What is unique about Nurse & Nurture?
Nurse & Nurture is the only night nursing agency utilizing comprehensive qualification requirements for all of their nurses. All of our nurses have college educations, are registered nurses in a baby related field, posses Infant CPR certification and have passed criminal background checks and are 100% insured. Compare Nurse & Nurture to other firms and you will not find a firm that employs more qualified night nurses.
How long and often will I need a night nurse?
We do not require a minimum or maximum number of nights. It is entirely up to you to decide how long you want a night nurse. We do, however, recommend that you spread out your help. Consider having a night nurse for three nights a week for five weeks instead of five nights a week for three weeks. This will maximize your help and give you the help you need for a longer period of time.
What hours do our nurses normally work?
Our nurses generally offer night nursing from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., although we make every effort to accommodate your request. We will arrive 10-15 minutes early on our first night so you can familiarize our nurses with your home, the baby's feeding schedule/routine, etc.
Do the nurses stay in the nursery throughout the night?
That is entirely up to you (the parents). Our nurses can either stay in the nursery with the baby (provided you have a rocker/glider chair or a twin bed in the nursery) or in a guest bedroom (if you have a baby monitor set-up).
What do the Nurse & Nurture nurses wear?
Our nurses wear a t-shirt or polo with the Nurse & Nurture company logo with scrub pants or yoga-style cotton pants.
Do I pay my nurse directly after each shift worked?
No. Nurse & Nurture is responsible for paying the nurses for their time. Our billing week runs Saturday through Friday. Nurse and Nurture bills their clients once a week at the end of the billing week. You will receive an invoice for our charges billed.
What will Nurse & Nurture nurses do if mom plans to breastfeed throughout the night?
Our nurses will either bring the baby to mom when it's feeding time or we can wake mom up and have her come to the nursery to breastfeed. Moms may also want to consider pumping her breast milk for the nurse to give in a bottle (so mom can sleep!).
What if mom plans to use formula for the nighttime feedings?
This is fine, too. We have found that it works best if you can prepare the nighttime bottles ahead. Put them in a small soft-pack cooler with ice and give us a mug. We'll warm the bottles in the mug filled with hot water for each feeding. We've found that this helps minimize noise (going up and down stairs, etc) and disruption to the rest of the family, while everyone is sleeping.
How will I know what my baby ate, when my baby ate, had his diaper changed, etc?
We provide all of our nurses with a professional Nurse & Nurture Nightly Activity Log that they will use to accurately document all feedings, diaper changes, etc., that happen during the hours we took care of your baby. We will leave the log for you to review each morning when you get up.
What else do I need to provide for our nurse?
Nothing! You do not need to provide food or drinks. You simply need to tell the nurse when the baby last ate, had a diaper change, when the baby is due to eat again, what you want the baby to eat, and how you'd like the nurse to leave in the morning.
