Also, I think nanny troubles are pretty common. I worked for an au pair agency for years in a role supporting the au pairs and the host families. Oh, the things I’ve seen….

I have no doubt great things are ahead for you and your family.

You just got that doctor on a good day. And she should know better than to be so chipper about it. Just wait until the day when her nanny is sick (or gets pink eye) and her husband is out of town. I wonder if she has some super back-up nanny.

AmyF
Mom to 3
http://www.sofiabean.com

I had that eye thing also – my doc said to just use washclothes with warm water each night….

You might want to consider that not all moms who work buy into being supportive to moms in general. Remember high school ?- were you friends with all the girls there? I’m guessing not. Were any of us? If you are going to look to connect with other moms, see if you would be friends with them regardless of their “fertility status”. I’m guessing this doctor you met is someone who you wouldn’t have associated with cause she’s a bitch. Which has little to do with her nanny and whether she spends any time with her own children.

Just my two cents….

“Susie gets up at 5 a.m. for her daily 3-mile jog to clear her head and focus on the day’s activities.”

“Tiffany spends Sunday afternoons cooking a few big meals and freezing them for the week ahead.”

There is never even the slightest hint of stress or loss of control. My theory is that underneath it all, these seemingly unflappable women are just as stressed, tired, insecure, and filled with maternal guilt as the rest of us. Some people just feel like they have to put up the front of total confidence because they haven’t realized that it’s okay to admit that this is hard. This is probably especially true for a doctor, who wants to appear competent and professional, even in terms of her private life.

>Oh. It’s much easier to work with a great full-time nanny who you trust so much than to stay at home full time with no help.

means “If you luck into the right nanny, then you really never have to face ANYTHING NEGATIVE about your child, or RAISE YOUR CHILD at all! All you have to do is come home from work, and play with him for an hour and then put him in his crib!”

Sorry, Sara. If it isn’t obvious – to this day I RESENT the people who responded to a “seeking nanny” post by saying, “Ours is great. She’s at xxx-xxx-xxxx. She bathes him, feeds him and puts him in his jammies, so when we come home all we have to do is play with him for an hour and then put him to bed.”

Dude. Is he your son or your toy?