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How much do you pay your nanny?

Karen1024Karen1024 member
in October 2012 Moms

And how much experience does she/he have?  For how many kids? 

I feel like $14 per hour makes sense but then $30,000 per year seems like SOOOO much to pay compared to 11,000 for day-care!  We chose a nanny because we want our DD bonded to us really really well in part because we have a transracial adoption. SO I feel like putting money in now will pay off later.  I just didn't realize it would be so much when we are underwater on two houses!  To  be clear we can afford our houses and the nanny.  I just met my husband before the housing crash and we both owned our own homes... 

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  • BabyCarryingVesselBabyCarryingVessel member
    $1,000 per month for four days a week. She keeps the twins and does some housework.

     

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  • Mrs_LadyMrs_Lady member
    ha! the nannny but in all seriousness the cost in my area is 2600 up depending on duties
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    Uh, my baby goes to daycare and I'm plenty bonded with her..
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  • Caseyk1127Caseyk1127 member

    Ummm I'm confused ... Do you want to bond with the baby or do you want a nanny to bond with the baby? And what does adoption have to do with it?

    There are several children in my family adopted and they are just as bonded as those that were not (

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  • CP0979CP0979 member
    11/hr but we are doing dc three days a wk and nanny two days, so we get the best of both worlds, a little more economical, she gets some socialization, but also some one on one days. And I get the benefit of not taking her to dc every day and getting some
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  • Karen1024Karen1024 member

    Ok all you bonding critics! ASK before you go assuming there is no logic to my reasoning.  Getting a nanny will mean more bonding for two reasons...

    1. I will get to spend more time with her if she is being cared for in my house.  

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    You sound really full of yourself.

    Again I state, my dd goes to daycare and I'm plenty bonded with her. But keep on thinking you are better than the rest of us..
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  • Karen1024Karen1024 member

    OMG Who said I thought I was better than you or anyone else?  Not me.  Do I think DD would be just fine if she went to daycare? YES. Really my struggle is whether or not I want to pay for the increased attention and if so, why... Because I wo

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    Yeah you are definitely coming off holier than thou here. I'd quit while you are ahead since it seems you are now implying that my dd is somehow less attached to me than yours because I send her to daycare. I can assure you my daughter feels plenty of tru
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  • Karen1024Karen1024 member

    Thanks for listening Laura,

    I totally don't mean to imply that there is anything wrong with daycare. If we chose daycare for DD I'm sure she'd turn out just fine. We started the nanny process looking for 2.5 days a week coverage which was a littl

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  • Karen1024Karen1024 member
    Whatever Betty. You can be offended all you like.  I see nothing wrong with daycare and I acknowledge my questions about using a nanny are very theoretical, a
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    Oh.
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  • Karen1024Karen1024 member
    Laura... 'Cause Betty has been so nice to me.?  Even after I clarified that I didn't think there was anything wrong with daycare and I'm worried about my particular situation with a difficult birth mom!  I give up on these boards!  Lots of
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  • Karen1024Karen1024 member

    dotmbc - I totally didn't mean to imply that and I'm sorry I even posted this! How many times can I say that I think nothing is wrong with daycare? What do you guys want?

    THere are pluses and minuses to both choices and it's ALWAYS specific to th

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  • Karen1024Karen1024 member
    Also, just curious. How many of you responders have an open transracial adoption with a somewhat troubled birth mom? Until you fit this description don't judge my concerns!!!!
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  • Karen1024Karen1024 member

    thx dotmbc.

    i think I'm coming to that same conclusion. We'll just have to put off selling our other house that much longer... both my husband and i owned our own home prior to meeting each other and then the crash happened. Adoption plus nanny p

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  • cardiganmomcardiganmom member
    I'm so confused. You changed your reasoning in every post. I don't understand what exactly you're asking.
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