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[quote=Anonymous]We’ve been working with our current nanny share for more than 6 months.  I feel we still have a few challenges and wonder if my expectations are unrealistic.  Because this is a nanny share I know the needs of both babies have to be met, but it seems that the nanny always prioritizes the other baby over my own little one.  For example, the nanny often tells me she has to hold and play with the other baby more than mine because the other baby cries really hard and my baby never does so.  She says my baby is so “independent.”  He's barely walking!  There is no way he is independent!  Another concern I have is that the nanny has fed my baby food other than what I have left on at least 4 occasions that I know of.  She even started feeding him solid food before I asked her to.  Granted he was over six months and it was just rice cereal and bananas, but still.  Each time I have reiterated how important it is that she feed my baby only what I leave, and let me know if I need to leave more.  Finally, both families ask the nanny to keep logs of the time the babies nap and eat/drink bottles, and the number of diapers they have.  The nanny flat out told me one time she could either keep the logs or care for the children, not both.  Are my expectations unrealistic?  Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can improve the siguation or better communicate with the nanny?  Is it time to find another nanny?  If so, how do I find a better nanny?  I talked to four of this nanny's previous employers.  They all raved about her.  The most negative thing anyone said is that she didn't have a great sense of what was developmentally appropriate for children.  Also, our contract says the nanny will keep logs of the children's day, so that wasn't something we added to her work load after she had started.[/quote]

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