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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not enough money in the world for this Nanny.

Every other week means every other week I would be starting over with the baby. Not to mention it's very likely grandma will want to do things her way.messing up things like naps and feeding.

I suggest you give grandma one day a week.

The fact she wants one week on and one off suggests she's not certain she's up to taking care of a baby full time.

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Yes, you'd have more luck finding a 2-day or 3-day every week nanny, and giving grandma the off days. Why does grandma want to do full weeks at a time?

Think about this from the potential nanny's perspective: it's half-time pay, so no enough to live on, but it makes it impossible to take classes or find another job for the other half of the time. There are vanishingly few people who want to work the schedule you're proposing for less than a full time salary.

My BIL actually works this schedule (actually 7 days at a time). But he's a radiologist, and brings in 300K+/year. He can just enjoy himself and live his life on his off weeks. Can't do that on 20K a year ...[/quote]

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