At Boston Newborn Care, it is important that the care provider is well rested and fresh to care for your baby(s).

A 4-hour resting period recommended. If you are not looking for 7 days a week then the schedule will then change to meet your needs.

The rates vary for this service.

Range from $300-$600 per day, depending on the length of the contract and the number of children and any health related issues they may have.

It is slightly more expensive than a NCS overnight provider is.

I interview, run a background check, review all certifications and certificates, and check insurance plans.

Posts

Traveling Nanny From Boston Newborn

Traveling Nanny From Boston

/0 Comments/in /by

Traveling Nanny From Boston Newborn Care for Families Traveling. For years I have received calls from parents planning vacations in Boston looking for overnight support with their newborn(s).

Traveling Nanny From Boston Newborn Care for Families Traveling

Boston Newborn Care provides a traveling nanny, Newborn Care Specialist, or infant nanny. They are the overnight support, the daytime help, and the professional in the house person, keeping things on track and empowering new moms and dads every step of the way. While parents are out enjoying some vacation no matter the city Boston Newborn Care provides a traveling nanny.

Traveling Nanny

Traveling Nanny

Many moms can’t imagine spending weeks with their mothers (or vice versa). So many families are turning to 24/7 traveling nanny services from Boston Newborn Care Specialists who are more than willing to help during your vacations or business travel.

Traveling Nanny From Boston Newborn

The majority of my clients are in the Metropolitan Boston or New York City areas. However, the network of traveling nanny nurses I have at my fingertips can accommodate any location in or out of the U.S.

At Boston Newborn Care, we make a point of screening and training our traveling nanny specialists (many are RN’s, and LPN’s) to not only know all the latest trends in baby gear and AAP practices but to take a course in working within homes as a service provider. Let us face it, it really doesn’t matter how great they swaddle or their awesome tricks of settling a baby if they cant give the family space when needed.

Traveling Nanny

Travel Nannies

A 24/7 traveling nanny sleeps when the baby sleeps, gets 4 hours off during the day for more rest and time to catch-up on personal items: emails, phone calls, showering, etc. They are not recovering from birth or a C-section.

They are not nursing, running your household, or going to work. They eat when you eat, attend to your needs for the duration of the contract. A great perk is that there is support for when things need to be tweaked or if help is needed.

Most 24/7 traveling nanny Newborn Care Specialist will work a minimum of 1 week to 1 year. All have all vaccinations, passports ready, and they know how to help a busy family vacationing all over the world or organizing a low-key family that’s hunkered down during the first few months with the baby.

They travel to you or with you. The culture of each family is different. We recognize that and cultivate our ways to match your style.

www.BostonNewbornCare.com 617 299 0374

Need a Nanny for your Travels?

This contact form is deactivated because you refused to accept Google reCaptcha service which is necessary to validate any messages sent by the form.

Save

20 Must-Have Pregnancy Apps

/0 Comments/in /by

20 Must-Have Pregnancy Apps

20 Must-Have Pregnancy Apps for Every Mom-to-Be, I feel very old as a Parent that relies on this highly connected world we are now forced to live in. Smartphones, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp. Must-Have Pregnancy Apps, why should we need these?

Hello Belly: Pregnancy Tracker.

This might just be the pregnancy app with the cutest guides ever — and they’re informative, too. The app comes loaded with entertaining tips from top experts, week-by-week info about your growing baby, mommy yoga, womb visualizations, and more.

My wife and our first child read books, yes looked online at like WebMD. Rubbed Baby Oil on my wife’s growing Belly. We read someplace it stopped stretch marks.  

20 Must-Have Pregnancy Apps The Bump Pregnancy App

 

20 Must-Have Pregnancy Apps

20 Must-Have Pregnancy Apps

This app features an addicting week-by-week pregnancy comparison guide that compares the stage of your pregnancy with an illustration of a cute fruit. Each day, the app is updated with fresh editorial content by the staff at The Bump. There are other features, too, like the ability to ask questions to the editors, medical experts, and other real moms. Don’t forget to document your pregnancy by utilizing the weekly photo albums!

Our way of comparing pregnancy and our development was all those trips for the Ultra Sounds. And that always asked the question, “Do you want to know if it’s a boy or girl”. Not sure this App will be able to tell you this.

This one is ridiculous if you ask me. We are having A Baby Pool?

20 Must-Have Pregnancy Apps Baby Pool Pregnancy App

This is hysterical. Just like fantasy football, your friends and family members can start placing bets on your pregnancy. There’s a point system, so the friend who guesses the right gender will get 100 points, and the cousin who guesses the first letter of the name will get 25 points, and so on!

