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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the going rate for one 2.5 year old in falls church/arlington? She's in school 3x/wk now from 915-1215; 5 days in the fall. Just her for now, but baby #2 is due in November.[/quote]
Your biggest chalenge will be finding anyone who wants you down her neck for six months. 
Most nannies won't even consider that.

You'll do better with a young mother's helper, not a nanny.
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Since DH and I work FT outside the home, that's not an option.[/quote]

Just so you know, most nannies hate having the mother home when they are taking care of a two to four year old child.  The majority of children will constantly want Mommy or will not listen to the nanny if she can run to Mommy and undermine nanny's authority.  Nap times, meal times, time-outs, etc. can be so difficult for the nanny when the mother is present.

Just keep that in mind.  I know I wouldn't apply for your position knowing you'd be home for months but I would be very interested if it was just your 2.5 year old and a baby.   [/quote]

I understand. We have been in a share until now, and were hoping to continue through my leave (with our nanny watching DD while I dealt with the baby most of the time), but our share partners (who had their second in march), just announced they want our nanny to themselves effective early June, so we're in a bit of a scrambling, awkward spot. I don't want to cause additional disruption for DD by having another short term "patch," when we're hoping to build a long term relationship with someone, but I know it's a challenge.[/quote]

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