Both moms in nanny share pregnant

[Anonymous]

Hi parents and nannies my best friend and I have been in a nanny share for the past 2 years and our nanny we absolutely adore her. We were really hoping to have the oldest kids in pre school soon but waitlist are still very long we will at least be on for another year and my best friend may or may not get in for another 6 months. My question is how much extra should we pay our nanny we both are expecting I'm due in 2 weeks she's due in 2 months. Naturally we are doing maternity leave but next year she will have 4 kids. Currently we do 10.50 a piece, 2 weeks vacation, 1 week sick, bonus every 3 months , holidays and full pay when we travel. How much should we add for the additional children.

[Anonymous]

You ask the nanny!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi parents and nannies my best friend and I have been in a nanny share for the past 2 years and our nanny we absolutely adore her. We were really hoping to have the oldest kids in pre school soon but waitlist are still very long we will at least be on for another year and my best friend may or may not get in for another 6 months. My question is how much extra should we pay our nanny we both are expecting I'm due in 2 weeks she's due in 2 months. Naturally we are doing maternity leave but next year she will have 4 kids. Currently we do 10.50 a piece, 2 weeks vacation, 1 week sick, bonus every 3 months , holidays and full pay when we travel. How much should we add for the additional children.

You first need to find out if she even wants a share with four kids--many nannies don't, in which case you either need to find a nanny who does or hire a second nanny for the infants. The benefits sound fine, though the pay is low (but may depend on where you live). Ask your nanny what her rate for four would be, if she's interested. I'd guess maybe in the $36-$40/hour range if she's making $21/hour for two toddlers, given that you're adding two newborns. But start by asking if she even wants to do this--and look around at other preschool options for your older kids too to see if you can solve the problem that way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi parents and nannies my best friend and I have been in a nanny share for the past 2 years and our nanny we absolutely adore her. We were really hoping to have the oldest kids in pre school soon but waitlist are still very long we will at least be on for another year and my best friend may or may not get in for another 6 months. My question is how much extra should we pay our nanny we both are expecting I'm due in 2 weeks she's due in 2 months. Naturally we are doing maternity leave but next year she will have 4 kids. Currently we do 10.50 a piece, 2 weeks vacation, 1 week sick, bonus every 3 months , holidays and full pay when we travel. How much should we add for the additional children.

You first need to find out if she even wants a share with four kids--many nannies don't, in which case you either need to find a nanny who does or hire a second nanny for the infants. The benefits sound fine, though the pay is low (but may depend on where you live). Ask your nanny what her rate for four would be, if she's interested. I'd guess maybe in the $36-$40/hour range if she's making $21/hour for two toddlers, given that you're adding two newborns. But start by asking if she even wants to do this--and look around at other preschool options for your older kids too to see if you can solve the problem that way.

She is so excited about the new babies she even found a for kids stroller for them so she can continue to do outdoor activities. We definitely do want to find a preschool for the older kids the ones that we found even a few that are Nanny recommended all have a one to two-year waitlist and the school I really want to go with we have been on the waitlist since I was 3 months pregnant with our first child. And also if you do get into a preschool parents who have kids that are already go there that are adding The Sibling gets priority which is making our wait longer so as of now we really have no choice she will have all 4 Kids thankfully she has potty trained the older two so hopefully her workload won't be that much but she is very excited and wants to take care of all 4 kids

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi parents and nannies my best friend and I have been in a nanny share for the past 2 years and our nanny we absolutely adore her. We were really hoping to have the oldest kids in pre school soon but waitlist are still very long we will at least be on for another year and my best friend may or may not get in for another 6 months. My question is how much extra should we pay our nanny we both are expecting I'm due in 2 weeks she's due in 2 months. Naturally we are doing maternity leave but next year she will have 4 kids. Currently we do 10.50 a piece, 2 weeks vacation, 1 week sick, bonus every 3 months , holidays and full pay when we travel. How much should we add for the additional children.