Our Baby Pool was our Parents and Relatives asking after a trip to the Doctor. “How is everything going”. Are you going to find out what you’re having? Kind of like asking what are you having for Dinner?

My point of all this is, you’re going to have a Baby. That Baby needs all your attention and love right from the start. Not a Baby App to teach you about raising your Baby. The first two years sets everything for your Baby.

I see Parents letting three-year-olds sit for hours and watch Kids Videos on YouTube.

Why a man treats his wife like he treats his mother

/0 Comments/in /by

Why a man treats his wife like he treats his mother

If that is true, you may in trouble. To say that my son is very demanding is putting it lightly. Breakfast, lunch, dinner snacks served when he wants it and no other time will do.

This was our first glimpse into his anger issues. If his food is not presented to him as soon as he demands it, he goes from 0 to 60 in a millisecond. The whole night kicking, screaming and crying. However, it is not just-food.

Like you, I imagined so many sweet moments cuddling together with my baby. Back bending, head butting, feet thrusting, exorcism instead of the sweet little coo and cuddle I am looking for. Think it is sweet when he runs his fingers through your hair? Watch out, it is his game. He will grab a fistful and yank until it in his hand. Then he will laugh and laugh.

Why a man treats his wife like he treats his mother

Moreover, forget about earrings and necklaces that might require a plastic surgeon.

Then there is the sleep problem. Is sleeping your thing, alternatively, sleeping in general? Not anymore. He will keep you up demanding something different every moment, and then fall asleep at 6 a.m.

You are wrong if you think he does not wake up every two hours to do it all over again. Think again, it will spasmodically happen for months. Just when you think, the coast is clear you may actually string together 4-5 hours of sleep, SCREAM. I think he thrives off your sleep-deprived demeanor. It strengthens him as he drains every bit of your energy.

I am hopeful that things improve with time because his silly giggles, twinkly looks, and belly laughs are definitely the highlight of my day. Sometimes he wants to hold my hand, so hold it often. When he is sad, I sing him a song, hold him close, and help him calm down.

One day this will be your job and with you in mind, I am doing my best to raise a good man.

All the best,

Mom

My Journey into Motherhood

/1 Comment/in /by

My Journey into Motherhood continues to evolve with twists, turns, and discoveries; so does my path into rediscovering myself.

We struggled for years to try to have another child.  Who would have thought that years of IVF with constant monthly let downs, hundreds of visits to the doctors, lots of daily injections, hope and faith lost, that it would finally happen? 

Motherhood

Love your baby

My Journey into Motherhood, Fertility issues are a horrible battle. If I heard one more time.

 “Relax it will happen”,

 I would have punched someone in the face. 

Relax?  Every evening was not “would you like red or white wine”? It was.

“Where and what side of your bum did we inject the needle last night”. 

The financial burden of IVF and the constant disappointment is enough to make you go crazy. Then there’s the worry of injecting unnatural liquids into your body daily. What about the potential side effects that could appear down the road?  It is unsettling. 

Relationships get tested and romance is gone. Wanting something so bad and to be told I should come to the realization it may never happen??? It was something I could not accept. 

My older son always wanted a sibling.  As he got older he would say 

“it’s not fun being the only child”. 

Hey, what’s a little more pressure?  How could we explain to our happy 8-year old, who, at this point has received anything and everything he asked  (within reason) that this was one thing we would not be able to give to him?

After another call from the IVF tech saying there were two embryos inserted BUT your levels don’t look like it will take…

That was the final straw for us. 

This was going to be my last effort. I cut caffeine, red meat, carbs; basically, all the fun, the good stuff was replaced with a super organic, very unappetizing fare. We had gone all organic/natural; protein shakes with kale, dandelion greens, lemongrass and plenty of natural vitamins twice a day, grass and leaves for lunch and protein, quinoa, blah blah blah for dinner. Not exactly the meatball sub or hot fudge sundae my hormone riddled body craved. 

We turned to Chinese medicine. It is pretty amazing. I was treated weekly by an acupuncturist which I believe was a huge factor in our success. After one month of eating all organic and natural, along with the treatments, was the first time we ever had several eggs that were great enough to freeze and two beauties to insert. 

FINALLY, the call came, My Journey into Motherhood has started.

“It took!!!”

“You are PREGNANT and your levels look great”

Fast Forward…

I loved being pregnant; I was older, wiser, and thought I had more patience. 

I actually began to feel that pregnancy glow.   

Then at five and a half months 

BUMP!- the tiniest parking-lot fender bender.

The glow was over…

My water broke.

To Be Continued

Newborn Sleep Training?

/0 Comments/in , /by

Newborn Sleep Training?

