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[quote=Anonymous]I just need to vent a little because I'm very frustrated today. We hired our current nanny 5 months ago while I was pregnant with DC3. Originally it was for 18hrs/week (three 6 hr days) with the understanding that we would increase her hours after the baby was born and then increase them again after I went back to work. I was very concerned that she might change her mind later and had several discussions with her and she assured me it would definitely not be a problem. She has children but has family to help her so she said many times she'd be able to do the additional hours. When the baby was born we increased her hours to 28 hrs/week (four 7 hr days). I went back to work this week and increased her hours again to 34 hrs (two 10 hr days and two 7 hr days). I work 2 days a week but with 3 children I really need the extra help on the other days. She told me today that due to an issue she has with her own childcare she can only work 3 days a week. She also now can't work on some days that I have to work because she volunteers at her children's school.

Besides the fact that i obviously need her on days I'm working i reslly need her those 2 extra days as well. She doesn't do anything other than child care and DC2 hardly naps so I really need a couple of hours on those days to do laundry, prepare dinner etc. in addition DC1 and 2 really need some extra attention now that there is a new baby so I'm trying to spend some individual time with each of them so I need the nanny to watch the other 2 while I do that. In particular DC1 has been extra clingy to me and crying at school since the baby was born so I'm trying to give her extra attention.

Aside from this she is really good with the children and they love her so I'm really frustrated. I've gotten the sense from her that she wants us to let her go and I'm angry she agreed to this job, knowing the terms in the first place, and has now changed her mind. My children are attached to her and its a difficult time for them having a new baby in the house and now on top of that I have to find a new nanny that they will have to adjust to. We were very clear from the beginning that we were looking for someone really long term. [/quote]

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