Employing a nanny for a specific task

[deliakate]

Hi, I am desperately needing some help with getting DD onto formula milk - she is 6 months almost and has started weaning, but just won't give up the breast. She gets very agitated - as do I - when we try bottles or sippy cups, which we do every day. I could almost bear it, but I have a 2.4 yo DS and he hates her crying, so dances around being silly when she does, creating havoc.

So, I know there exist maternity nannies, and I know there exist nannies to come in and troubleshoot behavioural problems in older children. I wonder whether there would be a nanny who would be able to come along and help and support us with this specific task, as a temporary contract. No idea how long we would need - maybe a couple of months.

Would this be an appealing job? Or would a nanny just think there was too much pressure and if the mother has failed, why would they succeed. Obviously if it didn't work, it would not affect how I felt about the nanny, but I would need someone confident with some tricks and ideas to help us.

What are your thoughts - is this weird??

Yes you could get a temp nanny and part of her job would be this.

I think a good nanny would be able to suss this for you. I have done it a couple of times as a nanny, you really need to go out and leave the nanny to it. When you are trying to give it to her she can smell your milk so will not take the bottle.

It took two days.

Having said that when I had my own daughter it took longer but I got my husband to do it.

I was a much better nanny than a mum.

I have private messaged you deliakate

This probably wouldnt take a couple of months to do, a couple/few days of someone confident around babies should be enough.

Why do you need to move to formula? Is it to allow your DD to start nursery? My DD was like this (though a little older when she started nursery) and it was dealt with there.

"I was a much better nanny than a mum."

You wouldn't believe how many ex-nannies I know think this!

And they are all fabulous mums.

God just gives us just enough to test us where DC are concerned.

And I agree with what redglow said.

Find a decent nanny on a temp contract, and leave them to it.

Do you need to give up BF now? DS1 and DD wouldn't have been ready at 6 months, but by 9 months, when they were eating food they were fine with giving up BF.