Claireshouksmith

3 months night nanny support new born

Claire has been an incredible support to us. the support at night mean our baby was sleeping through by 8 weeks but Claire has done so much more than that. She has given us ideas for structuring the days that make the days enjoyable and make for better nights. She has helped us endlessly with what to buy and not buy and saved us so much money that could have been wasted. She brings with her so much experience but also really considers your baby. She is very nice to have around and incredibly kind - it was very easy to hand our baby over to her and he would always be very happy and relaxed in her care. She was helpful outside of working hours and that help has given us a really stress free experience of having a new baby.

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by Alexis on 14/03/2021

Multiples Maternity Nurse

We hired Claire as a maternity nurse for 9 weeks in 2015 to help with the birth of our twin daughters.

We have nothing but good things to say about Claire from the moment that she came to help us, she is worth her weight in gold. She managed to achieve things with our twin daughters that we didn't manage with our first son until he was much older - like self settling, and sleeping through by 8 weeks! She taught us lots of best practices and tips and tricks that even as experienced parents we didn't know and wished we had first time around :-)

She helped to support with breast feeding and bottle feeding, planned a routine that worked around already having a toddler in the house, helped with bathing, trips to the hospital and health visitors. She fitted in seamlessly with our family and was engaging and supportive of our son as well helping him to be a fantastic big brother and ensuring that we didnt focus so much on the twins that he was left out.

She was instrumental in helping to diagnose reflux in the twins, assisting in our visits to the Doctors to get the right medicine, as well as taking us to an expert to check for tongue ties and engaging a cranial osteopath to improve their feeding. We went from a two hour battle with multiple issues to a calm efficient feeding experience within weeks.

I cannot recommend Claire enough to any family with a newborn, whether it be a singleton or multiples. She has a tremendous ability to understand babies, do what's right for them and be a great support to the parents. She is a very calm person and was never been anxious or nervous around our babies even in the most trying times. She seemed to love a good challenge and thrives on difficult situations. After she left us, she has continued to offer support and guidance on getting the twins and their elder brother through their development phases and helping me with any questions or concerns we have.

Our son was very sad to see Claire leave as they became very good friends, and if we ever have any problems in the future we will definitely call her back.

I would not hesitate in extolling the benefits of a maternity nurse in general, it really does allow you to enjoy your new family even more......and Claire certainly is one of the best you can have!

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by Parent on 10/08/2015

Excellent Nanny

Claire came to us two years ago as a temporary nanny. She ended up working with us for over a year. We still employ Claire on a temporary basis from time to time and in between her other jobs. She is an excellent nanny who is always very fondly welcomed back. She gets on well with other members of the household and fits in very well. She is incredibly hands on and down to earth. Claire has travelled with us and accompanied us on a variety of events. We have no hesitation in recommending Claire for any job from new borns to troublesome teenagers.

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by Dibs777 on 16/02/2014