PaulaJ

My Summary

Highly Experienced Maternity Nurse

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 13 years as a sole-charge Live-in Nanny.

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.

My Qualifications

2024 Tigerlily
•Paediatric First Aid

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 a d full time availability from September 2026 for:
• 24hour Maternity Cover for Mum & newborn
• Night Newborn Care subject to location / requirements
• Virtual Baby Support Packages
• Virtual Sleep Support Packages

My Fees

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

The fees stated are a guide for 1 newborn with standard care:

£20+ an hour providing care, minimum 10 hours per session, minimum 3 sessions per week, a bed may be required, parking and food is to be provided.

£330+ for 24 hour live in care & support for both mother and baby, a 3 hour daytime break, 1 hour evening break, a bed, parking and food is to be provided.

£350+ for 24 hour Proxy Parenting for babies and young children, a bed, parking and food is to be provided.

Personalised packages can be created.

All support packages begin with an initial consultation, prior to this initial consultation I would, were it is possible ask for a 48 hour diary to be completed and sent to me, this diary would detail:
• Feeding - type, timings, baby's reactions
• Sleep - where, how, frequency, duration
• Nappies - frequency wet / poo, colour & consistancy, nappy rash
• Baby's mood - grumpy, very upset / loud, hard to wake, clingy
• How baby is comforted - dummy, rocking, sound, light
• What upsets him - noises, his body
• Health concerns
• Family - partner, single, siblings, extended family
• Any past & present medical treatment
This can be done in a baby app like Baby Tracker or written out and sent in a whatsapp message.

The initial consultation is 90 minutes & is £150. In the initial consultation we will:
• Discuss the birth (if req'd)
• Go over the weeks since the birth (if req'd)
• Go over the 48 hour diary
• Discuss your concerns about your baby
• Form a plan to improve family life
• Discuss strategies for those rough days
• Knowledge to deal with medical concerns
• When and who to seek medical help from

After the initial consultation, you can purchase the relevant support package:

Virtual Baby Support Packages for up to 4 month olds:

£250 for a 7 day package includes:
• 24 Hour routine guide we will adapt as needed
• Five 30 minute video sessions at an arranged time, typically days 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
• Between 8.30am-10.30pm whatsapp messages will be answered within 4 hours
• Between 10.31pm - 8.29am a whatsapp response will be made when possible
• An extra 30 minute video session is £25

£400 for a 14 day support package:
• 24 Hour routine guide we will adapt as needed
• Eight 30 minute agreed video sessions at an arranged time, typically days 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14
• Between 8.30am-10.30pm whatsapp messages will be answered within 4 hours
• Between 10.31pm - 8.29am a whatsapp response will be made when possible
• An extra 30 minute video session is £25

£600 for a 28 day support package
• 24 Hour routine guide we will adapt as needed
• Twelve 30 minute agreed video sessions at an arranged time typically days 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 24, 28
• Between 8.30am-10.30pm whatsapp messages will be answered within 4 hours
• Between 10.31pm - 8.29am a whatsapp response will be made when possible
• An extra 30 minute video session is £25

£100 for a 60 minute consultation after a package has ended:
• Ideal after a holiday or illness
• Offer advice to get you all back on track
• To adjust the previous plan

Virtual Sleep Support Packages, for babies over 4 months old:

See above re 48 hour diary before the initial consultation.

During the initial consultation we will:
• Go over the 48 hour diary
• Discuss your concerns about your baby
• Discuss Sleep Training techniques
• Choose the right technique for your family
• Formulate a Sleep Action Plan
• Learn how to get your baby to settle to sleep unaided with minimal crying
• Discuss strategies for those rough nights, tag teaming and seeing the plan through

After the initial consultation, you can purchase the relevant support package:

£250 for a 7 day package includes:
• Sleep plan we will adapt as needed
• Between 8.30am-10.30pm whatsapp messages will be answered within 4 hours
• Between 10.31pm - 8.29am a whatsapp response will be made when possible.
• Five 30 minute video sessions, typically on days 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
• An extra 30 minute video session is £25

£400 for a 14 day package includes:
• Sleep plan we will adapt as needed
• Between 8.30am-10.30pm whatsapp messages will be answered within 4 hours
• Between 10.31pm - 8.29am a whatsapp response will be made when possible.
• Seven 30 minute video sessions, typically on days 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14
• An extra 30 minute video session is £25

£600 for a 28 day sleep package includes:
• Sleep plan we will adapt as needed
• Twelve 30 minute agreed video sessions at an arranged time typically days 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 24, 28
• Between 8.30am-10.30pm whatsapp messages will be answered within 4 hours
• Between 10.31pm - 8.29am a whatsapp response will be made when possible
• An extra 30 minute video session is £25

£150 Virtual Sleep Support package 5 day extension includes:
• Sleep plan will be adapted as needed
• Three 30 minute video sessions, typically on days 1, 3, 5
• Between 8.30am-10.30pm whatsapp messages response will be answered within 4 hours
• An extra 30 minute video session is £25

£100 for a 60 minute follow up consultation after a package has ended:
• Ideal after a holiday or illness
• Offer advice to get you all back on track
• To adjust the previous plan
• To make a new plan