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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I couldn't tell if "$45/week for a newborn. Yah that sounds amazing!!" was sarcastic or not. I would think caring for a newborn is easier than a toddler. They sleep a lot more, and you don't have to run around & chase after them, or struggle too much with having to always keep them busy.

You should actually try it, and report back (after 60 days) how "easy" it is.
I think she'll have a better offer and ditch you.

I'm not OP but I have 3 children so I've done the newborn thing 3 times. Aside from the sleepless nights that the nanny doesn't have, a newborn is MUCH easier than a toddler. Ask any parent with more than 1 child and they will tell you they have no idea why they thought a newborn was hard the first time around. Now, if you have twins or 2 toddlers that is a different story but presumably the nanny would continue to get a raise each year as well as a second child raise. A newborn is NOT hard and any nanny who claims a newborn is SO much work has no business taking care of a newborn. Granted if the baby is colicky or has other problems NOT typical that is a different story and you would want to compensate the nanny accordingly but otherwise $1/hr is perfectly acceptable.

You STILL have no clue.

No, she's right. You have no clue. $1 per hour raise is very typical. And to the poster who characterized $17 per hour for one child and $18 for two as low rates and "cheap childcare," get a grip. $17 is on the high end for one child in DC and $18 is very typical for two kids from one family.

Based on what? Nothing.

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OP here. I couldn't tell if "$45/week for a newborn. Yah that sounds amazing!!" was sarcastic or not. I would think caring for a newborn is easier than a toddler. They sleep a lot more, and you don't have to run around & chase after them, or struggle too much with having to always keep them busy.

You should actually try it, and report back (after 60 days) how "easy" it is.
I think she'll have a better offer and ditch you.


I'm not OP but I have 3 children so I've done the newborn thing 3 times. Aside from the sleepless nights that the nanny doesn't have, a newborn is MUCH easier than a toddler. Ask any parent with more than 1 child and they will tell you they have no idea why they thought a newborn was hard the first time around. Now, if you have twins or 2 toddlers that is a different story but presumably the nanny would continue to get a raise each year as well as a second child raise. A newborn is NOT hard and any nanny who claims a newborn is SO much work has no business taking care of a newborn. Granted if the baby is colicky or has other problems NOT typical that is a different story and you would want to compensate the nanny accordingly but otherwise $1/hr is perfectly acceptable.

You STILL have no clue.


No, she's right. You have no clue. $1 per hour raise is very typical. And to the poster who characterized $17 per hour for one child and $18 for two as low rates and "cheap childcare," get a grip. $17 is on the high end for one child in DC and $18 is very typical for two kids from one family.

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Anonymous wrote:We did $1/hour raise.

Cheap childcare has got to be the best bargain in America. No wonder you can't afford to parent your own kids.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I couldn't tell if "$45/week for a newborn. Yah that sounds amazing!!" was sarcastic or not. I would think caring for a newborn is easier than a toddler. They sleep a lot more, and you don't have to run around & chase after them, or struggle too much with having to always keep them busy.

You should actually try it, and report back (after 60 days) how "easy" it is.
I think she'll have a better offer and ditch you.

I'm not OP but I have 3 children so I've done the newborn thing 3 times. Aside from the sleepless nights that the nanny doesn't have, a newborn is MUCH easier than a toddler. Ask any parent with more than 1 child and they will tell you they have no idea why they thought a newborn was hard the first time around. Now, if you have twins or 2 toddlers that is a different story but presumably the nanny would continue to get a raise each year as well as a second child raise. A newborn is NOT hard and any nanny who claims a newborn is SO much work has no business taking care of a newborn. Granted if the baby is colicky or has other problems NOT typical that is a different story and you would want to compensate the nanny accordingly but otherwise $1/hr is perfectly acceptable.

You STILL have no clue.

No, she's right. You have no clue. $1 per hour raise is very typical. And to the poster who characterized $17 per hour for one child and $18 for two as low rates and "cheap childcare," get a grip. $17 is on the high end for one child in DC and $18 is very typical for two kids from one family.