Is she watching me on a nanny cam?

mx4l · May 2013

I babysit two young children and sometimes I wonder if the mom is watching me from a nanny cam lol. She always seems to text when the baby wakes up from her nap and Im downstairs... before I even hear her crying or know shes awake.

The camera is on the crib but they dont always have the little tv that came with it, out.

Is there a way to connect a baby monitor to your phone or computer, think shes watching me? lol or am I over reacting? Theyre very nice people and she knows how close I am to the children. She has given and bought me so much baby stuff. I love this couple as much as I love their children! Anyway, I have nothing to hide, but I just think her timing is always really strange and it makes me wonder.

LaBellaVida · May 2013

who cares if she is watching you! I would be!!

keriraine · May 2013

I plan on getting one of those and checking it, even if I do trust her 100%. As long as you are doing what you are supposed to, you have nothing to worry about : )

mx4l · May 2013

Id be the SAME way too so Im not saying its a problem.. just wondering if those types of cams or programs exists lol.. I do find it uncomfortable though being on the other end and feeling watched haha but what can you do?

mx4l · May 2013

Do you think its like a hidden nanny cam or through the actual baby monitor?

RissNRuss · May 2013

Maybe she is, I would check in on a camera if I could (or at least I could imagine myself doing that in the future). Or she could just be really well intune with her child's schedule/needs and checks in when she has the thought too.

mben1119 · May 2013

It sounds like she's connecting to the baby monitor through a smartphone or something.

V&G101808 · May 2013

See if you can grab the name/brand off the camera and you may want to try googling it.

We're actually purchasing a camera that will allow online streaming at all times (private access only). If I had a live-in nanny I would definitely have a camera as well...

LaBellaVida · May 2013

mx4l:
Id be the SAME way too so Im not saying its a problem.. just wondering if those types of cams or programs exists lol.. I do find it uncomfortable though being on the other end and feeling watched haha but what can you do?

yes they do exist.

MamaMcCleary · May 2013

This... I was a nanny for many years until we are expecting our own and I always let my parents know about. It helps them feel reassured and it never bothered me they could be watching because I did my job just like you. Don't worry at first it's awkward but I don't even notice it anymore.

You could ask indirectly by saying your interested in something like that for your LO when you have a babysitter. Sounds like your friendly enough that they wouldn't take it the wrong way.

ESD_0707 · May 2013

Look the monitor up online, and you can find out if it has those capabilities.

pnutg · May 2013

I personally would be ticked if I was being videotaped. I was a nanny for a few years. But if it's just a monitor attached to the crib and she's watching her baby sleeping on her smartphone, i don't think it's a big deal. Cameras around the house are another story.

afrochick09 · May 2013

Yep, they make ones that stream to your phone.

annagrya · May 2013

pnutg:
I personally would be ticked if I was being videotaped. I was a nanny for a few years. But if it's just a monitor attached to the crib and she's watching her baby sleeping on her smartphone, i don't think it's a big deal. Cameras around the house are another story.

This. I was a nanny for awhile and I would feel kind of violated if there were cameras all over the house. But I would totally understand one that is just on the baby sleeping so she could check up on her sleep routine.

Millie1984 · May 2013

annagrya:
pnutg:
I personally would be ticked if I was being videotaped. I was a nanny for a few years. But if it's just a monitor attached to the crib and she's watching her baby sleeping on her smartphone, i don't think it's a big deal. Cameras around the house are another story.
This. I was a nanny for awhile and I would feel kind of violated if there were cameras all over the house. But I would totally understand one that is just on the baby sleeping so she could check up on her sleep routine.

I agree with this. I totally understand why a mother would do this, in fact I may do it myself, but I think I would notify the nanny that there are cameras in the home. It just seems like the ethical thing to do. JMHO

PrimRoseMama · May 2013

If you are doing what you are supposed to be doing then you shouldn't worry if she is watching you. Why are you worried about it?

melissabshelton · May 2013

If someone is watching my kids, I'd want to be able to peek in. And if we had a house big enough to justify baby monitors I know DH would have the ones we could watch on our cell phones. When DD1 was in daycare, they had streaming video that I could log onto from my work computer and watch. It definitely made me feel better with someone else watching my kid.

Monkeybutt80 · May 2013

I have foscams installed in my living room/ kitchen area and the nursery specifically for baby monitoring and nanny cam. I can access it on my phone or on my computer. I plan to tell the nanny in advance that I have cameras in my house and if she has a problem with it, I wouldn't feel comfortable hiring her.

EMunion777 · May 2013

They have video monitors that you can set up and watch from a different location. DH and I considered getting one to use at home and also so he can see the kiddos when he leaves on business trips. We never have anyone babysit at our house and the only people that ever babysit are my mother and father and we drop our daughter off at there homes.

So chances are that's what's going on. She's probably just taking a peek at her kiddos.