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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We hired a night nurse for our 2 month old baby to help us get some rest. She has previously been cosleeping with us and nursing to sleep —  not the original plan but the only way we found to get any sleep. Our baby spent most of the first five hours with the night nanny crying (often quite hard), with maybe one 45 minute stretch of sleep.

Is this typical? I knew it would be an adjustment for her so was prepared for some crying but not this much. It’s the worst night of sleep I’ve had since she was born! Any advice from those who have used night nannies?[/quote]

I'm a postpartum doula and night nanny, no, it's not normal. If I had an 8 week old baby overnight who was crying hard and did not sleep more than 45 mins overnight, I would have awakened mom and had a talk. I would typically have a quick planning meeting before mom goes to bed at night.
How do you normally soothe baby?:
What are you hoping for tonight? Me to keep baby happy and to try my best or are you hoping for me to help implement different sleep habits?
What is the point which you want me to wake you and let you soothe baby?

You need to have a meeting with your night nanny. A co-sleeping infant will not transition easily, especially at 8 weeks, to a crib. It will take crying on everyone's part at least for a night or two.[/quote]

nd as a tip, OP, you ARE the experienced person when it comes to your baby. A night nanny is experienced with caring for babies, but you are the only one who can share what has soothed your baby in the past. Nannies are humans too. There is no magical formula for soothing a high needs baby. You co-sleep nightly. That is what your baby has known since birth. A night nanny can help change that habit, but you can't truly believe that she had a magic wand and knew some magic trick that you as your baby's parent didn't know to soothe your child to a 5 hour block of sleep on night 1.

Habits are hard to break.[/quote]

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