Standard Maternity Services

We at Deearna’s offer packages for all situations this could be a welcome home pack, live in/out services, consultation packages, single parent support, birth preparation – we are able to provide you with a doula who will offer you support for before during and after your baby is born.

We also have a superb team of multiples experts.

Whatever your childcare requirements please give us a call.

Welcome Home Pack

Many new parents have been ecstatic with our “Welcome home pack” and have said what was looking to be a daunting scary process of leaving hospital with a new baby has actually turned out a pleasure with the nurse accompanying them.

The maternity nurse will accompany you from the hospital to your home and remain with you for 3 days. During this period your nurse will show you how to care for your baby, feeding techniques, care of your breasts (if you are deciding to breastfeed) and care of bottles and sterilizing. She will also talk through any concerns or worries you may have with your new born, this may be how to set a routine in place, what different cries mean and many more areas of possible concern.

After your nurse has gone – many parents think “oh i wish i had asked that”, well you can at Deearna’s we will personally take your call and answer any concerns you may have after your nurse has gone..

Maternity & Night Nurses

A night nurse can be employed for immediately when you return from hospital the maternity/night nurse will bring your baby to you to be nursed and will then settle and change your baby so you can go straight back to sleep this is if you are breastfeeding, if you choose to bottle feed then the nurse will normally not interupt you at all and will just feed and settle the baby.

If however you are feeding your baby expressed milk your maternity nurse may just wake you once to ensure you express so your breast are not too uncomfortable in the morning.

Typical hours for a night nurse are 9-7 most nurses are paid either an hourly or nightly rate.

Private Midwives

Private Midwives have chosen to work outside the NHS and will therefore provide all the duties a midwife would for pre and post natal care including birth but on a private basis.

Breast Feeding Consultants

The breastfeeding/lactation consultant is a specialist in the breastfeeding area, she will recognise, prevent and solve breast feeding problems. Often these consultants are trained midwifes or Health care professionals.

Sleep Trainers

Some babies take alot longer than others to sleep through the night thats where our sleep trainers will help you.

Our sleep trainers will normally want you to complete a full 24 hour diary prior to the possible visit which will need to include what time your baby woke, how much activity and what activity was undertaken, how much food and what i.e babies 6 months plus we will want to know what food was consumed and under 6 months the amount of milk that was taken and frequency; we will go through other requirements once you have made contact.

I personally believe that you cannot possibly expect your baby to go through the night without this full picture, once contact has been made and you have your full days events ready I will ask you to email this to me and I will go through this and then visit to make small changes with you- it is pointless paying lots of money out for sleep trainers to stay for hours/days and possibly a couple of weeks of nights when it could be something simple we could just adapt to your daily pattern that will make the difference.

Most of the time the reason babies do not sleep and wake during the night is due to habits that have formed we will teach you to solve these problems.

After any consultation you are then free to contact anytime ( at no extra charge) with any questions or concerns you may have. You will only be charged for the initial consultation.

A FULL NIGHTS SLEEP MAYBE JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY !

Doulas / Birth Partners

A doula will provide emotional support for before during and after your baby is born ( she does not however replace your doctor or midwife ).

You will be encouraged to prepare a birth plan and this plan will be cared for by your doula to ensure, where possible, your wishes are granted.

Doulas are proficient in massaging, positioning, comfort measures, relaxation and breathing.

Most doulas provide early labor support in your home until the time is ready to transfer to where you are going to give birth. Your doula will remain with you and give you continued support and encouragement until baby is born.

Once baby is born your doula will help assist with breast feeding and any postpartum issues. Some doulas will visit your home when you return and will offer daily support for a few days.

The doula will not take over the role of the father – it is often forgotten that dads, even though not physically but emotionally, go through this labor too, therefore the support and guidance is for you all.

Nannies

We also have a Dedicated Nanny Team, contact us for more details and your full requirements and we will happily help you.

Daily Package

This package is designed for those that would like to benefit from the knowledge of a maternity nurse but budget dictates otherwise.

With our daily package we will come and spend the day with you, talk through how to establish a routine,talk through what the different cries mean

we will teach you how to care for your baby and possible things to look out for with both the care of you and your baby

The package entitles you to the following:

Maternity Nurse for the whole day and then daily contact as much as you like for a week after answering any concerns you may have.

For more details please call or fill in our enquiry form

Babysitting/Wedding Creche service

This is a very popular choice for our clients that would like to attend a wedding but leave the newborn/toddlers at home.

The maternity nurse will come to wherever you are and take care of your babies whilst you enjoy yourself this could be for a couple hours, full day or whatever you would like.

If there are a few families with newborns this we can also accommodate.