Queensway, i do agree with you too... I ended my confinement last month with a terrible experience too... Got this CL from agency and the agent claimed that this is a very good CL and this lady claimed that she took care of some of the mummy Media Corp stars like Vivien and Zoe Tay. Seriously, I don't believe all these and when she came, her behaviour and attitude proves me right. Though my nanny cooks proper meals and did her housework, she is not resposible and careful when taking care of my child and me. She used very little amount of semame oil which I later found out that we have to take plently of that during confinement period to warm our body. My longan, red dates drink has been diluted too. She speaks very loud and her handphone rings loudly every night without fail and my baby often jumped up in shocked. For my breakfast, she started off cooking noodles for me but after a few days, she asked my husband to buy bread and cakes, claiming that I can eat all these and I was told that it shouldn't be the way...
When it comes to handling my baby, the way she puts the baby's head on her chest was very scary as she placed the baby's head directly onto her chest. When we asked her not to do it as it may suffocate the baby, she continues doing it until the day she left, claiming the it's safe! One night, she injured my baby's nose bridge while trying to coax my baby to sleep using the so call safe method causing a deep bruise right on my child's nose bridge! Her button on the blouse was pressed directly on the baby's face for too long... She can even smiled to me and said that it's ok and what has happened has already been happened! My husband and I were so upset and we cried after seeing our child.
Not only that, she fed my baby with honey water every day which we tend found out from nurses that babies at young age should not take honey as it may cause phelgm and allergy. My son has been coughing since she left and there are still phelgm in his throat till now....
Moreover, she has got alot of requestsssss during this period. She asked my husband and mother in law to bring her out for CNY shopping many times while working. She asked me to give her old clothes, asked me to give her my expensive spices and even my plants. It's overboard...! I did gave her some clothes and my spices but the plant was for feng shui and it's ridiculous to give her that!
Worse still, we found out from our relatives and friends during CNY visits that she ill-speak things about my family members. She said my baby is the worse baby that she has taken care of and keep on insisting that my mum in law "chong" the baby which makes him cries so much. It's very depressing to hear that as we've endured her nonsense without complaining to the agency. Now I know why she kept complaining that some of her last owners treat her badly... Her attitude and behavoiur has serious problem! I regretted that we pity her and treated her so well by giving in and beliving her...
In case history repeats... Nanny name's Yong Ah Lui, she claimed that people call Ah Jane. Got her from PRE###R Confinement Nanny Care agency...
It's still a matter of luck sometimes. Not everyone has the luck of getting a really good CL.