Daniela

My Summary

My Experience

Internship on breastfeeding under Katherine Fisher
Location: Croydon, London
Position Held: Intern
Period of Employment: 20 July 2019 - ongoing
Job Description and Duties: Being an intern for an IBCLC breastfeeding consultant and tongue tie specialist, observing frenotomies, shadowing my teacher or a lead paediatric surgeon during diagnosis and procedures of frenotomies, weighting babies, offering support and some advice to parents and learning more about breastfeeding and working with dyads.

Name of Organisation: London Colney and Borehamwood
Location: London Colney and Borehamwood
Position Held: Breastfeeding Peer Support
Period of Employment: November 2019 - ongoing
Job Description and Duties: Meeting new mums and supporting them with information and advice on breastfeeding.

Name of Family: C. and D. C.
Location: Crikelwood, London
Position Held: Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 23 October 2017 - ongoing
Job Description and Duties: In this position I started while baby was around 6 months old and I looked after baby going through his journey of first tastes, weaning, crawling and then walking and running and generally supporting his proper development. I was in charge of all nursery duties, while cooking fresh nutritious meals from scratch on a limited diet due to eczema and multiple allergies. In this position I also build and maintained a nice routine for the little man while taking him on outings and to different playgroups.

Name of Family: C. G. and S. E.
Location: Angel, London
Position Held: Night Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: October – 18 December 2020
Job Description and Duties: Offering mum support with breastfeeding, pumping and the newborn, managing infant behaviour and feeding patterns. Trying to explain parents normal infant behaviour and abilities.

Name of Family: M. and R. K.
Location: Finchley Central, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 13 July – 14 August 2020
Job Description and Duties: Offering mum support with breastfeeding, pumping and the newborn so she can spend more time with her other very young child. Looking after baby just after his bris, managing infant behaviour and feeding patterns.

Name of Family: D. G.and O. Z.
Location: Highbury, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for twins babies
Period of Employment: May 2020 – July 2020
Job Description and Duties: Offering mum support with pump and caring for her twins, while teaching her how to do things for the twins and to adjust to her new life with her twinsies.

Name of Family: M. P. and J. P.
Location: Waterloo, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 21 November 2019 – 28 January 2020
Job Description and Duties: Offering mum support with breastfeeding and caring for baby with tongue tie, teaching new parents how look after their new baby and adjust to their new life.

Name of Family: E. A.
Location: Highbury, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 22 September 2019 – 25 October 2019
Job Description and Duties: Offering mum support with breastfeeding and caring for baby with silent reflux.

Name of Family: V. and A. L.
Location: Mill Hill, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 17 September 2019 – 28 October 2019
Job Description and Duties: Offering mum support with breastfeeding, then with bottle feeding (because of hypoplasia) and working along Paediatricians and gastroenterologist with a baby that has cow’s milk protein allergy and bottle aversion; while guiding parents to gently guide baby into a nice routine.

Name of Family: K. and J. M.
Location: Hampstead Garden Suburbs, London
Position Held: Night Nanny for twins
Period of Employment: April 2018 – August 2018
Job Description and Duties: In this position I supported the parents looking after premature twins, suffering from reflux, while working on their routine and admistering medicines when needed.

Name of Organisation: NHS Barnet (Barnet Breastfeeding Support Service – CLCH NHS Team of the Year award winner September 2016)
Location: Barnet, London
Position Held: Breastfeeding Peer Support
Period of Employment: February 2016 – 2017
Job Description and Duties: Meeting new mums and supporting them with information and advice on breastfeeding.
Working either on the hospital ward or supporting teaching for antenatal classes.

Name of Family: A. and N. W.
Location: Shepherd’s Bush, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 10 September 2017 – October 2017
Job Description and Duties: In this position I supported mum in her breastfeeding journey while working on a nice routine and making sure baby is growing at a steady rate. I started the job when baby was 1 week old, 3rd baby in the family, that had arrived a bit early and with low-birth weight. Mum had also gone through a very emotional period in her life (her dad had a stroke 1 week before baby’s rushed arrival by emergency c-section).

Name of Family: N. and O. C.
Location: Holland Park, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 13 August – 8 September 2017
Job Description and Duties: In this position I supported mum with her breastfeeding issues in order to achieve breastfeeding. Baby had tongue-tie which caused mum’s mastitis and they also had thrush. I also helped mum get baby into a nice and gentle routine and teached her as many skills as I could so she can care for her baby and to feel confident about herself and baby. Baby was 13 days old on the start of this position.

Name of Family: A. O’N.
Location: Stoke Newington, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 4 – 27 July 2017
Job Description and Duties: I started this position while the little one was 8 weeks old. I helped mum work on her chosen routine, giving her lots of tips and information that would help her gain more confidence in herself being able to care for her young baby boy.