You first need to find out if she even wants a share with four kids--many nannies don't, in which case you either need to find a nanny who does or hire a second nanny for the infants. The benefits sound fine, though the pay is low (but may depend on where you live). Ask your nanny what her rate for four would be, if she's interested. I'd guess maybe in the $36-$40/hour range if she's making $21/hour for two toddlers, given that you're adding two newborns. But start by asking if she even wants to do this--and look around at other preschool options for your older kids too to see if you can solve the problem that way.

She is so excited about the new babies she even found a for kids stroller for them so she can continue to do outdoor activities. We definitely do want to find a preschool for the older kids the ones that we found even a few that are Nanny recommended all have a one to two-year waitlist and the school I really want to go with we have been on the waitlist since I was 3 months pregnant with our first child. And also if you do get into a preschool parents who have kids that are already go there that are adding The Sibling gets priority which is making our wait longer so as of now we really have no choice she will have all 4 Kids thankfully she has potty trained the older two so hopefully her workload won't be that much but she is very excited and wants to take care of all 4 kids

Okay--then the next step is just to find out what her rate for all four will be. It sounds like this is the only viable option at the moment, so it is what it is.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like she'll only have 4 for a month or two, right? Your BFF has a 6-month wait, but isn't due for two months and then will be on maternity leave for ... 12 weeks?

I would ask her for a two-kid rate for each of you, with the understanding that once both two-year-olds are in preschool, her one-kid rate will go up some.

[Anonymous]

Wow!!

I am just stunned that your Nanny is actually “excited” to care for two add’l babies in addition to the two she already cares for.

Caring for infants is HARD.
x 2.
Impossible.

Because newborns are hugely demanding.
They need to be fed (on demand) multiple times a day, have their diapers changed almost every hour plus they cry a ton.
And most of them are often horrible daytime nappers.

When if both babies are screaming to be fed, or changed or they just want to be held??
How can the Nanny meet their needs?

In all honesty, I would hire another Nanny & do a share w/your best friend w/her.

Trust me on this.
This is the best option available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow!!

I am just stunned that your Nanny is actually “excited” to care for two add’l babies in addition to the two she already cares for.

Caring for infants is HARD.
x 2.
Impossible.

Because newborns are hugely demanding.
They need to be fed (on demand) multiple times a day, have their diapers changed almost every hour plus they cry a ton.
And most of them are often horrible daytime nappers.

When if both babies are screaming to be fed, or changed or they just want to be held??
How can the Nanny meet their needs?

In all honesty, I would hire another Nanny & do a share w/your best friend w/her.

Trust me on this.
This is the best option available.

Are you a nanny or a MB? Because there are lots of nannies (and nurses) who like that kind of "chaos" and challenge, because they love working with babies. Those are the nannies who go to work for infant twins with an older child in the mix, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow!!

I am just stunned that your Nanny is actually “excited” to care for two add’l babies in addition to the two she already cares for.

Caring for infants is HARD.
x 2.
Impossible.

Because newborns are hugely demanding.
They need to be fed (on demand) multiple times a day, have their diapers changed almost every hour plus they cry a ton.
And most of them are often horrible daytime nappers.

When if both babies are screaming to be fed, or changed or they just want to be held??
How can the Nanny meet their needs?

In all honesty, I would hire another Nanny & do a share w/your best friend w/her.

Trust me on this.
This is the best option available.

All of her experience is with multiple kids she use to run a daycare clasd with 8 children and every nanny family she's worked for has had at least 3 to 4 kids in the mix including bringing her own child with her . She has over 15 years experience and has a passion for what she does so we just want to make sure we compensate her appropriately and that she knows she's appreciated. Great childcare is hard to find. She taught our kids sign language by the age of 8 months so we value her alot.

[Anonymous]

If you love her so much, hire a nanny's helper to assist.

As a professional, I would not want the constant chaos.