Raluca's Reviews

Friendly and Professional

I am a mother of two children: a son about two weeks old and a daughter about three and a half years old. I had a planned caesarean for my second child and as Dad had to stay home to look after our daughter, I required a maternity nurse to support me at night during my hospital stay, in particular the first night when I knew I would be bed-bound and not mobile at all.

Raluca was available for the period of my expected hospital stay and subsequent to her visiting our home to show us her qualifications and reference, had agreed to support me from 7:30pm to 7:30am at the hospital.

Raluca was a great support for me during my hospital stay. She changed all the nappies and brought the baby to me whenever required. She actively sought out the hospital staff to make sure both the baby and I have what we need. She was instrumental in helping me breastfeed the baby – I was a “failed” breast-feeder with my daughter and having Raluca there for the second time round made breastfeeding a lot less stressful and less challenging. She was also very professional and non-judgemental – we discussed very briefly if I would choose to use a dummy with our son and whether we would consider swaddling him. She simply accepted my views and at no time did I feel I was “judged” on whether my decision was a “good” decision or not. She provided insightful guidance on baby’s reactions – something I have forgotten from my first born. She responded well to my daughter when she came to visit me - Raluca clearly enjoyed being with children and this showed as my daughter was very comfortable with her.

Overall, I would recommend Raluca as she is very friendly, professional and knowledgeable.

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by mmcay about Raluca on 02/05/2018