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Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

Tell her you believe that one of you are allergic to it. That you notice at night, after holding the baby for a while, you notice that you guys are having a reaction to it

Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

Why are you so mad about this? Is the baby showing any reaction to the perfume?

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Message edited 1/8/2008 1:41:41 PM.

Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

I personally would not care nor say anything.

But she is your nanny...I wear perfume and my dd smells like mine sometimes, I do not see the harm, but that is just me.

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Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

IMO a baby should smell like a baby not like a perfume bottle.

I totally am with you in this one!

Just flat out ask her not to wear it. she can spray herself with it after she leaves.
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Message edited 1/8/2008 1:41:55 PM.

Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

I would leave well enough alone. You don't want to ruffle any feathers, I would be insulted if you said that to me. JMO

It would be one thing if your baby was smelling like cigarette or something.

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Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

This would bother me, too. Not sure how to go about it, though, since I, too, would feel very awkward.

Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

Then tell her that you prefer nothing with fragrance come near contact with the baby, since you already take care that you wash with Dreft, and use baby formulated baby soap (I'm assuming you do since you don't want him to come in contact with fragrances) and that you prefer she not wear it on days that she comes over to watch your son.

I used to be a nanny for 1 yr and the lady I worked for had to tell me but it was b/c she was pregnant and the smell made her sick (normally she loved it as a matter of fact she had a bottle and I liked it so much she bought it for me for Christmas the year before). But that's different circumstances of course.

Either way I think it should be OK for you to ask her not to.

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Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

I always use the allergy route and I always say "The doctor said..."

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I would go with the allergic excuse too!

My DS smells like my mom when I pick him up from her house. She doesn't even wear perfume. He smells like my sister after she holds him. he smells like me after I hold him. I've never thought anything of it.

Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

as a nanny, it would not bother me at all if I were asked to not wear the perfume.

I would think of it as a work "dress code"

When Leo leaves for work and hugs Josh, my baby boy smells like he is going out clubbing for the night

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Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

Posted by Janice

as a nanny, it would not bother me at all if I were asked to not wear the perfume.

I would think of it as a work "dress code"

When Leo leaves for work and hugs Josh, my baby boy smells like he is going out clubbing for the night

Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

I can not stand when MIL holds my DD and then my baby smells like her perfume! I want to give her a bath right away. I dont say anything as to not start problems, however if I was paying someone to watch my child I would definitley mention it, just go with an allergy issue

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I hate smelling other peoples perfume on my child, so if I'm PAYING this woman to come and take care of my child, I wouldn't have any problem in telling her not to wear perfume if it was bothering me and my DH, if she got insulted by what I said, well then she shouldn't be taking care of my kid, end of story!

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Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

I feel there isn't really a way to say it without possibly causing offense...I guess the allergy excuse could work, but i would be hesitant. I hate hurting peoples feelings, especially if this is someone who is so good with your child.

Re: How do I tell my Nanny we would prefer she not wear perfume???

if her wearing perfume is the worst thing that she does, then I would just suck it up. Good help (especially one that involves taking care of the most precious thing to us) is very hard to find.