Maternity Support
Do you need support and advice?
Over the years, I have seen support for new parents from services such as the NHS and Health visitors reduced...
...at the same time families are often living far away from their family support networks, leaving new parents feeling isolated and overwhelmed. They often turn for help from friends, the media and books, but are left exhausted from conflicting advice they find. By guiding you through the maze I can help in those early weeks, day or night, supporting you as you become new parents.
It can be quite an overwhelming and exhausting experience when you take your precious bundle home from hospital. Often all that is required is confidence in learning new skills. Using good sleep associations, easing winding and colic issues and getting you organised, I can help you through many of the difficulties experienced in the first few months of parenthood. You might want support with breast feeding or during postnatal depression. It could be that all that is needed is a good night's sleep. I can night-nanny and take over for as many nights as you wish. If you would like an extra pair of hands, support establishing feeding or with any other concerns, please get in touch. Clients have been amazed at the difference early intervention makes. I offer flexible night or day support lasting from a few hours to a few months. Please get in touch if you have a problem you feel I can help you with.
Maternity Nurse - £300 per 24 hours
Nights or days or 24 hour care as preferred.
Mother encouraged to recover from pregnancy and birth
Encourage good bonding, feeding and sleep habits
Encourage and support bottle or breastfeeding
Advice on developing a workable routine for the future
Help with baby bathing, settling, feeding, colic or reflux
All families are treated with confidentiality and sensitivity.
The maternity package can be built up from a few days or nights a week or 24 hour live-in care as required to a total of 5 days in any week. Developing a 24 hour pattern with good bonding in the family, effective feeds and refreshing sleep will help your family settle in quickly together.
We were shielded from the otherwise inevitable pitfalls of first time parenthood.
Twins - £300 per 24 hours
Nights or days or 24 hour care as preferred.
Mother encouraged to recover from pregnancy and birth
Encourage good bonding, feeding and sleep habits which will work with twins
Support bottle or breastfeeding or a way to introduce combination feeding
Advice on developing a workable routine for the future when alone with your twins
Help with baby bathing, settling, feeding, colic or reflux
All families are treated with confidentiality and sensitivity.
Having plenty of experience with newborn twins I realise the importance of being in a good routine and have practical tips to get feeds done. The maternity package can be built up from a few days or nights a week or 24 hour live-in care as required to a total of 5 days in any week. Developing a 24 hour pattern with good bonding in the family and effective feeds in an holistic way will help your family settle in quickly together.
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She was brilliant with the twins and incredibly knowledgeable; she fully adapted and responded to our more attachment-led style of parenting and worked with us over a few weeks to establish a consistent feeding routine.
She enabled us to have some well needed rest and encouraged a good sleep pattern for the twins.
Night nanny - £230 per night
Support breastfeeding or do bottle feeding for your child between 9pm and 7am
Thorough handovers, before and after visits.
A chance to ask any questions you may have about your child.
Settling, feeding, colic or reflux are common reasons for this help.
Give you a chance to catch up on your sleep.
Especially helpful with post-natal depression.
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Breast feeding support - included with Maternity nursing
Training with "Bosom Buddies" a breastfeeding peer group support network, enables me to offer help with breast feeding issues that can arise in the early days.