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[quote=Anonymous]I work from home. When the baby was tiny, she just knocked to let me know he was hungry. Once he was in a routine, I took him for feeding + nap, and then once he was done breastfeeding, I started eating lunch with them.

It just kind of fell into place. I think the best thing to do is be up front that you're not exactly sure how this will work, and that you guys will try some things.

DO NOT breastfeed "from the tap" exclusively! Let the nanny give at least one bottle every day. It is so easy to get lazy with this because pumping sucks and the baby is there, but then the first day you have to leave for some reason, your baby may not take the bottle.

I've been doing this for 6 years (4 kids now). If you have a kind nanny who likes people, it will just sort of work itself out. My number one suggestion is to tell her early on that if you hear the baby crying, you won't come help unless she asks you to (she can text you, or come knock). Let her figure out what will work for her to soothe him, and don't stand there and watch.[/quote]

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