Definitely cut yourself some slack. I'm a MB and it would take a LOT for me to be truly upset with my nanny for little things like that, because at the end of the day, I come home to a home filled with the squealing laughter of kids who adore their warm, fun, intelligent, good-judgement-having nanny whom I trust to keep them healthy, learning and growing. The rest is just details.

I think you just are making the transition back to "Nanny Mode." It will take some a little bit of time to get your bearings back, just be patient and don't be too hard on yourself OP.

I am quite sure your bosses understand completely how tough it is to come back from a week's vacation and get back into work mode.

OP here. Thank you PPs. They both were perfectly pleasant toward me today. I think I just need to cut myself a bit of slack. I got some extra sleep last night and am feeling more like myself.

Anonymous wrote:MB here. OP, the things you're describing sound like fairly minor screwups to me. I think you're being WAAAY too hard on yourself, and I don't think you need to apologize profusely.

If you like you can say to your employers "Sorry I was a little distracted the other day. It won't happen again" and nothing more.

If you want to share something about what you were doing last week (it sounds pretty tough) that's fine but you don't need to.

If you're a great nanny then a couple of off days (when no one was harmed at all) is really no big deal. Take it easy on yourself. We're all human.

Another MB here and totally agree. Hell, us parents certainly aren't perfect! We've all had those days both professionally and personally when we are just off. We are human after all. The mistakes you made are very minor. I mean, your charge would have let you know if he was mad at the missed feeding time. The car seat issue is a little more annoying, but obviously not that big of a deal if your boss said not to worry about it.

anyways, I guess you can always see how they react. If they act like nothing is wrong or do a simple "at the end of the day just please make sure everything is out of your car" then they are likely good employers

If they are like the MB on here who would give you shit, I'd be worried about what kind of people they are

MB here. OP, the things you're describing sound like fairly minor screwups to me. I think you're being WAAAY too hard on yourself, and I don't think you need to apologize profusely.

If you like you can say to your employers "Sorry I was a little distracted the other day. It won't happen again" and nothing more.

If you want to share something about what you were doing last week (it sounds pretty tough) that's fine but you don't need to.

If you're a great nanny then a couple of off days (when no one was harmed at all) is really no big deal. Take it easy on yourself. We're all human.

I used to feel bad about this type of stuff (I too will forget to transfer kid stuff out of my car from time to time) and then I read the thread about the nanny who lost the stroller altogether! Yes this may have been a slight inconvenience, but all in all their property is undamaged and their child will be fine. This is just the cost of doing business with humans. Goodness knows my MB has made some similar mistakes in reverse that inconvenienced me. We both try to cut each other some slack and move on.

OP, we just put my MIL in a nursing home. Given what you are going through, anyone decent would cut you slack. That stuff is really minor and can happen to anyone. It is much easier and safer for everyone to have their own seats. The baby will let you know when he is hungry. That stuff happens.