How long do you need a baby nurse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ideally 12 weeks which is when a good baby nurse can get a baby sleeping and on a solid schedule.

We had a baby nurse and while it’s great, eventually you don’t want someone in your house every evening. Your life becomes more routine and you’re ready for her to leave.

But that’s exactly when the four month sleep regression begins and most babies wake 100 times a night And their previous schedule goes out the window. We made the mistake of only booking 12 weeks. I would never do that again. You need 6 months.

You had some there every night for 6 months?

[Anonymous]

It depends on the recovery, the other kids (if any) the parents, the parental leave…

I would say not fewer than six weeks for an uncomplicated delivery where the new mother is doing well and is not sole caretaker during the day.

Troll poster aside…it’s inhumane to expect a surgical patient to be up and caretaking for another human the day after surgery. A night nurse should be covered by insurance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ideally 12 weeks which is when a good baby nurse can get a baby sleeping and on a solid schedule.

We had a baby nurse and while it’s great, eventually you don’t want someone in your house every evening. Your life becomes more routine and you’re ready for her to leave.

But that’s exactly when the four month sleep regression begins and most babies wake 100 times a night And their previous schedule goes out the window. We made the mistake of only booking 12 weeks. I would never do that again. You need 6 months.

You had some there every night for 6 months?

Did you read? I said we had 12 weeks. I wish we’d booked for 6 months. No night doulas/nurses come every night. It was every other night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ideally 12 weeks which is when a good baby nurse can get a baby sleeping and on a solid schedule.

We had a baby nurse and while it’s great, eventually you don’t want someone in your house every evening. Your life becomes more routine and you’re ready for her to leave.

But that’s exactly when the four month sleep regression begins and most babies wake 100 times a night And their previous schedule goes out the window. We made the mistake of only booking 12 weeks. I would never do that again. You need 6 months.

You had some there every night for 6 months?

Did you read? I said we had 12 weeks. I wish we’d booked for 6 months. No night doulas/nurses come every night. It was every other night.

That's not true some of them absolutely come every single night or work in partnership so there is coverage 7 nights a week if that's what someone wants

[Anonymous]

We didn’t have a baby nurse - sort of. For our first we planned to do it on our own but we were really struggling after I had a difficult delivery and our daughter was not eating. My mother in law, who is a nurse (albeit not a baby nurse) flew in and stayed with us for 6 nights and that really set us on the right path. That was such a huge help. For our second, we planned for her to come for two weeks. The second week my FIL insisted on coming too so at that point they had to be in a hotel. (We don’t have a guest room and I didn’t want to be sitting around nursing with him there.) I think it would have been nice to have her help more available through the second week. By then with our second things were good, but she was an amazingly easy baby. She slept through the night at 6 weeks. Our first slept through the night reliably around 6 months.

[Anonymous]

I truly think it depends on the baby. For my twins I used one until almost 7 months bc they didn’t come home until 2 mos and were on medical equipment and had various meds at different times throughout the night. For my next, I started w/ a night nurses and intended to keep her for a couple of months. I got rid of her at a week bc she was the easiest baby and it was actually more disruptive for me to wake up and pump than just nurse her and then both of us go back to sleep. I don’t think there’s a set time that’s applicable across the board

[Anonymous]

I’d say 3 months is standard. I have two friends who used the same NCS and she had both of their babies STTN by 12 weeks. Never heard of someone needing one for 6 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d say 3 months is standard. I have two friends who used the same NCS and she had both of their babies STTN by 12 weeks. Never heard of someone needing one for 6 months.

Hello. I’m here to tell you I did need one that long. In fact I wish I’d had one until 20 months because that’s how long it took mine to sleep through the night even once. If money isn’t a concern, book for 5-6 to get through the 4 month regression. You’ll thank me.

[Anonymous]

You mean a nanny? A child care worker? Overnight babysitting?

I’m sure you didn’t mean that you want a nationally certified registered nurse to put your newborn back to sleep after burping him. Right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You mean a nanny? A child care worker? Overnight babysitting?

I’m sure you didn’t mean that you want a nationally certified registered nurse to put your newborn back to sleep after burping him. Right?

That’s right. She did not mean that. It’s just a term. Also known as a night nanny or night doula.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You mean a nanny? A child care worker? Overnight babysitting?

I’m sure you didn’t mean that you want a nationally certified registered nurse to put your newborn back to sleep after burping him. Right?

That’s right. She did not mean that. It’s just a term. Also known as a night nanny or night doula.

What will she do when she finds out how many “NCS” folks and doulas have maternity/pediatrics nursing experience?!?

The term night nurse or baby nurse is not an insult. It’s intended to inply a higher level of expertise than a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You mean a nanny? A child care worker? Overnight babysitting?

I’m sure you didn’t mean that you want a nationally certified registered nurse to put your newborn back to sleep after burping him. Right?

That’s right. She did not mean that. It’s just a term. Also known as a night nanny or night doula.

What will she do when she finds out how many “NCS” folks and doulas have maternity/pediatrics nursing experience?!?

The term night nurse or baby nurse is not an insult. It’s intended to inply a higher level of expertise than a nanny.

She won’t reply because she doesn’t actually care about mothers, babies, or this thread. She’s just a mean person picking a dumb fight.

[Anonymous]

Never, but I have a wonderful mother.