How much did your baby nurse cost?

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Anonymous wrote:I simply can't imagine a life where this is an option. Not because of the money but because it seems so starange to me to invite a strange into the house to care for a newborn while everyone else is asleep. I am genuinely curious... perhaps I am missing something -- this does not seem scary to anyone else?

I thought the same thing, until my husband insisted (it is SOP with his group). And it was awesome. AWESOME.

To answer OP's question - $23/hr.

Oops. I meant $27/hr. we used Let Mommy Sleep. I liked that they vetted everyone and they mostly had actual nurses. The owner is very nice/helpful, too.

Why would you need an actual nurse unless the baby had a medical condition. You are hiring someone to 'mother' your baby -cuddle, change, feed, hold, comfort, etc... you don't need a medical professional for that.

actually, it's more natural for a mom to have tons of help around her after a baby is born- at night or otherwise. this idea that the mother has to be the one to do everything is relatively modern idea and it's why women get PPD and other issues. Also, judgement from people like you doesn't help either.

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What's natural and traditional is to have help for everything else, but not for the baby. That's what Mother is for.

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Anonymous wrote:What's natural and traditional is to have help for everything else, but not for the baby. That's what Mother is for.

I agree. I'm all for having help cooking, helping with older kids, laundry etc. But the soothe the baby, change the baby, love on the baby? That's for the parents alone.

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Anonymous wrote:What's natural and traditional is to have help for everything else, but not for the baby. That's what Mother is for.

I agree. I'm all for having help cooking, helping with older kids, laundry etc. But the soothe the baby, change the baby, love on the baby? That's for the parents alone.

I then don't hire a nurse. Crisis averted!

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Anonymous wrote:I did this for many years before my son started K. I wanted a job that would allow me to stay at home with him and as a single mother, that was a tall order. I worked as a night nanny for many different families. I would drop my son off at my mom's house to sleep and then would go to work. I usually worked from 10 or 11 until 6 or 7 in the morning. I basically did what a mother would do in the middle of the night when the baby wakes up. Feed him/her, change him/her, get the baby back to sleep. Lather, rinse, repeat. I earned enough to pay all of my bills and be a SAHM. I would sleep at night when the baby was asleep and then again in the afternoon when my DS took a nap. I charged around $25/hr and found jobs mostly through word of mouth. Most of the parents I worked for had high pressure jobs and needed their sleep at night. Some of the babies had colic but most didn't.

I am a single mother and would love to be able to do this. Most of my friends thought the newborn stage was a nightmare, but I loved it. Was there any particular certification you did? Do you think a family would consider a licensed nurse assistant (not an RN) with child care experience?

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About $30/hr. Word of mouth is best.

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Anonymous wrote:I did this for many years before my son started K. I wanted a job that would allow me to stay at home with him and as a single mother, that was a tall order. I worked as a night nanny for many different families. I would drop my son off at my mom's house to sleep and then would go to work. I usually worked from 10 or 11 until 6 or 7 in the morning. I basically did what a mother would do in the middle of the night when the baby wakes up. Feed him/her, change him/her, get the baby back to sleep. Lather, rinse, repeat. I earned enough to pay all of my bills and be a SAHM. I would sleep at night when the baby was asleep and then again in the afternoon when my DS took a nap. I charged around $25/hr and found jobs mostly through word of mouth. Most of the parents I worked for had high pressure jobs and needed their sleep at night. Some of the babies had colic but most didn't.

I'm impressed. You and your mom.

This is a good description. You can also ask if she can also do the baby's laundry.