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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a myth that a nanny's workload doubles with a new baby.

$1-2/hr is standard raise and very fair.[/quote]
Is that what you get paid??[/quote]

I am not the poster above, but I agree that $1-2 is standard for a new baby raise.  As for the person who questioned if that is what the PP gets paid, that's not really relevant unless the PP is a nanny.  Rates in the nanny field are driven by supply and demand in the nanny market, not by pay scales at the parents' jobs.

Nevertheless, it is worth noting that a nanny who goes from $15 per hour to $17 per hour based on the added responsibility of a new baby has just received a raise of more than 13%.  That would be considered a fabulous increase in most jobs where the workload increased due to changing employer needs but fell short of being an entirely different job or promotion.  [/quote]

You're new here, huh? Newborn care IS a different job than caring for toddlers and older children. Hence the popularity of baby nurses and now, newborn care specialists. Of course you may belong to the "anyone can do it" camp. Good luck to you. I've witnessed parents who struggled with how to hold their baby, let anything more advanced than that, like feeding, calming a screaming baby, etc.

Your apples and oranges comparason resulting in a 13% raise, is ignorant, at best.
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All you need to do is ask any FT mommy how's it going after the addition of baby #2 (or 3), if you know any...[/quote]

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