do/will have gates to block two sets of stairs in the play area. The family feels confident in the nanny's judgment and in their own experience that the baby is closely watched and therefore nothing has happened/will happen. I think all bets are off when you add a second baby at the same stage. The families in this situation are new to nanny sharing; nanny isn't. DH is afraid that we will run the risk of insulting their parenting if we push back too much on or appear to want to go overboard. For our part, we have given away a few pieces of potentially risky furniture at our own place and are in the process of babyproofing a few items, so to be fair we haven't done it yet either nor do we claim to be experts. But I have a hard time thinking about leaving DD there as it stands.

I'm with you. I would not be ok with this. Are bookcases and dressers secured? Are the cabinets wih cleaners baby locked? The ther family is really underestimating the speed with which babies can move. And then they'll toddle and grab things and throw things. I get not wanting to question parenting of others to not create conflict but maybe you can gently prod? Say something like "we are so tired from securing all the stuff in the living room since larla has stated crawling and we are just waiting for her to get up and grab the book case and pull it on her".

[Anonymous]

I WOULD NOT agree to this. I'm a MB. I've had two under two three times. There is no way to watch both children like a hawk all the time.

They will apologize profusely when something terrible happens, and you will just have to hope there are no permanent injuries.

An exersaucer, pack n play, or the like will only work for a little while until they start climbing out. You need a solution that will continue to work until they are old enough to somewhat trust (2.5? 3?).

In the meantime, something like this will work (you need a tall one; I'm not sure how tall this particular one is): https://jet.com/product/detail/b0670da704fb40e6bff40ffdef94199b?jcmp=pla:ggl:gen_animals_pet_supplies_a1:hn_pet_supplies_pet_playpens_a1_other:naLA_345544740_24784133100_pla-173070444300:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&ds_c=gen_animals_pet_supplies_a1&ds_cid=&ds_ag=hn_pet_supplies_pet_playpens_a1_other&product_id=b0670da704fb40e6bff40ffdef94199b&product_partition_id=173070444300&gclid=CKbfsOfDxs4CFVY6gQod3qYFnQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Anonymous]

Twin nanny here. I would find another share. Sounds to me like the nanny is either forgetting how hard it is to keep toddlers alive or her previous family babyproofed or possibly she's just been very very lucky. The comparison I make to my nanny families is that babyproofing is like trying to prep the house for a rambunctious puppy. Toddlerproofing is like prepping the house for a rabid racoon. If the babies are already crawling, then within the life of the share (the next year or so), you will definitely run into the most difficult-to-supervise age. I would want a nanny for my kids who put their safety first and it doesn't sound like she does.

[Anonymous]

I'm a nanny and I would never agree to such nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Twin nanny here. I would find another share. Sounds to me like the nanny is either forgetting how hard it is to keep toddlers alive or her previous family babyproofed or possibly she's just been very very lucky. The comparison I make to my nanny families is that babyproofing is like trying to prep the house for a rambunctious puppy. Toddlerproofing is like prepping the house for a rabid racoon. If the babies are already crawling, then within the life of the share (the next year or so), you will definitely run into the most difficult-to-supervise age. I would want a nanny for my kids who put their safety first and it doesn't sound like she does.

Ha Ha! Truth!

[Anonymous]

Never ever leave a child in a bumbo without an adult within arms reach. The second time I sat DD in one, she swung her legs and pitched her body forward and ended up briefly in a standing position with her booty still in the bumbo now up in the air. Thank goodness I was there to catch her or she would have fallen flat on her face.