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[quote=Anonymous]The placement of your office will be a problem or not largely depending on the nature of your work.  Will you be on conference calls all day that will require baby to be deaf during naps and quiet when awake?  That's a problem and I would try to come up with a different plan.  If you will mostly just be silently typing away, then some noise-canceling headphones would solve any issues.  If you have only occasional conference calls then you can find a workaround for those occasions such as nanny taking baby out then or having baby nap in your bedroom, etc.

Nannies do usually take their charges out.  How often depends on age.  Under about 6 months it is more for nanny to avoid cabin fever but by the time they are walking the kid usually is happier with an outing every day or at least several times per week.  As long as you have a few places nearby (library, coffee shop, toy store, book store, playground, etc.) nanny can make due with walking when baby is small and as they grow you might include places accessible via public transportation.  When they are very small, long walks in good weather are fine, but by the time they are 4-6 months, you will really want them napping in the crib whenever possible because napping sometimes in the carrier, sometimes in the stroller, sometimes in the crib, etc will make it harder to build good sleep habits.

Typical nanny duties include anything child related, such as all baby's laundry (including bedsheets and towels once a week or as needed), prepping formula and washing bottles when little, and prepping finger foods and washing plates and silverware when older, keeping baby's toys, books and clothes put away and letting you know when something is outgrown and needs to be replaced, and keeping baby's room and play area (if different) swept or vaccumed and generally tidy.  Some nannies will also help with other things but that varies widely.  If I were hiring a nanny, I would definitely ask her to run to the grocery store once per week, as that is a task that takes twice as long in the evening as it does at 10am on a Tuesday.

There's no consistent way food is handled.  Some people pay for all lunches and snacks nanny wants as a perk of the job, some expect nanny to bring anything she wants to eat from home.  I tend to say that it'a best to err on the side of promising less so that you can be generous later rather than promising more and having to cut back if you find nanny eats more or more expensively than you'd anticipated. If I were hiring a nanny, I would offer her a little fridge space and a little pantry space in which to keep her food and ask if there are any special snacks she'd like (implying that she will provide her own meals), and if I noticed anything she especially likes (a certain brand of tea or crackers, for example), I would be sure to keep it on hand.[/quote]

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