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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny is pregnant. She let us know early in her pregnancy, and we will be moving out of state before she delivers. She wanted to stay on full time, so we have been proceeding as usual, working around her prenatal appointments. She cares for our 3-year-old and almost 2-year-old.

She is about halfway through her pregnancy, and at her appointment this morning, her doctor told her that because of her Braxton-Hicks contractions, she needed to limit lifting and be off her feet whenever she felt the contractions (and drink lots of water, of course). She also said that after talking it over with her OB, she would prefer to stay away from places she might pick up a fever/flu, like Gymboree. She had no suggestions about how she might accomplish this while still performing her duties, but just looked at me like I should tell her how to make it work. I just said, "Oh! Well, you definitely need to take care of yourself and the baby!" and went work.

I'm honestly not sure what to do. My youngest requires lifting, and it is not possible to rest much watching the boys. I actually hired a nanny originally full time (she was part time to begin with) when I was pregnant with #2 because I couldn't run around after #1 in the last couple of months, and he needed to be able to go out, to the park, etc..

I am not willing to agree to unlimited tv watching for the next three months. I can't afford a second nanny to play with the kids while the first nanny rests. I also do not want to be the cause of a problem with her pregnancy. I would feel like an ass if I fired her. I also don't want my kids to be bouncing off the walls every day because they can't go out. I am thinking about suggesting that we switch to part time, and I'll hire a second nanny for the other days.

What would you do? What options do I have? Would it be better for me to fire her so she can collect unemployment? Since we are moving, there is no job for her to come back to after the baby.[/quote]

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