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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.  Thanks so much for all the helpful comments!  We would LOVE to save $ on a share, but are starting to think that we may need our own nanny until I'm finished with my fellowship.  We generally look at DH's schedule on Sunday to figure out when he'll be out of town for the week, but I think if we need to plan farther ahead, we could.  So hopefully we could find a nanny who is OK with mostly set hours, and 1-2 weeks notice for the days when DH is out and she'll have to wait for me to get home (which as the physician-poster mentioned, can be a VERY last minute thing.  I often don't know when I'll be able to leave until I'm packing up my stuff).  However, thankfully I just take home call, so I don't have to worry about overnights or post-call time, but thanks for the perspective!

DH is also now starting to worry that having TWO sleeping/crying kids in the house during the day when he's trying to work could cramp his style a bit.   Not very professional to make a business call with a kid wailing in the background...

Personal nannies are just so expensive!  [/quote]

OP, you and your husband sound like smart, thoughtful people. I am the PP who said most nannies prefer a week or two of notice, but I actually work for a doctor (GP) and provide this kind of flexibility for my employers without a problem. They pay me $20/hr and time-and-a-half OT for all my scheduled hours over 40.* I would just as happily work this job with the one child I have now as with two in a share. If you can afford $10/hr plus the willingness to host, I think you could find a great share nanny who could make it work for you all. Hopefully the children won't wail too often - my charges never have, so you could get lucky too! :)[/quote]

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