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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a live-in nanny with IBS.

I don’t disclose my health during the first interview, because I use that interview to look for families with enough flexibility that I think they might be willing and able to accommodate my needs.  Rather, I wait and tell them while encouraging them to talk about my reliability with my references.  My references will be clear about how much I called in (rarely), how my chronic health condition impacted their children (cancelled activities when I had a flare, possibly a few minutes late to school or one of the last picked up instead of the first), and what I do to make up for it (extra planning, free and low-cost educational trips all over).  They can talk about how it impacted the adults (rarely, when I called in) and what I did to make things easier for them (arranging play dates and/or car pools for flare days, batch cooking, encourage independence and self-reliance while supervising and helping).

I’ve dealt with this for 20 years.  I know how to handle a flare, and I usually have a 6-24 hours warning.  If this is new, she may be learning how to navigate her new reality, and she may not know the warning signs yet.

I will say that the only reason I haven’t had to call in more is that I live with my family.  There is no way I could handle a 10+ minute commute during a flare.  If that is the stumbling block for your nanny AND she knows her warning signs, would it be possible for her to sleep at your house while dealing with it?  Naturally, if it’s something else, that may not resolve the issue.[/quote]

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