Newborn Care Specialist provides unique expertise in all aspects of newborn care, parental education and support. Including scheduling, feeding, sleep training, and more. To help the parents develop healthy eating, sleeping and care routines. A full time Newborn Care Specialist schedule is usually nights or days at a 8 hour shifts.
*Part-time shifts are 5 days a week for a minimum of 4 hours or more hours.
*Full-time shifts are 8 hours either days or nights that are 5 to 7 days a week. Newborn Care Specialists work a minimum of 2 weeks and can stay on positions for as long as 4 months.
-What services does a Newborn Care Specialist provide? The primary role of a Newborn Care Specialist is to provide assistance and education after the parents bring the baby home from the hospital. Newborn Care Specialist generally work night shifts managing the baby’s care while the parents sleep restfully. During the daytime a Newborn Care Specialist will provide similar care and also strive to create a nurturing and stimulating environment for the baby during waking hours. Both day and night Newborn Care Specialists document the baby’s patterns and keep a log of sleeping, feeding and changing times to assist in transitioning the baby to a regular schedule.
-What are advances of going with a Newborn Care Specialist!
• Knowledgeable in working with premature babies and understanding how to care and address their special and unique needs.
• Experienced in working with multiples and effectively teaching parents how to care for more than one baby at a time. Their knowledge includes how to effectively set up the nursery and a routine to accommodate twins, triplets and quadruplets.
• Doing consultations regarding any newborn issues that may arise.
• Knowledgeable in Acid Reflux/Colic and available to provide helpful solutions caring for babies with GER/GERD. Newborn Care Specialist will typically perform the following duties:
• Educate and support parents.
• Soothes babies using skilled and proven techniques that help calm newborns.
• Maintain a thorough log of infant feeding and sleep patterns.
• Troubleshoot potential issues of concern with the newborn and offer professional options to resolve them. Some or all of the following tasks are performed:
• Diapering
• Changing
• Circumcision Care
• Bottle Preparation (Breast milk & Formula) and Bottle Cleaning
• Organization & Maintenance of Nursery
• Bathing
• Maintain a thorough log of eating, sleeping and behavioral patterns in establishing healthy sleep habits
• Take over complete care of newborn at night to provide parents time to sleep
-What is the rates for my service?
*Singletons $25-$30 hr.
*Twins $30-$35 hr.
*Triplets $35-$40 hr.
*Quads $40-$45 hr. The daily rate is $510 and up a day
** Each case will be evaluated upon meeting with parents
Providing service to all of Houston and surrounding areas.
