Newborn Care Specialist  

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                                                                       Objective:

To find a family whose lives I can impact with my commitment, love and caring attitude in the process of helping them with their newborn. My main objective is to teach and assist parents, and to sleep train the baby so when I leave the baby is sleeping 6-12 hours at a time.

18 years experience = over 30,000 hours of on the job experience

Work References for night work only (see sleep training for those references}

June 22 - July 26, 2008

Bill and Natalie

Little boy totally breastfed.  Sleeping 6-7 hours by 6 weeks.

May 12 - June 13, 2008

Na'il and Tiffany

Little boy totally breastfed and sleeping 12 hours by 5 weeks. 

Feb 18, 2008 - April 18, 2008

Volker and Rosina

Twins, 4 weeks premature.  Mom did not want sleep training so the babies were getting up every 1 1/2 - 3 hours on different schedules when I left.     

Jan 7, 2008 - Feb 7, 2008

David and Vickie

Twins, 7 weeks premature.  They could not eat and breathe at the same time.  I was able to get them sleeping from 11 PM - 5 AM. The day after I left they started sleeping 11 PM - 8 AM.  They both had reflux.

Nov 1, 2007 - Jan 4, 2008

Andy and Stacey

I am taking care of a 6 week preemie.  He was sleeping 6 hours at night by time time my contract was up.

August 1 – Sept 12, 2007

Adam and Valerie

Twin girls born 3 weeks apart. One of the girls is totally breastfed and the other bottle fed. I am not teaching sleep training on this job as a result we get up every 3 hours every night to feed the babies.

March 5 - April 6, 2007 (see below)

Carter and Jeannie

This is the second time for me to work for the this family. They had a little girl this time and I trained the day nanny in newborn care and did the night care for them until Jeannie recovered from a C- Section.

Feb 7 - March 1, 2007

Todd and Pam

Twins. Mom was a total breast feeder so I taught her learn how to do both at the same time. She was great at it.

Oct 29, 2006 - Dec 28, 2006

Gray and Emily

Twins my first full term babies. Sleep trained by the time I left. The little girl was sleeping through the night at 3 weeks.

July 31 - Oct. 27, 2006

Alan and Jennifer

Twin boys one month premature. I was not able to sleep trained. The boys were not ready when I left.

June 23 - July 28, 2006

Jane  - Huntington Beach

Jane was a single mother and had a precious little girl who was one month premature. I was able to help her out 24/7 for 2 weeks and then 12 hour days/nights for the remainder of the contract. The baby had reflux.

April 18 - June 1, 2006

Dan and Christina

I am blessed to be doing twins again. Two little boys. They are preemie’s.  They are bottle fed breast milk babies. Sleep Training is the key!

Feb 12, - April 7, 2006

Chuck and Betsy 

This was a 24/7 job for 7 1/2 weeks. Betsy breast fed Charlie and I was able to instruct her. We were able to put Charlie on a workable schedule and when I left he was sleeping from 9 PM to 5 AM. This job was in California.

Jan 16 - February 3, 2006

Jon and Athena

Athena had a c-section and needed help. The twins were premature. I did the first 36 hours and then did the nights.

January 5 - January 9, 2006

Mike and Michelle Norton

Twin newborn girls and needed help for one week. They were 1 week old.

December 26 - December 28, 2005

Clay and Brenda (see below)

Clay and Brenda had taken baby to England and needed to do some catch up sleep. I had their 3 month old little boy for 3 nights.

November 8 - November 23, 2005

Matt and Suzanne

Suzanne was experiencing health issues and needed someone to care for her daughter at night. She asked me to sleep train her daughter. She was 11 weeks old when I started.

October 30 - November 6, 2005

Evan and Orsi

Evan and Orsi were first time parents. I was able to educate and bring a feeling of security to the home with my newborn scheduling techniques. Orsi breast-fed her son.

Oct 10, 12, 24, and 25, 2005

Clay and Brenda

I initially did a 2 day Baby Boot Camp for Clay and Brenda. The baby was 2 weeks old and they were very nervous parents. They were very impressed with my teaching abilities and the newborn tips I was able to give them. They called me back for 2 nights to give Mom a well deserved rest.

