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Anonymous wrote:I feel this posting is not real because everyone KNOWS that an extra child = more labor. More so for a new baby.

Constant feeding(s), diaper changes and fussiness.

I am thinking your bosses will automatically give you a $2-3 raise for the extra baby. Why wouldn't they...??

Op is saying that she is already working at 100%. So it will be different labor but not more labor.

OP here and exactly. Some of the things I do with my current charge I will not be able to do when I have the new baby in my care and some of the things I was able to so with my first charge I will not be able to do with the new baby, but since I am currently "laboring" at 100% it cannot be more work. Different work, divided attention and a need for more organization - yes! But it cannot be more work.

Anonymous wrote:I feel this posting is not real because everyone KNOWS that an extra child = more labor. More so for a new baby.

Constant feeding(s), diaper changes and fussiness.

I am thinking your bosses will automatically give you a $2-3 raise for the extra baby. Why wouldn't they...??

Op is saying that she is already working at 100%. So it will be different labor but not more labor.

I feel this posting is not real because everyone KNOWS that an extra child = more labor. More so for a new baby.

Constant feeding(s), diaper changes and fussiness.

I am thinking your bosses will automatically give you a $2-3 raise for the extra baby. Why wouldn't they...??

Anonymous wrote:We just moved states, do our kids need counseling?

Possible - but that is not the issue at hand. OP is asking that if she is already "balls to the wall" working at 100% why should she get a raise for an additional child.

We just moved states, do our kids need counseling?

Anonymous wrote:I don't think your thinking is off. Your family may give you a raise since a new baby is additional work and it is not uncommon for families to give a small raise when a second child comes. however, at the same time, they may not to simply because you are making $20 hour already (I assume you work full time) and this is a competitive rate even for a nanny with two kids, so the family may simply think of keep givinig you a raise every year as usual.

you can ask for a raise, but at end if you become too expensive the family will find another nanny

OP here and if that ever happens and I become more than they can afford, that is something we will discuss. However, my expectations of annual increases based on COL and merit were discussed upon my hiring. My employers are extremely ethical people and also deeply care about continuity in their son's life.

Anonymous wrote:Dear lord, lifetime counseling sessions? I sincerely hope you are being sarcastic. Sometimes this forum gets too dumb for words.

You do understand that some of our employers know their children by what we put in the log book?

Dear lord, lifetime counseling sessions? I sincerely hope you are being sarcastic. Sometimes this forum gets too dumb for words.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think your thinking is off. Your family may give you a raise since a new baby is additional work and it is not uncommon for families to give a small raise when a second child comes. however, at the same time, they may not to simply because you are making $20 hour already (I assume you work full time) and this is a competitive rate even for a nanny with two kids, so the family may simply think of keep givinig you a raise every year as usual.

you can ask for a raise, but at end if you become too expensive the family will find another nanny

OR they may consider the damage the broken bond may cause to the first child.


Lifelong counseling sessions are more costly than giving the nanny a very generous wage increase.

I don't think your thinking is off. Your family may give you a raise since a new baby is additional work and it is not uncommon for families to give a small raise when a second child comes. however, at the same time, they may not to simply because you are making $20 hour already (I assume you work full time) and this is a competitive rate even for a nanny with two kids, so the family may simply think of keep givinig you a raise every year as usual.

you can ask for a raise, but at end if you become too expensive the family will find another nanny

From the timing you outline, you had a review 6 months ago. Baby #2 is coming in a few months. MB will presumably take a few month of leave. You won't actually be in charge of baby#2 until a few months + a few months = likely 6+ months from now, which is when your next annual review would be anyway.

Wait for your next annual review, which it sounds like it will coincide naturally with when you'll have new duties anyway.

As a raise have being awarded every year, its appropiate to ask for a raise $2/year instead and ignore asking for more$ for the new child. Good luck!!

Anonymous wrote:It is extra work. If you don't think you deserve a raise for your duties increasing 100%, then don't ask for one. I'm sure your employer will be delighted.

I am working, as I said, at 100% now. I have nannied for two and three children before and know that it is different but not more "work" than one.

It is extra work. If you don't think you deserve a raise for your duties increasing 100%, then don't ask for one. I'm sure your employer will be delighted.

I have been the nanny for a great little boy since his birth 2.5 years ago. Every year, on the anniversary of my start date, I ask for a review from my employers as well as a $1 and hour raise and additional paid time off. Both have always been given to me without argument. So now I am at $20 an hour. MB is expecting another baby in a few months.

I don't feel comfortable asking for a raise for the new baby. I know that everyone does it but it just doesn't seem right to me. I do the best that I can, 100% of the time when I am with my one charge and will be doing the best that I can, 100% of the time when I have two charges. Why would I ask for a raise beyond my annual raise?

Annual raises, to me, are about cost-of-living increases as well as merit increases. I deserve both. I am a great nanny - educated and experienced - and have the best interest of my charge in my mind every minute of the day. All that will happen when the new baby arrives is that two will now have my full attention and I will have two whose best interest will always be on my mind. Obviously I will have to split my time and attention but I won't be working harder.

Where am I "off" in my thinking?

TIA