Nanny keeps changing baby's clothes

Yeah, because those are the only two options; this woman or OP quitting her job. Good one. 🙄

It would annoy me she was creating even more washing! We seem to have our machine on constantly and that's without putting clean clothes in the wash. Tell her to knock it off!

If you’re not comfortable, then get rid of her, and look after your child yourself. 🙂

This. You don't need to clean clean clothes. So wasteful

This. I’m a seasoned nanny (who loves being in charge of dressing the baby 😂) and what she’s doing is ridiculous. I get that it’s enjoyable to choose the clothes but what a waste of time. Both for her and the laundry! (Actually the extra laundry would have me raging!)

I change both my grandsons outfits when I look after them as there clothes are way too big and they look really scruffy and im embarrassed is it maybe this the reason ?

I would leave your DD in PJs to be honest. It doesn't feel like a hill to die on.

You have a nanny. You need her more than she needs you. She changes your child's clothes. We've had bad nannies (like...bad, leave tomorrow). Don't play with fire! Enjoy what you have!!!!

if you read the op she explains the clothes are clean and in the laundry basket

I wouldn't like this at all. She's your child, not the nanny's doll. And the sexist point needs picking up.

It sounds like you haven't asked her directly so you could try that. If you prefer not to, you could ask her to leave any clothes she takes off that are not visibly dirty in a particular place so that they can be reworn.
The using expressed milk when you are there is something I would be more direct about. If she's never had a baby herself she might not appreciate the trouble that goes into expressing the milk nor how precious every drop is.

It’s strange because it doesn’t fit with the routine you had in place - which by no means reflects someone else’s. Perhaps OP likes getting her DC ready in the morning? Perhaps the nanny arrives later than yours did? etc etc. An aside to the thread, but people aren’t “strange” simply because they might do something differently to you.

I have to admit as a nanny that I used to do this sometimes Mainly down to different taste in clothes. I looked after one little girl whose Mum would just put on the nearest thing to hand - didn't matter if it matched or was weather appropriate. I looked after a toddler boy and Mum would often dress him in clothes too small, so trousers flapping round his ankles or a jumper that wasn't quite long enough in the body.

I would get irrationally angry at someone changing my baby if there hadnt been a poo or pee leakage!!

My babys outfits are thought of, and are not up for discussion. So unless they are dirty, they are staying!
I would be having firm words with the nanny.

But, what about the mother's?
We do dress our babies in clothes that we do like or someone we know has bought for the baby. Or hand me downs from sibblings that remind us of the times with those babies. It is not that a trivial thing....

Are you sure baby isn't dribbling, getting dirty, snotty? I remember chaining my kids constantly at that age...

I would be having serious reservations if I heard this. I would definitely be explaining why I am not ok with that and I would be seriously considering getting rid of her.

I think if she dresses the baby how she would prefer her to look, it can only improve her positive feeling towards her

Tell her to stop re-dressing your baby. She isn't paid to do as she wishes and repeat jobs you have already done because she thinks she can do it better.

"Nanny, unless she's too hot/cold or her clothes get dirty, could you leave DD in the clothes I put her in please? The extra outfit changes are creating a lot of laundry. If you have plans and want to suggest anything particularly weather/play appropriate, just let me know the night before so I can get her dressed for that"

The next wave of onesies in my house would be solid blue and covered in tractors 😂 I can be a bit childish though!

Nanny is putting the clean clothes in the laundry so it's a pain to have to check each item.
Putting clean clothes or ones that have been worn for a couple of hours in the laundry is something we have to each a lot of teenagers not to do. It's so wasteful.

You don't have to wash clean clothes, just put them back in the drawer, so the "making laundry" isn't really a problem.

I'd have an issue with the girly clothes comment, and address the sexism though.

Ah I just thought she'd like to look a bit more girly

I'd wonder whether she was spouting other sexist nonsense around my children.
The 8mo doesn't know or care, but I'd want to check whether she had rigid ideas about what girls and boys should be doing and if the older children were exposed to that.

As for the extra washing - it would piss me off.

"Please just stop changing the baby for no reason constantly, its loads more laundry, & I dont have the time"