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[quote=Anonymous]Our FT nanny is on PTO for the next two weeks, and I surprisingly found a fantastic temporary nanny on Care that was in between jobs (her last contract ended in August and is about to head on vacation for the next month) to step in during her absence. Well, it turns out, our temp nanny gave me a taste of how nice is it to have someone take care of light housekeeping (empty dishwasher, light vacuuming, refill coffee maker for the next morning) and light meal prep (chopping veggies, throwing some stuff in a crockpot), and I realized that I really need this. DH and I are busy (like very other working parent) and I'd prefer to focus on my DD as much as possible when we're home vs. doing chores, prepping for dinner, etc.

When we hired our nanny, I was a FTM and wasn't aware how much of a timesaver all of this would be. We had a house cleaner, use Blue Apron, etc., I reasoned. Why would I want our nanny to do all this extra stuff? I really wanted our nanny to focus on one thing...and that was providing the best care for my DD. And I still don't want to infringe upon that. But our needs have changed, and I really need extra help.

My thought is to have a conversation with our nanny and see if she'd be open to doing some of this little stuff on a daily basis, in exchange for a raise.

Who has successfully navigated this issue before? How to politely bring it up? [/quote]

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