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[quote=Anonymous]I interviewed a nanny I really like, and want to do a trial.  She's not very experienced but the vibes are great and she's got other qualities I value more than FT nanny experience.  She would be bringing her baby to work, so he'll be coming for the trial too. Questions:
- Do we sign a contract before or after the trial?  
- Should the trial be 8 hours or would just 3-4 hours be enough?  
- Should I shadow her the entire time to observe and hope my baby isn't distracted, or actually go about my business and interact like I would on a normal work day?  If I'm in the next room with the doors open, I'll be able to hear what she's doing.  I could even set up the baby monitor in the playroom.

My baby has historically been a bad napper but she recently began napping pretty well in the crib.  Unfortunately, she began teething again a couple weeks ago and she now refuses to nap unless I feed her to sleep in the guest bed.  I suppose the nanny may feel flustered and worried she's looking bad at her job, so I would assure her I don't expect magic at the trial.  I actually don't think it's the worst thing in the world if my baby naps on the guest bed until she's adjusted to the nanny because the bed is in my office and I don't think it would disturb her if I'm typing a few feet away.  I rarely talk on the phone and can delay any call I may need to make. But of course, I understand that falling asleep while BF is bad for her teeth and at some point she won't be BF anymore so she does need to learn to nap independently in the crib.

Also, my baby is 7 months (seems close to crawling) and hers is 14 months (walking).  At first, I thought it might be too much of an age difference but my friend's baby is 1 year and I don't think she's that far apart from my baby developmentally.  And I imagine that as time goes by, the age gap will be even less of an issue.  I had been interested in hosting a share anyway, so I was already willing to deal with extra noise and inconvenience.  Our house is big so I'm not worried about space (2 offices, 2 living rooms, dedicated playroom upstairs, huge finished basement, big kitchen, big yard).  I know that with her baby being older, it'll mean we need to baby proof right away and there could be accidents from potty training her baby in a few months.  Their nap and feeding needs are different but my job is very flexible, so I can step in to help with my baby here or there.  Being able to interact with my baby during the day is the main reason I want a nanny. I expect some people will say she should not bring her baby.  But my husband and I agree that it hurts our hearts to think of her being apart from her baby all day to care for ours.  Is there anything I haven't considered?
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