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[quote=Anonymous]I'm curious how old the baby is, AND how old your nanny is. Your comment that she is "no longer energetic enough" makes me think she is an older nanny. If that is the case, and she is over 50, then yes, even though she may have cared for 2-3 small children when she was younger, she just may not be up to it at this point.

But I do agree with PPs that if your baby is very young, and nanny hasn't been juggling them both solo very long (assuming you took care of the baby during maternity leave), then yes, I'd give her another month to figure things out.

It bugs me that you're saying in the same post "maybe our nanny isn't up to it...maybe daycare is a better option..." I'm not sure why you would make the jump from the former to the latter. If you're paying 50k+ per year then you can definitely afford a GOOD nanny, one who can keep up with both kids AND prepare all meals, etc. Even if your older nanny isn't up to it, there are MANY experienced nannies in their late 20s, 30s, and perhaps even early 40s who ARE up to it. With a young baby especially it is far better to have a nanny than be in daycare, if you can afford it.[/quote]

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