Nanny in the clouds

[mich77]

Hey

Has anyone used the Nanny in the clouds service ?
It's a website that basically put parents in contact with nannies that may be on the same flight as you.
We are doing a long haul flight soon and I thought I might try it.

Thanks

Sounds like a busmans holiday if you are a nanny.

Hi,

I just recently heard about it and signed up as a nanny. I fly often short flights and a few longhaul every year. But so far not many people have signed up.

You could not pay me enough.

Sounds like hell.

But this could catch on....what about 2nannies in the mall". You find a nanny who happens to be shopping at the same time as you and s/he can entertain your children while you try on some clothes.

But what could a Complete stranger do for your child that you couldn't on a flight, what will you b doing? Not having a go just interested how and why?

It's for parents with children who are hard to control. If crayons, paper, books talking to keep them entertained don't work put them in an overhead compartment I say. I'm out. I really can't see this making money or creating work.

I don't understand this at all, although I've seen the websites. Do they fix rates etc? Can anyone sign up as a nanny? Seems bizarre to me....

Although if anyone is in the flight from CDG to EMA on the 30th I'll pay you to occupy DS

sounds like total hell tbh - no money in the world could make me look after a strangers nightmare noisey child in an enclosed space with everyone throwing daggers at you as they scream

but the nanny in the mall could def catch on

See, now, I can definitely see a market for it cackles at thought of swanning it in business whilst the sprogs get fobbed off to the back of cattle class...

Not nanny need night nurse for kiddies, sleep for hours, ( of course never do this).

You couldn't pay me enough. When I'm on a flight I'm on holiday. If I wanted to work I would be.
What happens if the kids don't want anything to do with you? Or scream the whole time? Or fall asleep? Do you still get paid?
Also- what are the chances an off duty nanny will be on your flight? Crazy.

Well I wouldn't mind this I think a child would pass the time.

Blimey redglow!! Do u self flagellate as well??

I was on a long haul flight with a group of adults.

One of us was going to have to sit in the row behind.....next to a mum travelling alone with young children. It was survival of the fittest not to get that seat. We felt a bit bad for DM who ended up entertaining a 6 year old for 11 hours, especially when she suggested one of us might like to swap seats. But not bad enough to swap with her.

i flew long haul to oz in jan and therefore spent 20hrs on a plane

trust me i had no problem in passing the time

watching films
drinking free booze
playing games
eating snacks
going for a walk
going for a wee

the thought of entertaining a screaming child brings me out in a rash!!!!

Actually it would be handy to have someone while i went for a wee, they could look after my DS.

Maybe it's for the parents who fly business class and leave their kids in economy I would be spitting chips personally if I ended up sat next to kids who needed/wanted attention if I knew their parents were having a nice quiet time up front by themselves.

The reason I'm interested in the service is we are traveling to australia so our whole journey time is over 24 hours. We have 2 small children I just wanted to use a nanny for our 1 year old for about 6 hours to give a us break.

having done oz and yes journey was 24hrs in total with changes etc and have to say i pity you

the last 4 hrs dragged by and when you land and change flights it was 1am uk time but think 9am kl time so all we wanted to do was sleep and of course the airline was running on their time and all the staff were happy and serving breakie and just wanted to say sod off

Once we arrive in oz we have to change and take another 2hr domestic flight !!

Just make sure you're ticketed through to your final destination mich77 so the same airline is responsible for you until the end. Until Emirates started flying Sydney-Dublin I always had to transfer at Heathrow for a flight to Ireland, and after 24 hours plus that was the worst bit. Once the flight landed late so I missed my connection - they wanted me to wait 11 hours at Heathrow before putting me on a flight. I was so jet lagged and generally over it that I actually stood at the desk and told them I would scream loudly until they put me on the next flight They did

Sunny, you just made me laff! I'll have to remember that onethough knowing my luck they'd just tell me to go right ahead.

Strike through fail!

I travelled to Oz many times on my own with 1 DS (5 times), it was bloody exhausting, I would arrive completely sleep deprived, to then also face a 2 hour domestic flight. When DH and I travelled with 2 DSs, it was a breeze in comparison, but still not easy. (Worked out that the last trip was 36 hours, door to door .)

I wouldn't fly at the moment with both DSs to Oz unless I had someone else helping, just too bloody hard - so I would definitely be up for a service like this. Maybe when they're both school aged it would get easier...... .

If you can avoid it, DON'T travel with a push chair. They will be the bane of your life, and were responsible for us missing connecting flights, etc. Better to take one of those Trunki hand luggage cases which your DC could ride on, if they're old enough.

Mich - when are you going? I might be interested, though would want my flight paid for...! I've flown between london, la and ny with an under 1, once when he'd only just got over a tummy bug!

I flew as a nanny to three children aged (4,6 and 8) from London to NZ via LA a few years ago. The parents flew first class, children and I flew economy.

Good points were that since parents were flying first the rest of us were allowed in lounge.

Bad points. Middle child threw up on way to airport and proceeded to faint going through security so we ended up not going and being delayed a day. Oldest child while middle child kept fainting was crying and screaming "is she going to die". When getting onto flight from LA to NZ we got to airport early and were able to get on to earlier flight but it was a rush through security etc and not enough time for parents to properly explain. Hence when we separated the 4 year old started screaming "I DON'T WANT MY NANNY I WANT MY MUMMY" - down all the 60 rows of the plane until our seats. He then cried until take off. I couldn't sleep on any of the flights either there or back as one of them was always awake.

It gives me nervous twitches just thinking about it now:-)