How to Become a Night Nanny or Newborn Care Specialist
Night Nanny or Postpartum Doula: How-To Get Your Dream Job!
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The role of the Registered Nurse or Newborn Care Provider is to feed, soothe, bathe, change & provide all other gentle care to baby through the night.
We also provide evidence based education and ongoing support to parents.
Night Nanny or Postpartum Doula: How-To Get Your Dream Job!
updated, April, 2026 – A night nanny is a trained overnight caregiver who takes full responsibility for your newborn during the night, typically an 8-12 hour shift, so parents can sleep. Also called a newborn care specialist, night nurse, or postpartum doula, a night nanny handles feeding, diapering, soothing, and safe sleep so the entire […]
Three of the most common infant sleep myths — rice cereal in the bottle, gas drops for soothing, and keeping baby up late — are not just ineffective, they can work against you. Here’s what the evidence actually says and what works instead. We hear them at playgroups and baby showers, see them on message […]
Below is quick guide of communication milestones for babies age newborn to 18 months old.
Since the Back to Sleep campaign began in 1994, it has become widely known that babies sleeping on their backs instead of their bellies helps reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). ABC’s of Safe Sleep is an easy way to remember how to help newborns and infants sleep safely. An example of what a […]