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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve been in your shoes OP and it ended up being nanny burnout as opposed to sickness/emergencies. At the time we only had 2 kids but at 3.5 and 1.5 were a lot of work. I’m now a SAHM to 4 kids and it’s definitely exhausting even when the older ones are in school. I’d recommend finding a mothers helper to assist your nanny a few hours a week. Also, I agree with the others that $27/hr is pretty low — my friends with 4 kids pay their nannies ~$35/hr.[/quote]

Thanks for the mother's helper suggestion.  If you employ one, what are the hours/responsibilities/rate of pay and how did did you locate her/him?  [/quote]

A mother's helper is a preteen or teen who isn't ready to babysit, and they're just playing with a baby or toddler... Not helpful to a nanny in the slightest![/quote]

OP here, and a teen who could mind a couple of the kids (even the older ones who are less needy) seems like it would help.  It would also give me a hand when our nanny is absent and I'm trying to juggle my job and my 4 kids.   [/quote]

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