PaulaJ

My Summary

Highly Experienced Maternity Nurse, Early Years Sleep Supporter

My Experience

I am a compassionate and highly experienced Childcare Professional with over 36 years of experience, including more than 23 years as a Professional Maternity Nurse and previously 13 years as a sole-charge Live-in Nanny for newborns and siblings.

I provide expert newborn and postnatal care, supporting families with feeding, routines, sleep, and parental confidence. I have extensive experience caring for babies with reflux, CMPA (Cow's Milk Protein Allergy), allergies, circumcision care needs, premature babies, twins, triplets, and babies requiring specialist care.

I work closely with each family to establish routines that suit their individual needs while offering calm, practical support throughout the postnatal period. My responsibilities include newborn care, feeding support, medication administration, nursery duties, baby laundry, accompanying families to medical appointments, and acting as a trusted proxy parent when required.

I have worked with a wide range of families, including single parents and same-sex parents, on placements from a few days to over six months, both within the UK and internationally.

I prefer to have Saturday's as time off in the day and weekends off are very nice. I often find families have a busy life at weekends with family and friends visiting and my support is often not needed after the first few weeks.
I am happy to work continuously for the first 2-3 weeks for Mums who had a c-section or a difficult birth. I have also stayed in hospital with mum and baby to provide support post birth or during treatment like phototherapy for jaundice.

I help families to learn new evening habits to help their 1-4year old have a settled bedtime, to get to sleep earlier without lots of tears but with a firm consistent approach and to sleep till morning with the same firm consistent approach to night time waking.

My Qualifications

?? Maternity Nurse Insurance from Morton Michel
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2024 Tigerlily
•Paediatric First Aid (3yr)

2023 Disosure & Barring Service:
•Enhanced Certificate

2019 Be Ready to Parent: Certified Courses
•Multiples & Premature Babies
•Post Natal Depression
and Continuing Professional Development on
•Maternal Complications
•Circumcision Care
•Reflux & CMPA Refresher

2018 Be Ready to Parent: Certified Courses
•Breastfeeding
•Sleep training & sleep in Children
•Reflux, Early Allergies & CMPA

2006 Maternity Nurse Training: Certified Course
•Post Natal Depression

2005 Maternity Nurse Training: Certified Course
•Maternity Nurse Practitioner

My Availability

Updated July 2026

Currently have August 08-24 2026 available and full time availability from September 2026 for:
• 24hour Maternity Care for Mum & newborn
• Night Newborn Care subject to location / requirements
• Virtual / in home Baby 6m+ Sleep Support Packages
• Virtual / in home 1-4yo Sleep Support Packages

My Fees

• Maternity Nursing from £16.50 per hour (gross)
• Babysitting from £15.00 per hour

My fees are dependant on the number of babies, the amount of cover required and the location.

I drive to work, so parking is needed.

I am happy to work around the UK, and to work out of the UK for short periods of time with all associated costs covered.