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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I couldn't tell if "$45/week for a newborn. Yah that sounds amazing!!" was sarcastic or not. I would think caring for a newborn is easier than a toddler. They sleep a lot more, and you don't have to run around & chase after them, or struggle too much with having to always keep them busy.[/quote]
You should actually try it, and report back (after 60 days) how "easy" it is. 
I think she'll have a better offer and ditch you.[/quote]

I'm not OP but I have 3 children so I've done the newborn thing 3 times.  Aside from the sleepless nights that the nanny doesn't have, a newborn is MUCH easier than a toddler.  Ask any parent with more than 1 child and they will tell you they have no idea why they thought a newborn was hard the first time around.  Now, if you have twins or 2 toddlers that is a different story but presumably the nanny would continue to get a raise each year as well as a second child raise.  A newborn is NOT hard and any nanny who claims a newborn is SO much work has no business taking care of a newborn. Granted if the baby is colicky or has other problems NOT typical that is a different story and you would want to compensate the nanny accordingly but otherwise $1/hr is perfectly acceptable.[/quote]
You STILL have no clue.[/quote]

As a nanny, I would take a newborn over a toddler any day of the week.  While they are work, it is a different kind of work. I also enjoy taking care of newborns, so I don't think they are too much work.

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