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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of my kids was fine with me working from home with our nanny and would just wave and go with the nanny when I was home.  Our other child would cry non-stop if I was home and the nanny was there.  If I went to work, she was fine.  So I stopped working from home.  Same nanny we had for many years with different children.

It sucks because you will not be able to tell if it is your nanny or child because of coronavirus and you probably cannot stop working from home.

First thing I would try is a couple of weeks of totally "leaving" the house so your child thinks you are gone.  See if it gets better.  If your child is still not doing well, you will have to switch nannies - just not a good fit. [/quote]

At 6 months, an infant only understands that a parent is there if they are in the same room or they hear them (apartment walls suck!), but smells can also trick an infant into thinking a parent is present when they’re not (especially mom for a bf infant).  If the nanny is getting more crying when the nanny can hear or see a parent, or when in an area that smells like a parent (especially when trying to give a bottle!), the baby will cry.  It’s an instinctive thing, designed to bring a parent (specifically mom) back to an otherwise defenseless infant.[/quote]

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