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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP. I'm a MB with a child with lots of complex medical needs. We got a nanny specifically because our DD can't be in daycare, and she has come home from the hospital several times with various medical needs, including NG tubes, methadone weans, etc. Our nanny is amazing, and goes to work at the hospital when DD is inpatient. She also takes our DD to therapy multiple times a week and gives her medication daily.

When our daughter is admitted, I make sure to give our nanny cash every day not only to cover her extra gas and parking, but snacks and lunch. She usually brings lunch and refuses the extra cash, which I try to push on her anyway. She generally doesn't work her normal hours, as I try to relieve her early and have her come in a bit later than normal. Being hospitalized is stressful, and I'm beyond grateful that she's willing to go to the hospital at all and sit with her!

As to your pay situation, I would ask at 1 year for a raise as others have said. Our nanny knows we are strapped for cash right now, and we give her extra PTO instead of more money, because we simply don't have any extra. Due to job changes and different insurance plans, we've paid over $22,000 out of pocket this calendar year for medical bills.

We are both, however, expecting raises at work soon, and our nanny will be getting a raise then.

I guarantee you that your NF will do *anything* to keep you on staff. We would be lost if our nanny quit, and I actually birrowed $1,000 from my mom to give her as a Christmas bonus. Just talk to the parents and tell them your situation, but be prepared to tell them what you need from them. I'm sure they've thought of the need for a raise too, but just understand that, depending on finances, they may need to pay you in time off or something else instead of money. If our nanny came to us tomorrow and said "I need $5 extra an hour or I'll have to quit", I would be devastated. So please be flexible about what you're asking for, and if it's possible to combine some package of a bit more money with more PTO or help from a regular nurse, then please come prepared with that.

Good luck, and, as a fellow caregiver for a sick child, thank you for all that you are doing for this little girl. I hope her parents thank you every day! [/quote]

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