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Anonymous wrote:The baby will suffer, OP. You are dragging her/him out of your home on cold winter mornings and to live in your schedule and based on your needs. You will not find a good nanny.

If she couldn't afford a nanny, she'd be doing this for daycare.

OP, don't listen to the haters. Solve the problem of the nanny having to be so confined all day, especially during nap time, and you can make this work.

Nonsense. OP would not be nursing-on-demand in daycare nor tie her baby to the mother's demanding work schedule. The "haters" are actually a few nursing mothers and experienced nannies it seems.

This is truly a half-brained idea. OP is putting her desire to nurse on demand above her baby's well-being and development.

Anonymous wrote:The baby will suffer, OP. You are dragging her/him out of your home on cold winter mornings and to live in your schedule and based on your needs. You will not find a good nanny.

If she couldn't afford a nanny, she'd be doing this for daycare.

OP, don't listen to the haters. Solve the problem of the nanny having to be so confined all day, especially during nap time, and you can make this work.

The baby will suffer, OP. You are dragging her/him out of your home on cold winter mornings and to live in your schedule and based on your needs. You will not find a good nanny.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope breastfeeding works for you OP. You sound a little naive.

I agree. I'm trying to picture how "breastfeeding on demand" will work while you work full time from another office. For the first few months, on demand will likely mean "non stop"--especially when the baby is going through a growth spurt.

Please consider pumping. That's going to be challenging enough If your job is demanding enough that you must be in the office 6 weeks after birth (let's hope it's a complication free birth), you can't possibly breastfeed nonstop and maintain your position.

PUMPING SUCKS OP. Don't do that either. I exclusively pumped for 6 months and it was a pain the butt.

I pumped for over two years. It's doable. It's not fun, but it's fine. And when you have to work but don't want to give your baby formula, it's the way to go.

OP I think it's cute you want the baby so close. Hopefully, you will find the right nanny. You never know. It may work out.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope breastfeeding works for you OP. You sound a little naive.

I agree. I'm trying to picture how "breastfeeding on demand" will work while you work full time from another office. For the first few months, on demand will likely mean "non stop"--especially when the baby is going through a growth spurt.

Please consider pumping. That's going to be challenging enough If your job is demanding enough that you must be in the office 6 weeks after birth (let's hope it's a complication free birth), you can't possibly breastfeed nonstop and maintain your position.

PUMPING SUCKS OP. Don't do that either. I exclusively pumped for 6 months and it was a pain the butt.

Lololololololololol

I agree that you will not find a good nanny to work in that very weird environment. Here is what you honestly don't understand - how can you nurse on demand with a demanding job? Do you understand how long nursing takes? What is your child has reflux or latch issues?

One of the reasons that parents hire nannies is to have their child home during the day. You are basically opening a one baby daycare.

The good nannies probably realize how naive and stubborn you are and are not interested. This is the goofiest idea I have ever heard of! Get a hospital grade pump and pump milk at work with a hands-free bra. Let your poor baby be in his/her home where it is quiet, peaceful and doesn't need to be dragged outside on freezing cold mornings on your work schedule.

I cannot imagine being confined to a room of any size all day. Are you putting a bed in the nursery for your nanny to nap as well? And how on earth do you think you're going to get work done with your baby right next door? I think you need to seriously reconsider your choices.

This is truly a terrible idea, OP! For a year you baby is going to be stuck in a little office away from home in the same room with her/his nanny?

Why are you against pumping?


I promise you that you will not find a good nanny to take this position. You will find someone but she will not be a top nanny who will engage, narrate and read to your child. How could she when there is nothing to narrate in a small room?!

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Anonymous wrote:I hope breastfeeding works for you OP. You sound a little naive.

I agree. I'm trying to picture how "breastfeeding on demand" will work while you work full time from another office. For the first few months, on demand will likely mean "non stop"--especially when the baby is going through a growth spurt.

Please consider pumping. That's going to be challenging enough If your job is demanding enough that you must be in the office 6 weeks after birth (let's hope it's a complication free birth), you can't possibly breastfeed nonstop and maintain your position.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope breastfeeding works for you OP. You sound a little naive.

I agree. I'm trying to picture how "breastfeeding on demand" will work while you work full time from another office. For the first few months, on demand will likely mean "non stop"--especially when the baby is going through a growth spurt.

I did this, though I work from home, so the nanny had lots of rooms to choose from when the baby was sleeping.

For the three children I had who were normal-to-good sleepers, this actually worked fine, though I won't pretend I wasn't tired.

For the one who screamed all.day.long, it was a challenge for the first 16 weeks before he finally calmed down and started napping more.

My job does not require phone/video conferencing or specific appointment times. It would have been nearly impossible for those first few months if it did.

The pay offered is very good, at least in my area however there is no way that I could successfully be the best Nanny that I can be working so closely w/my boss.

It would be awkward at best.

Your Nanny will feel like she is being watched by you the entire day which she may since you will be breastfeeding on demand.
Also she will have the added stress of trying to keep your baby quiet since you will be working so close.

And when the baby naps, she may feel as if she cannot just lie down + rest, she may feel like she may always need to look busy the whole time.

A much better set-up would be a Nanny caring for your baby in your home while you work out of the home.

But if you truly want to exclusively breast feed on demand then your set up sounds pretty good for you.

Just be prepared that you will have a much smaller Nanny pool to choose from than most families.

Good luck.

If you pay off the books you will find someone easily. Working in small spaces is not a big deal for immigrants. I'm American but I could see myself doing this. I'm not the typical dc nanny though. I moved from the Midwest and was happy as a clam to work for $12-15. I'm now a stay at home mom.

No way is this going to make you or nanny happy.