Nanny puts pillow and burp cloth in crib…

I hired a postpartum nanny and they are supposed to sleep with the baby. Our baby was extremely fussy due to jaundice the first few days so I believe she was holding her to sleep during the night because I never saw her sleeping at her crib at all. Today, she was sleeping in her travel crib and I saw a burp cloth inside. I thought the nanny forgot it there so I took it out and she told me they roll up the burp cloths and put it behind their backs and they do that with all babies. Tonight, we noticed she finally put her in the crib for a short period of time but she also added a pillow in her crib. I asked her to remove all items in her crib and make sure she sleeps in the crib and not the nanny’s bed and the nanny said ok. However, she instantly removed the items from the crib, but the baby is still not in there. What would you do? Am I being too overly protective?

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No. An accidental burp cloth I can overlook. Placing a whole pillow? Absolutely not. I’m confused if this is a nanny for just nights or all the time? If it’s a night nanny is she sleeping or awake to care for the baby? If she’s awake and on a “night shift” schedule, I wouldn’t really pay much thought to baby being held during naps and sleep stretches but if she’s sleeping *with* the infant I’d have issues

@Charlotte She is a live in nanny that will be here for a month so she is technically working 24/7. She looks pretty tired and sleep deprived. I try to give her sleep breaks in the afternoon but she always says she’s ok. I took my baby for a feeding one night and i texted her that we were done but i guess she fell asleep and didn’t see my text till 2-3 hours later. Which is fine because i had more bonding time with her. But what if she was sleeping with the baby in bed or holding the baby while she “fell” asleep. She is human after all. From what i can see from the nanit, she only slept in her crib for 10 mins. The rest of the night she wasn’t in her crib but there was also no sound of her crying. So i don’t think she needed to be soothed.

An intentional burp cloth isn’t okay. The pillow is absolutely not okay. It’s so dangerous! I don’t understand how someone can sign up for 24/7 for a month especially when a baby’s safety is at risk if they fall asleep with them.

The only way I let my baby be that close to a pillow if she is co sleeping with me and I can see her face to face. In the crib no way

Please talk to her. The pillow is not ok. Also, idk how safe it is for a nanny to be caring for a baby 24/7 for a month. When does she sleep? It’s almost impossible to care for anyone without any sleep.

No. You are her mom. No such thing. Tbh if fire that nanny because she didn't listen or respect what you asked twice. That's a smothering hazard . So bye to that nanny girl

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