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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks everyone for the advice. I should clarify though, current nanny is great. The one day I was home she and I were both very consistent about making sure the children were aware that she was in charge. There were some tears when someone wanted me to change a diaper instead but it wasn't the nanny's fault and she handled it really well. I also spent the majority of the time out of their way entirely. I had a lot of this I needed to do in other rooms anyway.

The problem is the situation is different when I am home on maternity leave. I'll be home almost all day everyday tied to a BFing newborn but when I'm not doing something with the baby I'd like to be with my other children too. The problem is that when all 3 children need something at once or the baby needs to eat I will need another set of hands to help. Middle DC is only 18 months old and I don't think she will understand "mommy is feeding the baby so you can't climb in my lap right now."

I know what I really need is more of a mother's helper (who can also drive DC to and from school) but I don't want the nanny to be out of work then, plus my children are used to her and happy with her. I think it would be harder with someone they don't even know. [/quote]

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