What exactly does that mean? Many families call to ask for help “newborn sleep training” their baby.

Truth be told, it is really just a term many families use when seeking advice to help their baby sleep better/longer/easier. Each parent has a different need.

It may be to transition them to their crib, or their room, or out of the swaddle, or to get them thru the night. (which is 11 PM – 5 Am BTW)

In most cases with infants, we aren’t talking about scientific issues ie. circadian rhythm disorder.  Mostly we are talking about undoing bad habits, teaching the baby to be on a schedule, and to learn the routines that parents need to instill.

Here’s a breakdown of sleep with all babies-

 

Age Hours of Sleep Naps
1 Months 20+ all the time
2 Months 16-20 4+
3 Months 15-18 4
4 Months 15.5 3 to 4
5 Months 15 3
6 -9 Months 14.5 2 to 3
10 -15 Months 13-14 1 to 2
2 years 12 1

 

Newborn Sleep Training?

When a baby ( 2-3 months)  is ready, they can sleep as long as they like after the last feed of the evening. (only when the pediatrician gives the go-ahead) Typically not more than a 4-hour stretch (which is way better than the 1-3 hours stretches they gave parents just a few weeks ago.)

As the baby gets bigger, they can take in more each feed (breast milk or formula) allowing for overnight sleep to really increase. As the baby’s tummy grows the majority of their calories will be in the feedings during the day.

So if this is the case, then why do so many parents have baby’s that “don’t sleep well”

It’s probably about the bad habits that every parent starts?

We all have the best intentions, but as a parent who has a job, other kids, family responsibilities, a desire for a reasonably manageable day, they will do ANYTHING to get their baby to sleep.

Rocking to sleep, feeding to sleep, sleeping on them, in their bed or in a carrier?  Eventually, these tactics are not sustainable.

Whatever you do once, plan on doing that for a year!

When parents rush in at the sound of a peep, squeak, or faint cry, the baby learns.  Parents just want it to stop so they can get some sleep.

Sure, for that instant it may give them an hour or two which is way better than every 30 minutes.  BUT, tending to the baby every two hours for more than a few weeks is torture

They then make the call.  Usually seeking a sleep trainer.

After a short conversation, I can help them with breaking bad habits.

Maybe it is sleep training, but the training is with the parents.

First, I need to understand what happens during the day?

Does sleep beget sleep Newborn Sleep Training?

So, if I hear that the baby only sleeps 30 minutes all day, I know that they are overtired.  Their nervous system can’t handle being overtired.

Or if I find out that the baby didn’t eat enough during the day, I know that they’ll wake due to hunger.

Roughly a baby should have 2.5 times their weight in 24 hours. A basic rule of thumb is to divide that number by 8 bottles, 7 if they are older and can manage a larger amount.

Ex. A 7 lb. baby should have 17.5 oz in a day (24 hours)

If they eat every 3 hours that means they need to have bottles of around 60 Mls.  As the baby grows and can handle a bigger bottle, then the need to wake during the night will go away.

What won’t go away is if a parent picks them up every time they squeak and feed them.

 

I hate the term “Empowering Women.”

/0 Comments/in , , /by

I hate the term “Empowering Women.” Empowering Women has become the term used when you offer a woman a job or an opportunity. In many cases more of a marketing term to place on a website or in blog posts or Facebook rant. What were we doing before this term now overused and without meaning grabbed the spotlight?

Women’s Empowerment Principles:

Empowering women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors is essential to build stronger economies, achieve internationally agreed goals for development and sustainability, and improve the quality of life for women, men, families, and communities.

How does this work if you are attempting to Empowering Women, where do you start?

In Guatemala, I have a great friend, a supporter of Boston Newborn Care, and our work. In turn, I admire James Dillon’s work in Guatemala, he never uses the term Empowering Women, and Enabling is his preferred means to express his work with Ethical Fashion Guatemala.

 

Empowering Women

Empowering Women

James works mostly with Mayan Women Weaving Artisans, in the remote Highlands of Guatemala. The textiles are all handmade dyed from plant seeds, natural cotton, and handspun into works of textile art. The weavers lacked access to technology; he enabled women to have access to websites, banking, and shipping.

Resulting in economic improvement, products sold internationally and sustainability for the weavers and other forms of Artisan works. Prior local Tourists were the customers, often bartering for a $20 scarf that took a week to weave.

 

Empowering Women

Empowering Women

James stresses the fact that Ethical Fashion Guatemala is a business, not a None Profit-seeking donation or a project. Artisans need work and sales, not donations.

Two years ago, James’ life in Guatemala changed, Fashionista wrote an article about how from Guatemala James forced ETSY, the on-line handcraft portal to remove thousands of Copyright works of Artisans from their website. The story went Viral.

