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[quote=Anonymous]I am about to start a nanny share with a good friend, where I'll be hosting on alternate weeks. Our babies are 5 months old.

I will be working half days from home for the next 6 months because I want to minimize the number of pumping sessions at work. And I like working from home. We live in a house and I'll be working upstairs (with noise-canx headphones), while the nanny has the babies downstairs in the open plan living area.

Our nanny is such a lovely person, I worry she won't speak up if something is annoying her. So I would like to get your advice on how I can make her job as pleasant as possible, because I know it can be hard for some having your boss in the house. Here are the thoughts I've had so far:
- I should wait for her to text (or call for me) before coming downstairs to feed baby
- I should ask her if it's a good time to use the kitchen in case she's having a hard time with the babies and doesn't need the distraction
- Ask her for feedback after a few weeks in case we need to switch anything

What other recommendations do you have? I love the idea of being able to play with the babies when I break for coffee, but I'm concerned that will be disruptive for the nanny.

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