Name of Family: N. G. L.
Location: Highbury and Islington, London
Position Held: Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 12 May 2017 – 1 June 2017
Job Description and Duties: On this occasion I cared for a little girl of 11 months, keeping the routine, while her mum went back to work and waiting to get her place in nursery.

Name of Family: M. S. and P. G.
Location: Richmond, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for twins
Period of Employment: 18 April 2017 – 12 May 2017
Job Description and Duties: In this position I cared for twins of 10 weeks old at the start of the booking trying to continue the routine set out by their previous maternity nurse and working towards dropping the night feeds and keeping a nice routine. During my time with them I also tried to encourage both parents to spend more quality time with the babies, and as dad is disabled things needed to be sorted in a particular manner so he has access to the babies and help at times in order to care for the babies.

Name of Family: S. and A. D.
Location: Barnet, London
Position Held: Night Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 8 February 2017 – 10 April 2017
Job Description and Duties: In this position I cared for a 4 week old at the start of the position, working towards a routine with another more experienced maternity nurse and finding what works best for baby and his parents.

Name of Family: L. and J. W.
Location: Warwick Avenue, London
Position Held: Night Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 3 December 2016 – 4 February 2017
Job Description and Duties: In this position I cared for a 2 week old at the start of the position, advising parents on baby care, working towards a routine and finding what works best for baby and his parents.

Name of Family: M. and A. K.
Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Position Held: Maternity nurse for twins
Period of Employment: 23 – 27 October 2016
Job Description and Duties: In this position I cared for premature twins (boy and girl born at 35 weeks) and I supported the parents into learning more about their children’s development, implemented a feeding schedule so the babies can put on weight to get stronger and advised on breastfeeding (positioning and attachment, building a milk supply and maintain it).

Name of Family: J. L.
Location: Paddington, London
Position Held: Maternity nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 12 – 20 September 2016
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a 5 week old little girl with reflux, advising mum on breastfeeding and care of her baby.

Name of Family: C. D.
Location: Chipperfield, Hertfordshire
Position Held: Maternity nurse for twins
Period of Employment: 14 August 2016 – 28 September 2016
Job Description and Duties: In this position I took over from another maternity nurse a set of twins. They were aged 10 weeks at the start of the position and over the time I spent with them I supported mum with breastfeeding and trying to introduce the bottle for the little ones, and making a nice little routine for these gorgeous little girls. The twins were suffering from lots of allergies so mum was on a very strict diet, but during my stay with them she did try to introduce new foods to her diet which sometimes triggered a reaction on the girls.


Name of Family: N. G. L.
Location: Highbury and Islington, London
Position Held: Maternity nurse / Night Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 10 June 2016 – 1 July 2016
Job Description and Duties: On this occasion I cared for a baby girl with tongue tie supporting mum into fully breastfeeding her baby and recovering after the trauma of her labour and c-section.

Name of Family: Y. G.
Location: Cornwall
Position Held: Maternity nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 21 May 2016 – 26 May 2016
Job Description and Duties: On this occasion I cared for a baby I already cared for 11 weeks while the baby and her family were on holiday on a 24 hour basis. Baby turned 4 months during this booking.

Name of Family: M. A.
Location: Finchley Road/ Hampstead, London
Position Held: Maternity nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 26 April 2016 – 6 June 2016
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a breastfed baby of 4 weeks at the start of the contract, supporting mum with breastfeeding and routine and introducing the bottle to the baby so mum can get some rest and some other things done.

Name of Family: Y. G.
Location: East Finchley, London
Position Held: Maternity nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 24 January 2016 – 1 April 2016
Job Description and Duties: Contract of 4 or 5 x 24 hours/ week started when baby was 3 days old and just released from hospital. In this position I am supporting mum adjusting to the new baby, supporting mum recovering from her C-section, introducing baby to toddler and encouraging the toddler to bond with baby and organising a routine so mum will be able to care for baby and toddler on her own once my contract finishes.

Name of Family: G. and A. J.
Location: St. John’s Wood, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse / Night Nurse for twins
Period of Employment: 17 November 2015 – 12 January 2016
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a set of identical twins (3rd and 4th baby of the family) that came 6 weeks earlier (one of 2.3kg and the other at 1.5kg, younger one having had growth restriction in the womb and not enough amniotic liquid). When I started only the bigger twin (2.5kg when I started) was home (3 weeks old), while mum and the smaller twin (1.7 kg when released from hospital) were still in hospital. After almost a week they got released from hospital and I started looking after both girls. While in this position I fed the girls and kept them on pretty much same feeding routine in order not to have too much hassle over the night time (although one of the twins was fed on demand while the smaller twin had to be fed a specific amount of food every 3 hours), advised mum on breastfeeding and building up milk supply and caring for her twins, advised on helping both twins cope better with their new environment (there were a few issues with smaller twin not being able to keep a good constant body temperature in the beginning but we overcame the problem soon after), dealt with an emergency situation when smaller twin stopped breathing while being breastfed etc.

