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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I posted in another thread. I have not done a share, but I have been a nanny for three sets of twins.  I have also handled siblings close in age.  The sacrifices required to be in a share our that you and the other family will need to get on the same page about things like schedule, or your children will suffer. If you are willing to follow the nannies lead and help her come up with a schedule that gets both babies synced up, then your kid  Will have the best chance at having excellent care. And experienced nanny knows how to streamline the day so that everyone gets naps and activities as needed, and before you know it they will be  Old enough that a two month difference really isn't that different at all.  I know it sounds overwhelming to have twice as many babies, but for an experienced nanny, it is an exciting challenge, rather then overwhelming thought. I would never want to go back to working with only one baby, because I am sure that I would be bored out of my mind! [/quote]

MB here - I agree with the advice on trusting the nanny!  In our share, the other little girl was ready to move to one nap much earlier than our sleepy guy.  The nanny tried to get the other girl stay on two naps (impossible) for a while until she finally sat us down and told us that they needed to get on the same schedule and get my DS to move to one nap.  As a FTM I was nervous about it because he didn't seem ready, but it worked fine!  I really couldn't disagree with the nanny when she pointed out that if I insisted on my DS getting 2 naps that they would never be able to go outside.

And yes, our nanny only does shares now.  She would be totally bored (not to mention earning less) with just one baby.  [/quote]

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