It’s been a long time coming, with a couple of attempts in the past, unsuccessful and fleeting… With all the emotional turmoil of the last few years, exacerbated by the Covid pandemic and the recent passing of my Mum, my levels of anxiety (and no doubt many people around the world) have shot through the roof. Physical symptoms associated with…
Category: Childcare
Trust or nanny-cam?
When I hired my first nanny she was working on a nanny-share arrangement for my daughter and my nephew at my house. It was like that for the first 3 months. I was still on maternity leave so I had enough time to get to know her and establish a relationship of trust. When I went back to work Miss…
The difference a little love makes
I’d say I’m a pro employer of nannies now. Having gone from employing one nanny for almost 5 years to having 3 different nannies in the following 9 months, I’m pretty sure that makes me a pro. When our long time nanny Ms C announced that she was pregnant with her first child, I was 6 months pregnant with Miss…
New nanny
Since our beloved nanny had a motorbike accident that I went from looking after her, to having no nanny to hiring a nanny from back home. That nanny was very calm and organised, but I felt something was missing. I am a strict Mom, I like routine and structure, and I insist on good behaviour, so I guess in the…
Nanny guilt? I don’t think so!
I hired my first nanny when Miss Z was 9 months old. I went back to work when she was 12 months old. When I had Mr A (2 years later) I was on maternity leave for 9 months. People would often be surprised that I still had a nanny whilst I was on maternity leave. I really loved my…