Position Held: A few short temp Maternity Nurse/ Night Nurse positions with different families
Period of Employment: 26 October 2015 – 17 November 2015
Job Description and Duties: Filling in for a few families according to their needs, doing either 24h, night or daytime positions.

Name of Family: M. V.
Location: Sloane Square, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 2 October 2015 – 24 October2015
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a baby boy of 4 days when I started on a 24h basis 5/7, supporting mum with breastfeeding and building up milk supply, helping mum to get used with having a baby and caring for it, helping her recover after a C-section, offering advice on infant care, routine etc.

Name of Family: E. and D. M.
Location: Ladbroke Grove, London
Position Held: Night Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 12 September 2015 – 25 September 2015
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a little baby boy of 2 weeks (at the start of the position) as a night nanny trying to help mum cope with having a new addition in the house (they already have an 18 months old little girl) and trying to increase her milk supply in order to fully breastfeed the little chap but offering her some much needed rest at the same time.

Name of Family: C. and M. H.
Location: Angel, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 3 May 2015 - 9 August 2015
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a little baby boy of 1 day (at the start of the position) on a 24 hour basis or on night cover, depending on the needs of the family and of the baby. We have been working on setting good sleep association in order to sort a nice routine for this lovely little chap and his family.

Name of Family: D. and T. S.
Location: West Hampstead, London
Position Held: Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 8 April 2015 – 30 September 2015
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a little baby boy of 8 weeks (at the start of the position) who came earlier and was a tiny baby. The parents were struggling with getting the routine right and we managed to put him in a very nice routine, started weaning him at 4 months and a bit as he was not interested in his milk anymore and had to go through a few formula brands before we managed to settle him back on track.

Name of Family: E. M.
Location: St. John’s Wood, London
Position Held: Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 6-25 March 2015
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a boy of 15 months with bad eczema and lots of allergies to different products, taking him on outings, keeping the routine, playing with the little boy and cooking him nutritious meals from scratch, administering his medicine.

Name of Family: H. and B. R.
Location: Finchley Central, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: 11-20 February 2015
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after a boy of 6 weeks (at the start of the position) who had tongue tie and I dealt with his aftercare after the tongue tie was sorted and then with position and attachment for mother and baby (baby was being breastfed). Also in this position I implemented a routine for the baby and helped with his move from Moses basket into his cot and supported the mum so she can keep a nice routine for the little one.

Name of Family: S.N.
Location: Crouch End/ Harringay, London
Position Held: Nanny/ Babysitter for single baby
Period of Employment: 5 December 2014 – 10 February 2015
Job Description and Duties: Looking after and babysitting for a little boy of 8 months at the beginning of the job and doing all nursery duties.

Name of Family: G. and R. L.
Location: Hendon, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse, Night Nurse and Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 8 December 2014 - 20 April 2015
Job Description and Duties: All maternity nurse related work, helping to make a routine for the baby so the mum can breastfeed for as long as possible, sterilizing bottles, supporting mum with the care of the newborn and general nursery duties for the baby.

Name of Family: V. and A.M.
Location: Wembley, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse for single baby
Period of Employment: October 2014 until January 2015
Job Description and Duties: All maternity nurse related work, helping to make a routine for the baby so the mum can breastfeed for as long as possible, sterilizing bottles, supporting mum with the care of the newborn and general nursery duties for the baby.

Name of Family: E. S.
Location: Rotherhite, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse and Night Nurse for twins
Period of Employment: 12 October – 6 December 2014
Job Description and Duties: In this position I looked after twins of 12 weeks (at the beginning of the job) who were premature. I helped with feeding and settling the babies (especially as one baby was fed on demand while the other had to be fed on a 3 hour schedule at the beginning of the booking), bathing them, supporting the mother and encouraging her into breastfeeding, also advising her about breastfeeding and improving her milk production, sterilising bottles. I have also looked after the babies over the night, changing, feeding, burping and settling them.

Name of Family: J. J.
Location: Warwick Avenue, London
Position Held: Nanny/ Babysitter for single baby
Period of Employment: 4 October 2014 - March 2015
Job Description and Duties: In this job I was looking after a 10 week old baby, caring for him usually in the evening. I was feeding, changing and bathing the baby and settling him for the night, also offering him a dream feed when he needed it.

