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Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

if you have a live in nanny/au pair has your erm....sex life been affected??!

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wideratthehips · 30/05/2012 11:46

Okay, so its a personal question but just wondering how others get round maintaining their healthy sexlife and not frightening off their lovely young au pair. we are very conscious that we want to look after her and not traumatise her by the mad sex maniacs who sleep in the room next door. things have definately been affected. Dh and i have quite physical sex (in a very healthy way) and we have taken to trying to be veeeerrry quiet and trying not to make any noise but its a bit staged IFKWIM. should our au pair accept that we are a married couple and if she overhears something she should put on some head phones?? she hasnt said anything (obviously she would be too shy) but i dont want her to be traumatised! she isnt interested in boys as such and has not been on any dates since she has been here....and she is the most stunning girl but is being very focused on her time here. is it an irrelevant question that should not have a second thought? WWYD??? thanks for reading and im genuinely interested...its not a post about MY sexlife as such just the impact it could be having on her? Wink

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Frakiosaurus · 30/05/2012 12:21

For this reason we do not have adjoining rooms Wink

lovechoc · 30/05/2012 12:38

She may join in with your action but in her own way!! Wink

Seriously though, just do what you normally do and try not to worry about it. You cannot put off your sex life because of the au pair. It's your own home!

forevergreek · 30/05/2012 13:51

Move furniture around so you have floor to ceiling wardrobes/ bookcases etc on that wall.. Will act as sound barrier a bit!

GinevraMollyWeasley · 30/05/2012 18:50

Well, I've been live-in before, although never in the next room, and always assume my bosses have themselves a sex-life. I mean I wouldn't have a job if they hadn't, at some point! One family had a baby a year after I started so I can only assume at some point sexy-time was had. I've never overheard.... though have seen lube lft on bedside table, condoms in the bag I was asked to grab something from etc etc. I personally would be less than fussed if I overheard- pop earphones on, go out maybe.

redglow · 30/05/2012 19:36

This will get you into practice for when your children become teenagers. Long as you husband doesn't do a Tarzan impression should not be a problem.

Could you not do it when she goes out.

Strix · 30/05/2012 20:07

Depends what the au pair looks like. :-)

BornToShopForcedToWork · 30/05/2012 23:31

I am a live-in nanny and my employer's bedroom is opposite of my bedroom. So far I haven't heard them but I have seen lube on bedside table and condom wrappers in the bin etc. so I guess it hasn't effected them. Even if I would hear them I wouldn't mind - I always say if they wouldn't have had sex in the first place I wouldn't have my job Smile

BTW in my first live-in job I had the baby monitor in my room as I was babysitting and the parents came home late, I was already asleep and parents were too drunk to realise it was on... I couldn't ran faster from my bed to the chest of draws the monitor was on to switch it off...

blapbird · 31/05/2012 10:28

Envy Envy

eastnorth · 31/05/2012 22:09

How about going in the garden? Turn the tv up really loud. I think I would be very embarrassed If she heard anything.

kelpie6333 · 31/05/2012 23:35

Good question wideratthehips, I have been thinking that myself! We are about to have our first live-in au pair and it has been a bit of a struggle to get back to normal "sexy-time" since having our second child so to be a bit self conscious thinking about being overheard!

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