Naive question about nannies...

[supergolden88]

One of the options I am considering for baby no2 is nanny care (shared or otherwise). Can a nanny look after babies close in age - say a 3 month old and a 7 month old?

[Mellors]

Yes definitely - some do young twins for example, so ity might be worth seeking out somebody with that experience. In fact I'd have thought a nanny is probably one of your few options with babies that young.

Simply Childcare (if you google them) are great for finding people and for free advice.

[Moos]

Yes, definitely - gets more challenging for the nanny once both can crawl (in different directions). I'd look for a nanny with experience of working with such young children, and of course one who has a similar child-rearing philiosophy to your own with regard to tinies - e.g. strictness of routine (or not), when to wean etc.

[Saila]

agree with both posts

we do a nannyshare with another baby, same age

we interviewed loads of nanneis with twins experience, and found a great nanny

in a way - your 'methods' i.e. routine or not are probably important to discuss with your other family as well as the nanny

Both parents doing very different approaches might be a pain, but if say you're both routined it makes life a lot simpler/easier for the nanny. It means you can stagger the sleep times by about 15mins so you can feed while the other's asleep etc