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[quote=Anonymous]Nanny here. Hire someone else. It was foolish of her to be so candid with a potential employer when she already has been trying unsuccessfully (might not happen any time soon). On the other hand, the fact that she even did tell you makes me wonder if she IS already pregnant and is trying to hide it and will later tell you she "didn't know she was" at the interview (and then once she finds out will still wait until the end of the first trimester to mention it because of course "the risk of miscarriage is so high," etc).

If you still want to hire her, you need to be very clear about things: many women get put on bed rest early in the pregnancy, or have other restrictions (see the other thread here about the pregnant nanny who "can't lift her toddler charge or go outside" in her first trimester!). How would you handle that? Is she expecting you to hold the job for her while on maternity leave? Is she expecting to get full pay for all the extra days she will need off to see the doctor and also all the days she might call out sick for not feeling up to chasing after your child(ren)? Is she expecting you to be open to her continuing to watch your child(ren) with her own child in tow after her maternity leave?

It just sounds like a headache and the fact she already told you makes me feel she's either hiding the fact that she already knows she is pregnant, or is super naive and foolish.[/quote]

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