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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have household help, you lose some privacy. You'll get used to it. I'm a MB. My two cents is that having a good nanny will make you less uncomfortable anyway, because she won't be there all the time. She will be out doing things a lot.

Also, if you pay for 40 hours a week, you will quickly find that you use all 40 hours. Imagine not only being able to be flexible with work time, but also being able to schedule appointments with the doctor, or the hairdresser, in advance, without having to confirm the nanny is available. Once you're pregnant, you may have days you don't feel well for part of the day, and your nanny is already there.

Finally, if you truly can't get over having someone in your house, let her leave early.[/quote]

You make a valid point that a good nanny will be out with the child/ren a lot of the time.  I think a good nanny would also be more mindful of our personal space.  Our apartment is not big so it's a given we are in each other's space, but DC's nanny can be a little oblivious.   We truly don't need the full 40 hours a week, I get all my errands done in the time DC's nanny is with us.  But I think you might be right that when I'm pregnant and when there are two kids to care for, we might want the 40 hours then.  You are definitely giving me second thoughts about hiring a real nanny full-time...  :!: [/quote]

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