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[quote=nannydebsays]OP, you have any number of choices depending on your needs (or what you think your needs will be this far ahead of time) and whether you are looking more for an extra set of hands or someone who can help you learn how to best care for yourself or your baby.

1) Mother's Helper - This is someone who may have any amount of experience, but who will assume you are going to direct them and tell them what you want them to do each day. They may not be terrific self-starters, and you may have to manage them all the time. They can be any age from teens on up.

2) Night nanny - She can help you get your baby on a gentle schedule, assist with night feedings, even do baby related chores at night while baby and you are sleeping. She likely has a lot of newborn experience, and would be able to help you as you learn to cope with being a mom.

3) Daytime Nanny - She could be a very "take charge" person, or she may need to be managed - that depends on what you want in an eventual FT nanny. If you hire her to start as soon as baby is born, she might be willing to work PT. Some nannies resent having a boss at home with them, but there are many nannies out there who will gladly work as a team with new mom. Make sure the nanny you hire is willing to do that!

4) Postpartum Doula - She "mothers the new mother". The PPD is there to help you settle into your role as mom, to listen to you when you need to talk, to care for you while you recover from childbirth, and to help you learn to care for your newborn. She may have lactation expertise, and you need to ask her where she trained and if she is certified. (2 major organizations for doula training are CAPPA and DONA.)

5) Newborn Care Specialist - Some have training and even certification (research any programs that the NCS has certification from!), some just have years of experience, and some have both. A NCS will come in and either live with you doing 24/7 care (or less) or will live out. They are there for the baby primarily, and also to educate new parents on everything baby-related. A NCS can work alongside you, or she is fully able to work solo, based on your preferences. [/quote]

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