Nanny & New Arrival

[Eminado]

We are due our 2nd baby in about 6 weeks and I was just wondering what arrangements other people made regarding the nanny and new arrival.

My current feeling is that in the immediate period after birth I want some space and privacy and just to be left alone. I want to be able to
Bfeed anywhere without covering up, stay in pjs all day, sleep when I want to (if I can!) etc and I am just not keen on the idea of an audience.

That said, I am worried that my DD will be going stir crazy in our shoe box sized house and maybe I will appreciate a few hours' break?

So as not to drip feed, it's a NWOC. Her son is 7 and normally at school so easy enough to avoid the issue until now, but he will be on school holidays at the time of birth and he is VERY full on and to be honest him following me around, asking questions, wanting to see/hold the baby etc is something I am not sure I will have the patience for. My own DD will be handful enough.

What do other people do? Perhaps I am overthinking things.

Any thoughts welcome.

I agree with Iguess it does sound like you were looking for ways to get around not paying your nanny if you gave her time off. Even my MB read it the same way.

Of course you can give her time off out of annual leave. You say your nanny has used all of her allowance, have you used all yours? Most of my employers have taken it very easy in the first week, barely stepping foot downstairs, I carried on as normal with the older children. Taking them to classes/outings/to meet friends. I have a large nanny/mum circle so we spend the day with friends, either out or at their houses and I repay when they need to be out of the house. Depending on MB's night, I'd take the older ones up to have a chat with mum after breakfast and take the baby to change nappy, top and tail and get dressed (changed into a clean babygro!!) and have a little cuddle! Then the same in the evening, the children woul have a chat/stories with MB and I'd bath and get baby ready for bed (most of my MB's have hated bathing a little one.

As the baby got older and going longer between feeds, I'd take baby for a walk/into town/supermarket while MB spent the afternoon with the older ones.

Just have a chat with her and tell her what's expected.

Re pay rise. I have always got a little bit extra when MB goes back to work. I really don't expect it (I do expect a pay rise at every anniversary, it's in my contract!) but it's always nice. As a nanny you work per family not per child. You can have one child or 6 and still get paid the same!

I've always had a little payrise with a new sibling but not all do. A nanny is per family and not child and we don't get less when a child goes to school /nursery

But if you can afford it then a nice touch