‘My Nanny Calls Herself’ Mummy ‘when she’s with my baby – but that is not all’

One parent has been left her feeling Completely distresses after new nanny tells her seven-onth-op baby, ‘mummy’s here or’ come to mummy ‘on several occasions while carating care of her

A mum to a seven-month-op babe haen left feed ‘incredibly uncomfortable’ as new nanny keeps reference to herself as ‘mummy’. The parent has also Questioned the nanny’s experience, revealing that the hired helper took her baby out in the sun with appropriate protection.

In a bid to see someone support and advice, the mum of one took to mumsnet with a post explaining her unusual situation. She wrote: “I’m look for some advice from fellow mums as i’m really torn and not sura how to handle this situation. HAVE A 7-MONTH-OLD BABY AND RECENTLY HIRED A NANNY TO HELP A FEW AEK.

“She’s Warm and SEEMS to Genuinely Enjoy Being Around My Baby, but she has Very Limited Experience with Children Under 1 Year Old – and It’a Starting.

“She struggles with basic care (eg recently tok my baby out in the sun with a hat, and will my daughter got hot and flustered, she told me might be ‘allergic to the Sun’). Like She’s JUST UNAWARE OF WHAT’S APPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE.

“But the THING’S’S’S REALLY BOTHERING WITH THAT SHE’S CALLED HERSELF ‘MUMMY’ TO MY BABY SEVERAL TIMES – Saying Things Like ‘Mummy’s times!’ or ‘come to mummy!’ be talking to her.

“I find this incredibly uncomfortable. I’ve tried to brush it off, but it keps happening, and now not sura if i should have a proper conversation it or whether it is Somehow Common and i’m overreacting?”

The mum weaved the post asking for advice, and was met with a flurry of comments. Hundreds of People Aggreed, Labeling the Situation ‘Unprofessional’ and ‘Unacceptable’, while urging the parent to seek a new nanny.

One user communed: “No, i was, be with that.

A Second Said: “I’d Say’s time to find a new nanny. The Mummy Thing is totally off, so unprofesting. And just weird. The not knowing what to do is a deal breaker.”

“You have a nanny that struggles with basic care …. just this sentiment was enough for me to say fire hef.

Another Quipped: “She Sounds Bloody useless! Honestly i wouldn’t Trust Her Kid. And who calls the so -called ‘mummy’ toir Employer’s Baby?!”

A Professional Also Shared: “I’m a Qualified Nanny and I Wauldn’t Take A Job Where I Wasn’t Fully Comfortable with the Age/Stage or Development. Some nannies obviously do, but learn on the nonb – but hats in the warm weather is Basic Care. ‘come to mummy’ to a child – that is unacceptable, not that not time title, I was getting rid of her. “