Anonymous wrote:OP here... I've resisted responding so far but this is getting silly. I have a legal nanny, who is paid a good wage, gets 3 weeks paid vacation, bonuses etc. We like her and want to keep her, so we do our best to treat her well!
She understands a lot of English, and I understand a lot of Spanish, so in general, we have no trouble communicating. In this case, though, knowing the word in Spanish for "choking" vs. "gagging" is pretty advanced. So there is a language barrier here. I wanted to make sure she could review a resource in her native language.
Re: the CPR class, I paid for her to attend one 3 months ago. After I posted this, we talked about what happened more, and she said in prior CPR classes, they recommended a mouth sweep. I don't know if they specifically said NO MOUTH SWEEPS in the last class or just focused on what she should do.
In any case, there's just a lot of assumptions and judgments here. And I am finally frustrated enough to respond! But I do appreciate those who took the time to provide helpful responses. I am grateful!
Sorry - you are still an idiot. Both you and non-English speaking nanny should have known that if the baby/child is coughing YOU LEAVE HIM ALONE. NO ONE EVER RECOMMENDED A MOUTH SWEEP FOR A COUGHING CHILD/BABY.
AND you are NOT paying a good wage and she is not legal. Cut the crap.