Newborn Care Specialist

What is a Newborn Care Specialist?

A Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) is a highly specialized and trained childcare provider who focuses on the care and well-being of a newborn baby during the first 12-16 weeks of life. They are familiar with common issues such as reflux and have proven solutions and resources to help.

An NCS often has extensive knowledge in caring for multiples and premature infants and is well-versed in establishing good eating and sleeping habits to set the optimal stage for sleep conditioning, with the goal of getting the newborn to sleep through the night and take age-appropriate naps as soon as it is healthy and possible for that individual newborn.

An NCS is also well versed in supporting family values and understands the importance of a child having healthy, educated, and empowered parents. An NCS will understand the value of and will support a breastfeeding parent and will also understand and support without judgment a parent who chooses to formula feed.

As your NCS I will:

Assist with informative education for parents after the baby is born and settling in at home
Help with sleep training
Change diapers and bathe the newborn
Help with breastfeeding and/or formula and bottle feeding
Create a stimulating environment for the baby when awake
Document sleeping, eating, and changing patterns for the baby
Help the baby transition to a routine/schedule
I will do anything and everything I can to care for your baby as if it were my own.

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Laura was amazing after I had my baby. She helped me stay calm when I was stressed and helped me so much around the house so I could rest. She assisted with bath time, guided me with feedings, and provided a sleep training schedule. She's very knowledgeable! I highly recommend her!

Lorena R.

Let me start by saying that if we had the opportunity to hire Laura again we would do so in a heartbeat. We hired Laura to help care for our newborn and, when available, to help with our now 4-year-old daughter, and we couldn't have asked for a better caregiver. She's very knowledgeable and stays current on techniques/studies/trends in caring for babies, whether it's re: sleep conditioning, sleep training, etc. My now near 4-month-old sleeps better than our first child ever did which I attribute to the conditioning that Laura started very early. I could ask her about anything and she'd have the answer for me immediately, and often recommend items for me to get that worked very effectively (e.g. a miracle swaddle I didn't know existed). She was punctual, dependable, very pleasant, and quickly felt like a member of the family.

Elizabeth H.