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[quote=Anonymous]I'm an MB who has a nanny share, and I think switching days would be hard, even if you live close to one another, and even harder if not.  And by that, I mean harder on you AND the nanny.  You think it will be great, but in practice it makes sense to switch less frequently.  We switch monthly (one month at our house, and one at their house), which works fine.  Just about the time I get sick of loading my DC in the car or stroller to take him over, it's time to come back to our house, and just about the time I get sick of the wear and tear on our house, it is time to switch again.  It's perfect.

We also live about a block away from the other family, which helps, but even so, we still have two of everything at each house (except the double stroller, which we switched back and forth).  We chose to do that because over time you will find that moving everything from house to house is a pain.  You think it will be simple, but inevitably the first Monday at the other house you'll have something to get out at work, be more rushed than you planned, and end up forgetting something.  I'd also think about the locations, because if you really are not close to each other, then I agree that the house closest to places the nanny would take the children is a good consideration.

I do not agree that it is bad for the kids.  They get it, and that's not what real stability is about.  In fact, as our children got a little older, they each looked forward to the month at the other house because it was like new toys all over again.  [/quote]

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