10 Times Parents Found Out What Their Babysitters Were Really Doing Behind Nanny Cams

Hiring a nanny should bring peace of mind...until your hidden nanny cam catches them doing this. These unbelievable stories show just how crazy things can get when babysitters forget they’re being watched. From bizarre behavior to shocking betrayals, you won’t believe what these parents uncovered.

• We got a nanny cam just to be safe—our babysitter was new, and our 4-year-old had started asking unusual questions at bedtime. One day, we checked the footage and noticed something strange. After putting our son to bed, the sitter would go into the living room, pull out her phone, and start going through our bookshelf, specifically one old photo album tucked in the back. She did it every time we left, carefully flipping through the same pages over and over. Eventually, curiosity got the better of us. We asked her, casually, if she liked old photos. She froze, then said quietly, “I thought that was my mom.” She showed us a picture she’d taken on her phone: it was my wife, in college, standing beside her own mother, her roommate at the time. Turns out, our babysitter was the daughter of a woman my wife had lost touch with decades ago. No one ever knew the father. She didn’t come to babysit again. But weeks later, we found a note slid between the pages of the album: “I think I know now.”

• Every afternoon, our sitter took our toddler out to the backyard. Nothing odd—until we checked the nanny cam and noticed she always whispered to one specific patch of dirt before they played. Same spot, same few seconds, every day. When we asked her about it, she smiled and said, “Oh, I just say hi to the baby that used to live here.” We moved in last year. The house was new. Or so we thought.
• We didn’t have a nanny cam, but my mom set up the camcorder when she suspected our babysitter was stealing... And then caught the babysitter stealing... She returned most of the stuff when my mom threatened to report her to the police.. I think she should still have reported her anyway. Now she probably just went on stealing from other people’s places. ©Vlinder_88 / Reddit
• My uncle told me this once when a babysitter was holding his daughter (my older cousin) when she was a baby. The baby was playing with her toys and she some how swallowed a small piece of something and the baby sitter performed the heimlick but for babies (there’s a version of that for babies idk where I found it though). She saved my cousin and her family was thankful. They have no idea where the baby sitter is now but right now she’s supposed to be around her late 40’s. © xXRazormarksXx / Reddit
• Not a parent, but once caught the babysitter taking the baby’s blanket, putting it around her neck like a small cape, and ’flying’ around the room with it on. Keep in mind, the baby could only see out of the crib and was not present for the show. © gooblagoobla / Reddit

• I was the child and there weren’t any nanny cams but my parents had left a small bucket of toys and things to keep me busy and they hired a babysitter to watch me while they both had to take overtime at work and knew they would be gone most of the day. The babysitter moved that bucket of toys to another room, put me in a crib and proceeded to go off and read or something and left me there for hours with nothing to do, only coming back to check on me or feed me. My parents came back to me just sadly sitting in my crib. © sir_vent / Reddit
• My mom put a nanny cam on my sister’s bedroom. The only disturbing thing my mom allegedly saw was the babysitter crying while holding my sister. Turns out the babysitter just had a miscarriage the day before. © Aztecdupstep_/ Reddit

• This was when my nephew was still very young and my sister was still breastfeeding. Long story short, my sister caught the babysitter drinking her breast milk. She had her suspicions because my nephew would go through twice as much milk when the babysitter was taking care of him. My sister set up the camera and caught the guy in the act. Apparently, the guy was some sort of fitness nut and had read that breast milk can be very beneficial. As weird as it sounds, my sister ended up working out a deal with the guy. She got him to drop the price of watching the kid in exchange for a bit of breastmilk every now and again. © gamefreac / Reddit
• I was the kiddo. My mom often tells the story of how she watched me give a big ol’ hug to my babysitter, who just broke down out of nowhere after serving me lunch. Turns out her dad had died a month back, and it just wasn’t a good day for her. I still remember you, Ms. Yancey. I hope you’re doing just fine now! © Unknown author / Reddit
• We hired a highly recommended nanny after moving to a new city. She was calm, sweet, and our son adored her. Still, we installed a nanny cam—just in case. For weeks, everything seemed fine. Then one day, we saw her quietly opening drawers in our office during naptime and taking photos of documents. At first, she denied it, but we later discovered that our banking information had been accessed. We were shocked. We immediately secured all our accounts and let her go. Thankfully, nothing serious came of it. Ever since that incident, we’ve made sure to always use cameras and be extra cautious when hiring new caregivers.

From shocking reveals to moments that feel pulled from a movie script, these nannies’ stories are anything but ordinary.