Our twins were born when our firstborn was only 20 months and in the early months of their lives we were very tired. We asked Liz to come and work as our Night Nanny once a week for the first three months just to let us get some sleep.

Every tuesday night Liz turned up like clockwork at 9pm and we handed her the babies. She would shoo us off to bed and take the babies off us and rock them to sleep. She would then handle all the night feeds, changing, any waking moments, and she stayed in the twins' bedroom with them so she was on hand to look after them if anything woke them up or disturbed them. In the morning she would slip out by 7am with the twins still sleeping in their cots, or if they were awake she would stay until then as well.

As I have said before (she was also our childminder) you have to trust someone implicitly to leave your babies with them even in the same house but that trust is there with Liz. She always cared for the twins and left them immaculate and calm in the morning. Having just one night a week in those turbulent early weeks was a lifesaver, it meant we could sleep peacefully and undisturbed and without any worry and then face the next day re-energized.

I would strongly recommend Liz if you are considering a night nanny, both the lady herself and the night nanny service - it helps you retain your sanity and restore your energy. Liz is calm and kind and very experienced - she is someone you can trust with your newborn which is essential for you to be able to relax.

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