Sleep support
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Dani came to us as a night nanny for three days a week from when our daughter was six days old until she turned four months. She bonded well with the baby, who was comfortable with her. Within a couple of days, Dani had a good read of her, bringing her down to me at night for a feed at the perfect time – i.e. stretching it out as long as possible, but handing her over before she was really fussy.Dani was also good adult company and I enjoyed our many chats as my daughter fed. Given her wealth of experience with other people’s children, as well as her own, she’s an excellent font of knowledge and full of good tips and tricks.Dani is a conscientious professional. She was always on time (except once with good reason, and gave fair notice). She is adaptable and happy to work with the parents’ preferences. She cares as much about the mother’s well-being as she does the child’s.If we were to have a second child, we’d ask her back without hesitation.
I found Dani to be extremely supportive, flexible and knowledgeable and right from the start, always encouraged us to contact her if we had any questions/worries regarding our daughter so that she could offer advice.
I was instantly comfortable with Dani and very much looked forward to our full nights of sleep! Dani had the right balance of following the feeding/sleep training approach we wished to take with our daughter, whilst still giving guidance and advice as to how we could progress and build on what we had achieved so far.
Dani worked with us for 2 nights a week from my daughter being 6-12 weeks old. During that time we went from 3 feeds a night to now only needing to dream feed once around midnight and our little one is now usually sleeping through to her morning feed, so we are getting much more sleep nowadays. Dani also helped us with transitioning our daughter from breast milk to formula.
I would strongly recommend Dani to anyone who is thinking of enlisting a night nurse. I found her to be very supportive and took the time to get to know our little one and was always very happy to help and offer advice throughout the week. Whilst we are now in a pretty good position with our daughters sleeping, should we ever need a break, we would have no hesitation in asking Dani for help again!
I could not have asked for better support during the initial first few days when it is daunting for a new mother who also needs sleep and rest, especially whilst trying to recover from a C-Section.
We found Danielle to be extremely helpful and trustworthy. She was able to use her wealth of experience to give us constructive advice, answering any questions we had, continuously adding to our learning. She is kind, and has a great personality, which makes it a pleasure to have her around.
I would definitely recommend Danielle to other parents and would not hesitate in using her again.
Dani was such a huge help to us in the first few months after Isla’s arrival. We had very little understanding of what to expect and Isla was premature and small, Dani was far more supportive and helpful to us than any health visitor could be – she gave practical and pragmatic advice to us and helped us navigate any challenges. For example, when Isla started refusing the bottle, she advised how to tackle this. When she had a cold at 5 weeks old, we were advised on the products that would help medicate and unblock her nose. These might seem like small things but to a first-time mum trying to grapple with information overload and sleep deprivation, it was above and beyond helpful.
We employed Dani as a night nanny one night a week from 2 weeks to when Isla started sleeping through at five months. She was so friendly and caring always enquiring as to how we were as parents not just how Isla had been each week. We so looked forward to her visits – they were the highlight of my week and Isla really bonded with Dani too often saving her biggest smiles for her each morning! We cannot recommend Dani highly enough to anyone due to have a baby, those first few months are tough and Dani made it so much easier for us both – we will forever be grateful for her help and it was the best decision we made to get through the first few sleepless months!
Dani was wonderful. Really empowering and supportive. She was our night nanny for our baby twins from 10 days until they were 14 weeks old and she was so good with them; we trusted her completely and knowing they were in such safe hands enabled us to enjoy some much needed sleep! She was flexible when dates needed to change, reliable, and gave advice when requested (but also took direction without challenge as appropriate). Recommend her v highly! We will miss her!
Qualifications
Btec National Diploma in Childhood studies (1999)
MNT Maternity nursing & Sleep training (2008)
Breastfeeding Support training (2018 )
BabyEm Sleep training course(2018)
Working towards Level 6 holistic sleep coaching
My Background
Working with families since 1999 I pride myself on supporting you from pregnancy, birth and beyond .
I offer support over night to allow you to rest and recuperate after birth and find your way in those early days, establishing a rhythm that works for you working with your baby to ensure healthy sleep habits are established and maintained.
I started my Career as a Nanny, with over 20 years experience I am now a mother to a 6 year old boy and baby daughter so I have first hand experience of the trials and tribulations involved in building a family and being pregnant. My latest pregnancy during Covid-19 lockdown.
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Parenthood can be a time of Joy and rewards but it can also be a lonely time especially within the current climate.
I am a mother who believes that it is important for a carer to help the whole family adjust to their new roles supporting everyone on their individual journeys.
My aim is to leave knowing that you have all the tools to love and care for your new additions and be comfortable in the choices that you make.
I have experience of IVF, losses, being an older parent and the other struggles parents have on their journeys to complete their families.
I have experience working with Multiples, Reflux, CMPA, tongue tie , PND and other health issues.
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