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Questions for potential nanny

LuvWIfootballLuvWIfootball member
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Ladies, I need your help.  We're interviewing a potential nanny this evening and I need to come up with a list of questions.  I've got a list started, but it seems like there should be so much more to discuss with the person spending more time with my babies than me, KWIM?  What I've got so far is as follows:

Can she work days/hrs we need?

What pay is she expecting?

How often did she call out of work in past year?

Thoughts on BLW?

Willing to stick to the schedule we've set for boys?

How does she discipline?

Ok using/washing cloth diapers?

Willing to do babies' laundry?

Ok taking care of pets too (letting dogs outside in fenced yard)?

FYI - found her via ca.re.com, so we'll get a background check and already know that she's cpr certified and has first aid training. 

                      

PAIFW/SAIFW

DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).

TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
7/4 ER and Biopsy.
7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos.  4 frosties.
7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!

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Re: Questions for potential nanny

  • ccamccam member

    We don't have a nanny but here are a few others I would want to ask: 

    How long has she been a nanny?  What ages were the other children she's cared for?  Why are you looking for another position?

    What was her daily routine with the last family she worked for?  What worked and what didn't work about their routine?

    How would she handle an illness or accident?

    How would she comfort a child?

    Does she smoke? 

    Is she looking for a long term position?  What are her future plans?

    Does she have reliable transportation?

     

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    Trying for #1 since May 2010   l   DX ~ Unexplained Infertility June 2011

    IUI #1&2 = BFN; IUI #3 = BFP, m/c @ 6 weeks

    November '11 ~ IVF#1 ~ ER 11/18 (29R, 17F) ~ 5dt of one beautiful blast on 11/23 = BFP!!

    Beta #1 9dp5dt = 116, P4 = 28 ~ Beta #2 13dp5dt = 700 ~ Beta #3 20dp5dt = 9500, P4 = 26

    1st u/s 12/27 - hb of 156!! EDD 8.10.12 :)   **TEAM GREEN!**

    Sweet baby boy born 8.18.12

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    Trying for #2

    FET #1 - October '13 - c/p   l   FET #2 - December '13 - cancelled :(   l   FET #2.2 - 1.30.14 - BFN

    ~ More testing - hysteroscopy, endometrial biopsy & more b/w - all normal / negative~

    Surprise BFP while waiting on FET #3 ~ beta #1 500; beta #2 1600; first u/s 4/3 - measuring 5w5d, no hb yet!; 2nd u/s 4/10 - hb 132, measuring 6w6d - EDD 11.29.14 :)    **TEAM GREEN!**

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  • LuvWIfootballLuvWIfootball member
    imageccam:

    We don't have a nanny but here are a few others I would want to ask: 

    How long has she been a nanny?  What ages were the other children she's cared for?  Why are you looking for another position?

    What was her daily routine with the last family she worked for?  What worked and what didn't work about their routine?

    How would she handle an illness or accident?

    How would she comfort a child?

    Does she smoke? 

    Is she looking for a long term position?  What are her future plans?

    Does she have reliable transportation?

     

    Thanks for the ideas.  Some of those were already covered in her online profile, but there are a couple on your list I need to add to mine.  I appreciate the help.

                          

    PAIFW/SAIFW

    DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).

    TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
    MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
    5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
    6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
    7/4 ER and Biopsy.
    7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos.  4 frosties.
    7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
    8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!

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  • kmc84kmc84 member
    Does she have any experience with, or concerns about multiples?
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    TTC# 1 since 5/10
    Me:34 Type 1 Diabetes, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Hypothyroid DH:35 Perfect
    DX: Unexplained IF
    Many IUI's with various meds all BFFN
    IVF #1 11/11 canceled due to OHSS
    IVF #2 Feb/March 2012 ET of 2 on day 3 4/7 BFP! 5/1 u/s blighted ovum
    IVF #3 July 2012 ET of 3 on day 3 7/24 BFP!
    Healthy baby girl born at 36w4d on 3/9/13
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    TTC #2
    IVF #4 May/June 2014 ER 6/4 18R 8M 8F ET 6/9 1 blast, 2 frosties
    Beta 6/18 BFFN

    FET of 2 blasts 7/24...BFP!
    Healthy baby girl born at 36w3d on 3/17/15

    TTC#3
    IVF #5 June 2018- PGS planned, no surviving embryos
    IVF #6 August 2018- ET of 2 on day 3 - Chemical pregnancy
    IVF #7 August 2019-....?
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  • kaf7kaf7 member
    Not sure how it would work for her with the three babies but I know a friend of mine liked that her nanny was willing to do the dishes too. :)
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  • SaraevhSaraevh member

    I haven't ever had to interview a nanny, but maybe you could get a few more ideas off of this link?  

     https://www.babycenter.com/0_nanny-interview-sheet_1450905.bc

    *My Loves, My Life, My Littles*

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  • IBackBevoIBackBevo member

    I have not read all of the above posts, but definitely ask for references.

    And I second the smoking issue...and making it clear that if she is a smoker at all that this is unacceptable (unless, of course, it is okay with you) because I ended up with a lady who told me she was a non-smoker and apparently felt it was okay as long as she wasn't smoking around the baby. SMH.

    IF DX: DOR & Fragile X pre-mutation carrier
    2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
    BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
    Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
    BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014

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