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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a FTM with a normal seven-month-old.  Our weekend nanny arrived last Saturday with a hoarse voice and said she lost her voice from overuse.  She had no runny nose, coughing, other symptoms of a cold.  She worked Sunday as well with the same hoarse voice.  On Tuesday, DC came down with a miserable cold.

She only works weekend/very part-time and is not paid for any sick days.  Is it possible she was hiding her cold (with OTC medications) and didn't care about infecting the baby?  Or maybe her voice-strain story was the truth and she wasn't the one who infected DC?

I don't know if I should out right ask her or not.  She is a wonderful nanny in every other way.  [/quote]

a) nanny could very easily have a hoarse voice and not be sick. I once lost my voice for nearly a week. I wasn't sick and felt fine, but could speak very little.
b) If you want her to stay home when sick, offer paid sick days and tell her that you'd prefer she stay home if she is sick.
c) you can't say for sure where your child got sick. Do you work outside the home? Does your spouse/partner? Does everyone wash hands the moment the enter the home without touching ANYTHING? Does your child go with you to the store or to run errands? Anywhere outside the house at all?

It's hard when your child gets sick, but it's something that is going to happen. Most parents still want nanny to come to work if sick with a basic cold.[/quote]

MB here. +1 on this. A lot of people would be upset if their nanny called out sick just because she had a hoarse voice. Maybe time to have a specific conversation about your expectations in this regard. [/quote]

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