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Finding the right nanny

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Twinmammaplusone · 05/06/2021 12:00

I’m having a wobble about childcare. Our new nanny is lovely but I’m not sure she’s “the one”. We really struggled to find someone and after original childcare plans fell through we were far too late to register for nursery so had to go with the only available person.

For anyone with a nanny, how did you know you found the right person? Our nanny is lovely but I don’t feel we click with her as a family. She is sweet and takes care of our children ok but I feel like I don’t know her at all. If this were an office job it would be different. She gives short answers if I ask how her weekend was. I have no idea what her hobbies are, if she has a family etc., and I really have to ask lots of questions to know how the children were each day.

I might be being ridiculous (waiting to be told so) but has anyone had a nanny that didn’t seem to fit with their family/ what did you do?

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BunnyRuddington · 05/06/2021 18:27

I've not had a Nanny no. My first thought was it's ok if she's not sharing about her personal life but if she's not sharing what your DTs are up to, that's a different matter.

I'd try asking MNHQ to move this over to the Nannies section to see if you get a few more responses Smile

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