Where can I find an EXPERIENCED travel nanny to fly London - Sydney - London?????????????????

[Georgiaplus1]

I'd rather not pay a recruitment agents fee, I've searched google, and still nothing......

I need an experience nanny who has the experience of entertaining my 2 year old son for the flight from London to Hong Kong (stay over night) then Hong Kong to Sydney - stay in Sydney for a month then back again. I'm a nervous wreck! I'll be on the flight too but can't stand the thought of my son not being happy or being able to run around.

I'll of course pay for the nanny's flight etc, does anyone know where I can find someone with experience without paying a recruitment fee?????

Thanks

I don't think there is jealousy tbh. But I do think that sometimes it is all to easy to forget that there is a real person behind these posting, and that it may actually be genuine (just because we think it is ridiculous doesn't mean it isn't true).

No malice is intended by it but I think everyone gets carried along with the direction the thread is taken.

funny - i saw it as witty banter, waiting for op to come back and clrify stuff.

Snap Beety, that is why I was getting so agitated re the bullying stuff. It seems to be being said way to easily these days.

So, I wonder, does the MN majority think it's worse to travel with a nanny on a long haul filght, or just send the child off on her/his own????? (reference my thread yesterday)

Oh, and I wouldn't pay an agency fee if I was filthy rich.

I take it back about the OP being a wind-up. What do I know?

But the only bullying I see on this thread is someone who has namechanged in order to taunt another person.

yes that was nasty JV

eleusis - in my book, it's fine for you to send your daughter off on her own and it's fine to want to take a nanny on a long haul flight . Both are lovely things to be able to do if you've got the money.

Yahoo!!! Mark your calendars everybody. Anna and I have agreed on two points in one thread.

Well, I'll admit I smirked when I read the OP, but if I were rich then I'd do it too. Don't see the problem.

We took our Nanny on hoiday primarily to help with the journey dcs then 1.5 and 2.5

Made a huge difference having that extra pair of hands and I'd definiately do it again.

Maybe others are jealous of OP. Well if she is still here, I know a CB checked nanny would would help

We took our Nanny on hoiday primarily to help with the journey dcs then 1.5 and 2.5

Made a huge difference having that extra pair of hands and I'd definiately do it again.

Maybe others are jealous of OP. Well if she is still here, I know a CB checked nanny would would help

am not jealou
unless hs ehas huge mobility issues i think she is lazy nad negectful

I would hate to take my nanny (when we used to have one) on holiday.

Holiday was for time as a family imo.

would never have occured to me to find a stranger to entertain my child on a flight either - not sure what she coudl do that I couldn't. Child probably whine for mum anyway when tired.

Seems strange

eleusis.

I think sending your daughter to the US to visit your family would be a fantastic experience for her in every way - incomparably more exciting, stimulating and beneficial to her well-being than staying at home in London. Go for it

wrogn thread!

ds webt it a lane on his own at 12 - taken to airport adn checked in then went thorugh, found gate etc all on his own - fabulous for him and he loved it.

yes, I am very jealous, you got me there

Being accused of being jealous when you disagree with something is SO annoying. It really gets me; please do me the courtesy of accepting that I'm an adult with some intelligence and that I am capable of posting "Wow, a nanny for a flight, I'm so jealous, wish I could do that!" if I THINK that.

If I disagree however, it's because I hold a different view.

The jealousy thing is just bizarre.

Here's a guess... The flight is very long. Perhaps mum and nanny will take turns in shift. One sleeps while other looks after kid(s), and then they swap.

Or perhaps there is something serious behind "I am a nervous wreck!" Maybe mum has a real phobia of flying and feels her child will be better cared for by someone who isn't freaking out about being on a plane.

Or maybe she's a single mum and for once wants a partner to share the load just like all us married people have all the time.

I've been biting my tongue on here for the most part, but really some of the comments on here are uncalled for. She's a neglectful parent because she want to employ a nanny? Good grief. If that's the case than many of us here on MN should be hung for our sins.

But why would you disagree with something like this on principle? What is the moral issue I'm missing?

is anyone disagreeing on priciple?

Surely most are saying I would or I wouldn't or I don't get it.

TM - there isn't a moral issue that I can see.

What is the moral problem about a rich mother giving employment to a nanny to help her out on a tiresome journey? I would have thought that was the moral decision - employ people if you can afford to do so

I haven't read every post but feel obliged to post as it seems shocking to me that the OP has been treated so harshly for asking a straightforward question. Just because we may not all be able to afford to or wish to hire help for a flight or holiday I don't see why the OP should be attacked or ridiculed.
Goergiaplus1 I'm afraid I don't know the answer except to add that it may be worth advertising on gumtree or nannyjob. It's not entirely clear from your post if you require help for the month you are in Sydney or not, may I suggest you make this clear when you advertise or you will be wasting alot of time sorting out responses to your ads. Good luck and have a wonderful trip.