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Strange - Maid and my Baby

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 07:59

So we have good friends who are heading back home and asked us if we would like her nanny/maid. (she is a nanny but will do household things if you know what i mean). Yesterday we went round to thier house and the nanny was there, she immediately took my dd who is 7.5 months old and was speaking to her. Nothing unusual there. My dd goes with anyone with a smile on her face, however, the nanny came back into the room after about 10 mins and my dd took one look at me and burst into tears?! This has never happened!

Does she not like the nanny? I know finding a good nanny/maid is like finding a needle in a haystack. We arent desperate for help but when it was offered we were considering it. I dont want dd to be scared of her in her own home. will she "get used" to her? May sound like a funny thing to say but the nanny does have a "scary" face...

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 13:39

Both of mine did that even with grandparents and daddy! Normal behaviour for a baby of that age I think :)

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EW MASTER

Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 13:38

I remember my daughter doing this a few times when she was about the same age. Not with a nanny though, with my own mother! I think it's pretty normal for that age.

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 13:13

The nanny took dd out of the room for about 10 mins and after a few mins of her being in the same room as me i made eye contact with dd and she started crying :-( . The way that you describe it sounds totally normal for a baby of her age - it wasn't anything the maid did that made her cry she wasn't crying when she was away from you as a baby would if something upset her - it was seeing YOU and suddenly realising she'd been away from you that made her cry

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 13:03

DD does this. Is happy to be dropped at nursery, but sometimes cries when i collect her! Separation anxiety - as another poster said, she just realises i havent been there and gets upset. That, or she likes her teacher more than me, LOL!

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 13:01

The nanny took dd out of the room for about 10 mins and after a few mins of her being in the same room as me i made eye contact with dd and she started crying :-( Aparently the nanny has been with thier family for 4 years and they have never had a problem with her. The interviewed 28 nannies/maids before they settled on her. As i said dd goes with anyone and always has a smile on her face, i just found it a bit strage that she started crying. As soon as i took her back she was fine. weird.

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 12:41

I think that it is very difficult to draw any firm conclusions The age between 7-12 months is when many babies go through separation anxiety - it is a totally normal developmental phase as until 7-8 months babies do not realise that you leave them. Then suddenly at around this age they realise that you go away from them and it is often when you leave or when you return that they realise that they "missed" you/you were not there when they see you again. If you have concerns about the nanny then don't have her - or perhaps you could give her a trial while you can be at home for a few days so that you can observe how she cares for the baby and how they interact

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 11:50

could it possibly have been that your child was happy to be whisked away but realized you werent there and when she saw you started to cry b ecause it just occured to her you had not been with her???? confusing lol. I might try it again but observe from a distance and see what happens, you have the luxury to doing this.

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 09:54

You haven't made it clear, did the nanny take your baby out of the room and was unobserved for 10 mins? The baby then cried when brought back to you. Or was it only the maid who was out of the room and your baby got upset when she returned? Different set of circumstances which would lead to different conclusions and advice. However whatever the circumstances, got with your gut instinct, your Child's wellbeing overrides the convenience of getting a nanny who falls into your lap so to speak.

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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 08:48

Go with your gut on this one. Children can see things that we can't. We are always trying to be PC etc, but really we should all go with our instinct.

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