September 10 - September 16, 2005

Mike and Janet

Janet had a difficult c-section and had not had a good night sleep for 10 days. I was able to get the baby to sleep from 10-5 from the first night. He was the youngest baby that I have been able to do that with. Swaddling was the key. I was also able to give Janet many newborn hints to make her more comfortable dealing with her son

September 1 - September 6, 2005

Scott and Brooke 

I was able to instruct Brooke for the first 6 days of their baby's life in matters of breast feeding, bathing and general newborn care. I worked a 24 hour shift and then worked nights.

August 8 - August 18, 2005

Michael and Jennifer : See below

I worked in Del Mar, Ca. For 10 days with a set of twins. I did day and night shifts and took over for an entire 3 day period when the parents took a short vacation to Phoenix.

May 21 - June 21, 2005

Carter and Jeannie:

I assisted in the care of their newborn son for one month. I was able to care for him from the time they brought him home from the hospital. I was able to get him to sleep for a 6 hour stretch before I left

May 9, 2005 - 18, 2005

Krandell Quads

I did night nursing for Quads. This is donated time and the reference will come through All About Baby Nurses.

March 23 - 24, 2005

Wayne and Reese

I went in to help a Baby Nurse who was sick and unable to care for the 3 month old triplets. Two of the babies were on the Apnea Sleep Monitors. This was a night job and the hours were from 10-6.

February 16, 2005

Greg and Jacquelyn

March 22 - March 28, 2005

Kelly

I was able to help Kelly out with her 14 month old little boy where she went into work to help her husband catch up on paperwork. This was a day job. I was responsible for all the care and feeding and giving him medications when needed.

February 27 - March 3 2005

Michael and Suzanne:

Suzanne and Mike had 3 children a set of 6 week old twin boys an a 14 month old little girl. Suzanne had complications with a C-section and I went in for 2 weeks and took over all the care of the children. I feed, bathed, changed, washed bottles, did laundry and cleaned house

This was a one night job so the Mom could ask some questions and get a good night sleep. Twin girls.

February 12 2005

Lori

I filled in for a Baby Nurse . Twin girls who were 6 weeks old.

November 23 - Dec 20, 2005

Ian and Nicole 

This was a month contract to do night nursing for 5 month old triplets. I was responsible from 9 PM - 7 AM for the care of the babies. I administered medication, changed and feed them during this time. I was able to get the babies on a schedule of sleeping through the night from 9PM - 6 AM. My job was complete.

November 01, 2003 -Feb 1 2005

Michael and Jennifer

My job included the total care of newborn preemie twin boys from the time they came home from the hospital. This is a 4 day a week job for 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. This included all feedings, baths, play time, walks, laundry, and accompanying Jennifer to the Dr. appointments and any play schedule they may have outside the home. I was responsible for them full time when Michael and Jennifer went to a wedding out of state for 4 days when they were 3 months old. And another 3 day overnight in October. Jennifer was my first stay at home Mom and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her.. This was my first official Baby Nurse Job.


February 16, 2001 - Oct 1, 2003

James and Britta

My job included total care of their infant twin girls from the time they were 6 weeks old until they were almost 3. I stayed overnight when necessary, as I did on all my jobs. The twins are wonderful, loving personalities and their energy is so pure and fun and I take partial responsibility for that. Having twins in just too much fun.

November 1998 - February 2001
I moved from Tampa, Fl. back to Phoenix. I then went to school for 1 year for acupuncture/homeopathy after which I opened my own naturophic business for a year. I work then worked for Dillard's Clearance Center for 4 months until Feb. 2001.


March 1998 - September 1998
Joe and Kay 

I took care of Ginger from age 2-9 months. As in the above I worked full time and did all the necessary baby care. I worked 5 days a week from 8a.m. - 6 p.m.
 

December 1993 - October 1997
Errol and Dale

I took care of Evan from 8 weeks - 4 years. I did all the childcare duties expected of me, 5 days a week full-time. Evan is and was a wonderful child and a joy to take care of.

Experience Includes:

Singles, Twins, Triplets, Quads, Sextuplets

Premature babies

Sleep Training

Reflux

Apnea Monitors

Swaddling

All the care, feeding, bathing, and administering medications, of a newborn

Soothing techniques

Sleeping though the night techniques: "Babywise"," Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child", "Happiest Baby on the Block" "Baby Whisperer" "My First 100 Babies"

Breast feeding (personal experience and technical experience)

Scheduling techniques

Postpartum

Teaching 4 day classes to certify Newborn Care Specialists