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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hugely worth it if breastfeeding especially if you have a c-section. The nurses’ job is to ensure that the *only* thing you do is breastfeed.

My sisters night nurse said her goal in a 12 hour shift was the mom sleeping for 8 hours. When she arrived she’d get my sister settled in for the night (make sure she had lots of water and tea, checked her incision for her a couple of times, checked where she was in her meds schedule) then brought the baby to her to eat, while my sister nursed she did a laundry for the baby and my sister, then the second the baby was done and snuggled, she took the baby away. Repeat 3-4 hours. During the morning feed she made breakfast for my sister and brought it to her on a tray before she left for the day.

When my sister had her second she used the same nurse, and once she could drive she would leave the newborn with the night nurse while she took her 3 y/o to preschool 3x week, which helped make sure the 3 y/o was getting the one on one time she needed even in the early stages.

Sharing my sisters experience because I had a Covid baby, but will absolutely be using a night nurse for our second.

For last minute, I would seek out a really well regarded agency like WH Nanny, or if you used a doula that you really liked, see what their PP doula situation is. [/quote]

Wow that’s amazing service, but OP should know it’s not typical for a night nanny to do anything beyond caring for the baby, laundry folding for the baby, and bottle washing. Most of them sleep when the baby is asleep.

But I do agree it’s well worth it even as a BF mom. I had the night nanny bring the baby to me for one feed and give a bottle of pumped milk for the other feed. Unfortunately the postpartum change in hormones caused anxiety that made it hard to go back to sleep. But at least I could rest in bed instead of soothing a fussy baby.[/quote]

I would interview and see what their philosophy was. Someone who lets a newly postpartum mom walk around getting her own water and can’t throw in a load of laundry while mom is nursing (I.e no bottles to wash…) or make a cup of coffee and some toast during the first feeding of the morning isn’t really caring for the moms needs.

I will obviously be trying to hire my sisters night nurse! But she is Annapolis based so hopefully travels…[/quote]

I’m the PP who said this isn’t typical service from a night nanny. I had a post partum doula who did that kind of stuff for me but she charged a lot more than the night nanny and I only had her over once a week for a 4 hour shift for a month. My husband brought me water and cooked for me. [/quote]

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