Jennifer

My Summary

My Experience

What you get when you work with me:
** Someone who has devoted 20+ years to her craft.
** Someone who has quite literally spent well over 60,000 hours living-in (day and night) with families and their babies.
** Someone who has worked with babies in person in over 60 countries.
** Someone who has a deep understanding of baby (and parent) behaviour.
** Someone who can assess your baby's personality, temperament and your parenting style to come up with the best and most gentle sleep training path to suit your family as a whole.
** Someone who above all cares about a successful outcome for you and your baby.

My Qualifications

Education and Formal Training:

• Birthing Doula – Australian Doula College – Sydney;
• Maternity and Child Sleep Diploma – International Maternity Institute
• MNT OCN Maternity Practitioners’ Award – Reading University, London;
• Understanding settling techniques and sleep in babies and toddlers – Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Australia;
• Children’s Sleep Training – MNT Reading University, London;
• Post Natal Depression Training – MNT Reading University, London;
• Breastfeeding Workshop – MNT Reading University, London;
• Baby care for nannies – MNT Reading University, London;
• Emergency Pediatric First Aid Course – MNT Reading University, London;
• Pediatric First Aid Training – Australia;
• Sleep Guidance Program – Night Nannies; and
• Dunstan Baby Language Course – Night Nannies.

Skills and Expertise:
• Educating and assisting parents with their birthing plans;
• Assisting with breastfeeding and postpartum newborn care;
• Implementing age appropriate feeding and sleeping routines;
• Monitoring the emotional status of mother once discharged from hospital;
• Educating parents regarding their options in sleep shaping for older babies and implementation of a sleeping program;
• Educating the father and older siblings in aspects of newborn care to support the mother;
• Conveying numerous methods for postpartum care relating to feeding, hygiene, clothing, newborn’s environment; and
• Carrying out all childcare/nanny related duties at an extremely professional level.

My Availability

My Fees

• Maternity Nursing from £35.00 per hour (gross)

For more details of my consultancy rates and hourly fees for day and night time support, please contact me directly.

Jennifer