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[quote=Anonymous]Nanny here (with twin experience too! Congratulations, twins are a blast!), and I agree that the simplest thing with regards to food is to tell Nanny that you will not be providing food for her, but set-aside and identify for her a bit of cupboard and fridge space where she can keep her things when she comes.  You are welcome to provide food, but I do know that some nannies tend to take advantage, and I think it is always better to start off strict and then be more generous later rather than to start off generous and have to rein something in after-the-fact.

I agree with a previous poster that the best case scenario for kids who are eating solids is to have a nanny who is going to prepare them a wide variety of healthy foods from scratch and is interested in eating the same foods herself, since the kids will be much more likely to actually eat healthy food when they see the adults in front of them eating the same.  The efficacity of this approach of course depends upon the individual nanny and whether she herself is eating things that are in line with what you want for your children (e.g. if you were a vegetarian household and she was bringing hotdogs for lunch, or if you prefer whole foods and she packs Lean Cuisine each day).

As far as the mess, I would simply think through which parts of the house she will need to use as her "office."  If the sink is full of dishes, then she may feel that she is expected to wash them as she is cleaning the bottles.  If you share a bathroom with the babies and your make up is all over the counter, it may make it more difficult for her to give them a bath.  If your laundry is interspersed with the babies' laundry and left in piles in the playroom, she may feel that you expect her to fold your clothes as well.  I am actually a nanny who would gladly help with any of those situations, but I also know many nannies who would quickly grow frustrated with that sort of environment. Until you know what kind of nanny you have and what her attitude is with regards to helping around the house, I would pay close attention to the areas of the house that she will be using and guarantee that the messes there are at least baby-related messes.

That said, I think most nannies get that having twin infants is pretty chaotic.[/quote]

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