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Anonymous wrote:Whlie the rest of DC was cowering indoors yesterday, she bundled up herself and the baby, and went for an hourlong walk. Fresh air for the baby, no cabin fever for her, baby slept great afterwards.

Just wanted to put this out there how much I appreciate her.

She is a fool and so are you. Breathing in air that Cole is a good way to get pneumonia. Personally, I would fire her for doing something so dangerous

Breathing in cold air does not make you sick. Bacteria and viruses make you sick. A cold or flu can irritate the lungs enough that you can get pneumonia.

https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/pneumonia.html

Anonymous wrote:believe it or not this nanny went to a friends house
No nannies stay out in the cold always have somewhere to
Go maybe see didn’t want to tell the mom she had a play date
I believe she went out but didn’t stay in that kind of cold for an hour

No she didn't.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whlie the rest of DC was cowering indoors yesterday, she bundled up herself and the baby, and went for an hourlong walk. Fresh air for the baby, no cabin fever for her, baby slept great afterwards.

Just wanted to put this out there how much I appreciate her.

She is a fool and so are you. Breathing in air that Cole is a good way to get pneumonia. Personally, I would fire her for doing something so dangerous

Why don't you check out pneumonia rates in Scandinavian countries and get back to us. You wonder how their young survive to adulthood!

believe it or not this nanny went to a friends house
No nannies stay out in the cold always have somewhere to
Go maybe see didn’t want to tell the mom she had a play date
I believe she went out but didn’t stay in that kind of cold for an hour

People who live in countries where winter lasts six months traditionally take their babies out anyway because otherwise they would all have such low vitamin D that they suffer from rickets. It is foolish to go out for an hour with a baby when it is well below freezing in a climate where it is very likely to be 50° within the next week. Big kids need to get gross motor activity outside of the house (unless you have a very large house), but for babies the only benefit is getting a little fresh air. A 20 minute walk would have more than sufficed without getting into frostbite risk. And I say this is someone who regularly babywears and believes strongly that there is no bad weather, just bad clothing. There’s just no way to successfully gauge that an infant is getting too cold and turn around and get back to the house in a safe amount of time if you have been walking for 30 minutes already. If I’m out with an infant in very cold weather, we are not staying out very long and I am going to be taking that infant around the block a few times, rather than going for a long walk where I can’t double back and get back into the house quickly.

Anonymous wrote:Whlie the rest of DC was cowering indoors yesterday, she bundled up herself and the baby, and went for an hourlong walk. Fresh air for the baby, no cabin fever for her, baby slept great afterwards.

Just wanted to put this out there how much I appreciate her.

She is a fool and so are you. Breathing in air that Cole is a good way to get pneumonia. Personally, I would fire her for doing something so dangerous

Anonymous wrote:Well anyone with children should know and most child caregivers know that anything under 31 degrees is considered dangerous and children shouldn’t be out longer than 15-20 mintues (use your judgement). Anything below 20 is even more dangerous.

I’m glad that my families preferred we stayed inside since I have an infant and toddler. We’re in DC as well and around our normal outdoor time (10:30-12:45) it felt like 10 degrees- no thanks; and we still had a blast! Puzzles, paint, crafts, dress up, music— you name it!

P.s they still slept good (2.5 & 3 hours).

Well. They slept well. Hope you’re not teaching your charges your atrocious grammar.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well anyone with children should know and most child caregivers know that anything under 31 degrees is considered dangerous and children shouldn’t be out longer than 15-20 mintues (use your judgement). Anything below 20 is even more dangerous.

I’m glad that my families preferred we stayed inside since I have an infant and toddler. We’re in DC as well and around our normal outdoor time (10:30-12:45) it felt like 10 degrees- no thanks; and we still had a blast! Puzzles, paint, crafts, dress up, music— you name it!

P.s they still slept good (2.5 & 3 hours).

PS: I'm praising my nanny, not dumping on you! no need to feel defensive.

Not at all being defensive. And yes, that is the perk of having a nanny, you set the rules, right? But according to the state(s), what I said is correct, and what school systems in DC, MD and VA follow. An hour + outside with a child in 10 degree weather in my opinion is dumb. When it’s that cold you get creative, arrange play dates or go somewhere else indoors (like an Museum) to prevent cabin fever.

A young baby doesn't need play dates or museums.

Do you think babies in Scandinavia spend all winter indoors?

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21537988

This is my favorite quote:

"When the temperature drops to -15C we always cover the prams with blankets."

Minus 15 Centigrade is 5 F.

A Canadian friend of mine said that when she was growing up, people would bundle the babies up and stick their bassinet on the front porch. The cold air was considered healthy!

The fact that schools *around here* don't let kids go outside for recess if the temperature is below freezing does not mean that it's dangerous (I grew up being sent outside to play in much colder temps). You can decide that you'd rather not go outside, fine, but it isn't dangerous.

It's still pretty much the practice in Scandinavian countries, that's why you see prams with infants parked on the streets in snowy weather all the time. As long as they are bundled up, it's perfectly safe. And healthy!

Anonymous wrote:Lady please your nanny went to a friends house for play date
You really think people want to be out when it’s that cold?
If that’s the case truly you should give her a pay raise

Yeah no, she didn't. It's possible people don't want to be out in the cold. But people don't want to change poopy diapers either. She just takes her job seriously, that's all.