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Nanny rant!!

tilsonctilsonc member
in March 2013 Moms
I was interviewing a nanny this morning and the lady asked me if I was feeding LO formula. She asked what was wrong with my milk and you could tell she did not like that I was using formula. Seriously!?! She is a big NO!! 
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  • aprilsarahjuneaprilsarahjune member

    Yeah ... she sounds like a bad fit for your family.  I hope you have more interviews lined up and that they go better than that one.

     For what it's worth, the first time I hired a nanny (for my now 2 year olds) I felt incredibly awkward telling those I was interviewing that part of their job would be preparing bottles of breast milk.  I kind of feel like I should pay them extra for having to deal with not only my baby's bodily fluids, but mine as well!  That being said, I would think a potential nanny would jump for joy at the idea of feeding a baby formula rather than breast milk.

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  • PippaLee33PippaLee33 member

    As a nanny, she should have no problem with either.  On a side note, I will never understand why people get skeeved by breastmilk.  Do people not understand that the milk that we buy in the store is the breastmilk of a cow?  

    Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now.   

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  • Mrs.CastaldiMrs.Castaldi member
    Yes!! DH is a little weird about breast milk, but he also hates cows milk, so I sort of understand. Our LO generally refuses to take a bottle so he's off the hook usually. If I know I'll be gone for a while ill pump a bottle but it rarely gets used whenever I do. Milk is milk, really the weird things are soy and almond milk, cause that's not milk lol
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  • tilsonctilsonc member

    imagemal922:
    I kind of wondered if I would get an attitude about FF in nanny interviews as well. Instead, one woman I spoke with was kind of rude about me not wanting to be a SAHM. To be clear, I don't have anything critical to say about someone preferring to be at home if the family can afford for one of the spouses not to work, but she made a comment indicating that she disapproves of a woman going back to work on more of an optional basis. Needless to say she didn't get the job. I can't really see paying someone to judge me for providing them with a job!

     

    yes!! Some people need to learn some manners and how to interview!!

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  • tilsonctilsonc member
    imageaprilsarahjune:

    Yeah ... she sounds like a bad fit for your family.  I hope you have more interviews lined up and that they go better than that one.

     For what it's worth, the first time I hired a nanny (for my now 2 year olds) I felt incredibly awkward telling those I was interviewing that part of their job would be preparing bottles of breast milk.  I kind of feel like I should pay them extra for having to deal with not only my baby's bodily fluids, but mine as well!  That being said, I would think a potential nanny would jump for joy at the idea of feeding a baby formula rather than breast milk.

     

    That's funny. I never felt weird about leaving BM, but I was paranoid about people using all the BM when I used to pump. I used to tell my MIL that she left some in the bottle even if it was a tiny bit. I tried everything and could never produce very much BM so I wanted to make sure every drop was used. Pumping is hard work!

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  • aprilsarahjuneaprilsarahjune member
    imagetilsonc:
    imageaprilsarahjune:

    Yeah ... she sounds like a bad fit for your family.  I hope you have more interviews lined up and that they go better than that one.

     For what it's worth, the first time I hired a nanny (for my now 2 year olds) I felt incredibly awkward telling those I was interviewing that part of their job would be preparing bottles of breast milk.  I kind of feel like I should pay them extra for having to deal with not only my baby's bodily fluids, but mine as well!  That being said, I would think a potential nanny would jump for joy at the idea of feeding a baby formula rather than breast milk.

    That's funny. I never felt weird about leaving BM, but I was paranoid about people using all the BM when I used to pump. I used to tell my MIL that she left some in the bottle even if it was a tiny bit. I tried everything and could never produce very much BM so I wanted to make sure every drop was used. Pumping is hard work!

    With my first pregnancy, I was exclusively pumping for premie twins and I was an emotional mess. I felt compelled to pump around the clock and use every last drop. But as I said above, I also felt incredibly awkward talking about it and asking someone else to handle my breast milk.  It was an interesting mix of emotions.

    This time I had no problem explaining the bottle prep methods to the nanny and handing over the situation to her, and after having survived EP-ing for twins for nearly a year, this just seems breezy (though without that past experience, I would find my current situation overwhelming and hard).

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    Preemie ID DDs; then DS; then natural M/C; now due 10/17
    High risk for pre-term: weekly Makena injections
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  • tilsonctilsonc member
    imageaprilsarahjune:
    imagetilsonc:
    imageaprilsarahjune:

    Yeah ... she sounds like a bad fit for your family.  I hope you have more interviews lined up and that they go better than that one.

     For what it's worth, the first time I hired a nanny (for my now 2 year olds) I felt incredibly awkward telling those I was interviewing that part of their job would be preparing bottles of breast milk.  I kind of feel like I should pay them extra for having to deal with not only my baby's bodily fluids, but mine as well!  That being said, I would think a potential nanny would jump for joy at the idea of feeding a baby formula rather than breast milk.

    That's funny. I never felt weird about leaving BM, but I was paranoid about people using all the BM when I used to pump. I used to tell my MIL that she left some in the bottle even if it was a tiny bit. I tried everything and could never produce very much BM so I wanted to make sure every drop was used. Pumping is hard work!

    With my first pregnancy, I was exclusively pumping for premie twins and I was an emotional mess. I felt compelled to pump around the clock and use every last drop. But as I said above, I also felt incredibly awkward talking about it and asking someone else to handle my breast milk.  It was an interesting mix of emotions.

    This time I had no problem explaining the bottle prep methods to the nanny and handing over the situation to her, and after having survived EP-ing for twins for nearly a year, this just seems breezy (though without that past experience, I would find my current situation overwhelming and hard).

     

    Omg, I can't believe you pumped for almost a year for twins!!  That's dedication! I always thought having twins would be so much fun, but now I can't imagine having more than one infant at once. It was probably best to have them first so you didn't know any different. 

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