Name of Family: C. R. and A.C.
Location: Crouch End, London
Position Held: Babysitter
Period of Employment: September 2014 - present
Job Description and Duties: Babysitting for my previous full time family.

Name of Family: C. R. and A. C.
Location: West Hampstead/ Crouch End, London
Position Held: Nanny
Period of Employment: January 2012 - September 2014
Job Description and Duties: All childcare related work (formula bottles, sterilizing, weaning, cooking for the children healthy meals from scratch, organizing a meal planner with the parents, tidying their playroom, bathing them, making and changing routines around children’s development, organizing play dates and taking them to playgroups and on outings etc.), sole and shared charge for a 6 months old (she was 3 and 2 months when the job finished) and a new-born (she was 22 months old when the job finished).

Name of Family: V. and A. M.
Location: Wembley, London
Position Held: Maternity Nurse and Babysitter for single baby
Period of Employment: 18 of May 2013 - September 2013
Job Description and Duties: All maternity nurse related work, helping to make a routine for the baby so the mum can breastfeed for as long as possible, sterilizing bottles, supporting mum with the care of the newborn and general nursery duties for the baby. At the moment I am offering the family support when they need some (for weaning and other milestone baby related subjects) and I am occasionally babysitting for them.

Name of Family: E. and D. W.
Location: Clapham Junction, London
Position Held: Nanny for single baby
Period of Employment: 1st of November 2011 - 7th of March 2012
Job Description and Duties: All childcare related work (cooking for the child healthy meals from scratch, organizing a meal planner with the parents, tidying her playroom, bathing her, organizing play dates and taking her to playgroups and on outings etc.), sole charge for an 18 months girl.

Name of Family: Rosemary Works EYC
Location: Highbury and Islington, London
Position Held: Nursery Nurse (cover staff)
Period of Employment: June – September 2011
Job Description and Duties: Regular nursery childcare work with children age 3 months to 3 years old.

Name of Family: L.B.
Location: Clapham Junction, London
Position Held: Au Pair
Period of Employment: 10 January 2010 - 15 April 2011
Job Description and Duties: All childcare related work for 2 teenage girls (12, 14 at the start of the job) a dog and all the housework.

Name of Family: L.M.
Location: Clapham Junction, London
Position Held: Babysitter
Period of Employment: February 2010 – December 2010
Job Description and Duties: Babysitting two girls (5 and 7 years old).

Name of Family: C.M.
Location: Clapham Junction, London
Position Held: Babysitter
Period of Employment: September 2010 – April 2011
Job Description and Duties: Babysitting a girl of 5 and a boy of 3.

Name of Family: A.M.
Location: Glasgow
Position Held: Au Pair
Period of Employment: March 2009 – December 2009
Job Description and Duties: All childcare related work, sole charge for an 18 months girl and a new born
Reason for Leaving: I wanted to move to London.

My Qualifications

Bachelor Degree -- October 2004 – June 2008 Babes Bolyai University, Faculty of Letters, English Language (grammar, literature, history, culture and civilization)and Romanian Language (grammar, literature, history, culture and civilization)
Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation with Centre for Breastfeeding Education and Research (Indira Lopez) – 29 June 2019 – October 2020
Introduction to statistics – 12 August 2020 – September 2020
Introduction to Psychology – 1 June 2020 – August 2020
Introduction to Sociology – 7 April – 14 May 2020
Human Biology – 25 February – 7 April 2020
Certificate for IBLCE Additional General Education Package Complete (Medical Terminology, Documentation for the Lactation Consultant, Occupational Safety and Security, Universal Precautions, Ethical Considerations in Lactation Consulting) - May 2020
Breast milk and the infant Microbiome with the Microbirth School - February 2020
Refresher Workshop on Weaning with Julia Wolman (Registered Nutritionist) - 9 may 2018
Reflux and Early Allergies with Be Ready to Parent, Level 3 – 8 October 2016
Sleep and Sleep Training with Be Ready to Parent, Level 3 – 16 April 2016
Volunteer Breastfeeding Peer Support Training with NHS Barnet (Barnet Breastfeeding Support Service – CLCH NHS Team of the Year award winner September 2016) – Started November 2015 – February 2016
Breastfeeding Course with NEST- 2014
CACHE Level 3 Diploma for Children and Young People’s Workforce with MNT Training – May 2014
First Aid with Betty Gat – 7 July 2020
Maternity Practitioner Diploma with MNT Training – 2012
Common Core Skills with MNT Training - 19th of February 2011

My Availability

My Fees

• Maternity Nursing from £24.00 per hour (gross)
• Babysitting from £18.00 per hour