Eileen was so easy to speak with from the first message.

She helped me with my newborn after my husband went back to work.

She came in the mornings and stayed anywhere between 2-4 hours and helped with anything from showing me how to put my daughter to sleep and establish a pattern to chopping vegetables and preparing dinner.

Sometimes I had my mum help and she was relaxed about me cancelling and likewise there were days when I suddenly needed her or I’d had a terrible night as she could come earlier or leave later. She was never put out with last minute changes and took them in her stride and gave me confidence in knowing that life with a newborns is unpredictable.

The best thing about Eileen is she is a very pleasant person to be around and she is interested in you and your baby and the world in general.

She has clearly lived an interesting and varied life and brings zest and enthusiasm into your home.

More than the help she gave me and the advice and knowledge she imparted for the upcoming months I was just relieved to have her around in the first few weeks when you are feeling very vulnerable and inexperienced.

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