Hiring Paula as a night nanny for our daughter, Ivy, was hands down the best post-natal decision we made for our family. We initially hired Paula for 2 nights a week for the first 6 weeks of Ivy's life. Those 6 weeks turned into 4 months. Ivy had bad reflux and was quite a colicy baby for the first several months of her life which meant she needed a bit more care than an average baby. Having Paula come stay with our girl a couple nights a week meant that I could actually get some sleep laying down in a bed. It also meant that me and my husband were able to have some much needed alone time together (we also have a 2 year old son). Paula brought a very calming and supportive presence to our home that Ivy was very fond of. On more than one occasion, Ivy would be in a colic episode when Paula arrived and within a minute Paula cuddling her, she was calm and sleepy. Ivy was/is exclusively breastfed and to this day (she is now 7 months old) we have not been able to get her to take bottles. Paula remains the only person who ever could get her to willingly take a bottle feed. So needless to say, I very much miss my Paula nights where I could actually go longer than 3 hours without nursing.

Thank you from the whole Ridley clan.