Diane

 
 
 

TRAINED NEWBORN CARE SPECIALIST

““When I am not soothing your precious newborn to sleep, you can find me enjoying some reading , walking, or flying back home to the UK!””

a brief bio

With over 30 years in the childcare field, Diane brings a wealth of knowledge to families. Her passion for newborns and calm & loving manner instills confidence in new parents, thus accommodating them in the transition of bringing a new baby home. Diane is originally from the United Kingdom and has helped numerous families in both the UK and US. Her experience ranges from a pre-school teacher, long-term nanny, and Newborn Care Specialist (NCS). She has experience with special needs infants as well and is CPR certified. She also was selected as a volunteer “baby cuddler” at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, RI. Diane currently resides in the beautiful waterside town of Bristol, Rhode Island with her husband and two daughters of the ages 19 & 25.

OFFERINGS

  • Diapering


  • Changing


  • Bathing
 (first sponge bath, then regular bath)

  • Soothing

  • Circumcision & umbilical cord care


  • Bottle preparation & storage 

  • Bottle feeding (Breastmilk & Formula)


  • Communication with breastfeeding parent to schedule feeds and transport baby back and forth to and from (when feeding overnight)

  • Wash and sterilize bottles, pump parts, pacifiers, etc.

  • Organization & maintenance of nursery

  • Baby's laundry (washing, folding, and putting away)

  • Create a regular feeding schedule

  • Assist in establishing healthy sleep habits

  • Keep nursery tidy and stocked

  • Maintain a log that tracks the baby's feeding times, ounces, diapers, and anything else parents may need to know.

  • Create a smooth transition for the family during the newborn stage (birth-3 months)

  • Assist you with any (baseline) feeding issues baby may have, including formula feeding and breastfeeding support or knowing when to recommend pediatrician or IBCLC support for extensive issues. 

  • Troubleshoot potential issues of concern with the newborn and offer professional options to resolve them

  • Infant CPR (when needed)

  • Providing a safe and healthy sleep environment for baby at all times

  • Sleep Conditioning by using a gentle approach to help your baby develop sleep habits that lead to sleeping throughout the night

  • Parent education and emotional support

WITH EXPERIENCE IN

  • Reflux

  • Colic

  • Premature infant care

  • Newborn Sleep Shaping

  • Supporting mothers with Perinatal Mood Disorders

  • Twins/Multiples

  • Club Foot Care, pre-op and post-op

  • Lip-tie and tongue-tie

RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE

RB FAMILY - OVERNIGHT NEWBORN CARE

Supported parents as they welcomed their first child. Infant was 9 weeks old at start of position and already sleeping well through the night in 6-7 hour stretches. Wash and sterilize bottles and pump parts. Woke mom to pump in early hours. Maintained nursery supplies.

SA FAMILY - Overnight Newborn Care

Helped mum to establish breastfeeding.. help with latching and scheduling as well as coping with two children. Mum has severe anxiety so lots of reassurance and monitoring. Support family through illness as all members of family contracted covid then accompanied mom and infant to hospital just weeks later when infant caught RSV . Enjoyed visiting cranial sacral therapy sessions and occupational therapy. Helped transition baby from bassinet to crib and out of swaddle at appropriate time . Position lasted 12 weeks at which point infant was sleeping 8-10 hours at night.

DH FAMILY - Overnight Newborn Care

Helped mom establish breastfeeding. . Some stress around nursing as previous infant was triple feeding in the early days. I’d wake mom at night to join us in nursery so she could feed baby. We would often chat then about any concerns she may have had at the time. Took care of nursery stocking diapers etc .

AH FAMILY - Overnight Newborn Care

Two week old infant.Baby slept well through night early on and I would bring baby to mum to nurse once a night

AF FAMILY - Overnight Newborn Care

Four week position with 2 day old second child . Infant strictly formula fed so I maintained formula supply and making up of bottles for the day. Overnight care and setting up good sleep hygiene. Bathing of infant and restocking nursery supplies.

CLIENT LOVE NOTES

“Diane has been amazing as a newborn care specialist the day we took Henry home and also to allow us to leave the house for our first night out two months later. Tyler has been super responsive and very accommodating to make sure we were taken care of.” -Charles S.