Think about James’ story next time you see a sign or website about Empowering Women. I am today thinking how can I Enable more women??

Constipation During Pregnancy

/0 Comments/in /by

Constipation during pregnancy

Constipation during pregnancy is very common. The main suggested treatments for constipation include during pregnancy, drink more water, eat more vegetables, and increase your fiber intake. For some expecting mothers, nothing works Short of harsh medications, most with side effects of some kind, as labeled on the medication. A concern for most mothers of how these medications might also affect the fetus.

Another discomfort for expecting mothers as a result of Constipation During Pregnancy or a side effect of constipation or the result of is hemorrhoids. Which adds to the stress and pressure an expecting mother also has to deal with.

On the Internet, you will find thousands of home remedies, specialists with something you can buy, that for most claim to work. The problem of Constipation During Pregnancy remains unsolved for millions of expecting mothers.

Recently I spent time in Guatemala with friends, they are Mayan. The Mayans treat numerous ailments using only natural medicines. Treatments passed down for hundreds of years, from mother to mother over generations.

Herbs and plants are used which they know have medicinal values and also how to prepare these plant-based medicines into treatments. Few mothers in Guatemala go to the hospital to have babies, most use midwives and advice during pregnancy.

Constipation During Pregnancy

Constipation During Pregnancy

One of my friends’ daughters was suffering from serious constipation. They took her to a Mayan woman named Christine a healer and midwife. Christine without doing more than asking a few questions went to her garden picked some leaves from an orange tree. Below are the exact instructions she provided the parents of the Daughter for treatment.

Constipation During Pregnancy

prepare an orange leaf tea’ add 3 leaves and take 3 times a day, every time you prepare a tea’ you always have to put 3 orange leaves, and take before each meal for a week.

Constipation During Pregnancy

Constipation During Pregnancy

That evening the parents started making the tea and in the morning for the first time in a week, the daughter had a natural bowel movement. Not runny, just a normal Poop.

I asked Christine before we left “would this work for a woman with a child”? Of course, she told me, is there any other way?

Leeann Keady

/in /by

Leeann Keady is the founder holding an undergraduate degree in human sciences services from the University of Rhode Island graduated in 1985. Leeann Keady has been working in the childcare training industry for the past 20 years. I provide education, training, and support for working Executives as they plan for a Newborn.

Read more

Newborn Care Course Certification

/in , , , /by

Newborn Care Course Certification is someone who specializes in newborn care. The Newborn Care Course may assist parents in the home the first few weeks or months of baby’s life with parent education, feeding/breastfeeding, basic baby care, and light baby-related housekeeping. It is important to note that a Newborn Care Specialist is not a Nanny and not a Doula and requires special training and education specific to the profession.

Read more

Mother’s Day

/0 Comments/in /by

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father’s Day, Siblings Day, and Grandparents Day.

Mother's Day

Mother’s Day

Anna Marie Jarvis (May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948) was the founder of the Mother’s Day holiday in the United States. Her mother had frequently expressed a desire for the establishment of such a holiday, and after her mother’s death, Jarvis led the movement for the commemoration.

Ann Reeves Jarvis was a social activist, founder of Mothers’ Day Work Clubs. As a woman defined by her faith, she was very active within the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church community. It was during one of her Sunday school lessons in 1876 that her daughter, Anna Jarvis, allegedly found her inspiration for Mother’s Day, as Ann closed her lesson with a prayer, stating:

I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.

— Ann Reeves Jarvis

However, as the years passed, Jarvis grew disenchanted with the growing commercialization of the observation (she herself did not profit from the day) and even attempted to have Mother’s Day rescinded. She died in a sanitarium, her medical bills paid by people in the floral and greeting card industries.

I hate all of the commercialization behind the day that celebrates moms; imagine how Anna Jarvis would feel now. The holiday’s founder worked so hard to get the world to give moms everywhere a day of recognition. Before her death, even she had to admit she had some regrets about starting Mother’s Day.

 

Pages

Newborn Care Courses

/0 Comments/by

Overnight Newborn Care

About Boston Newborn Care

Newborn Care Specialist Training

Newborn Care Courses

Newborn Care Courses Parents

Courses supporting Parents of Newborn Babies will teach you best practices for what to expect in the newborn care courses and how to best support parents, partners, and other caregivers.

This course examines post-partum depression, early bonding, and touch

Boston Night Nurse
Boston Newborn Care

Newborn Care Specialists

Newborn Care Specialists cover the areas of  (Night Nanny, Baby Nurse, and Maternity Nurse) is someone who specializes in newborn care.

Newborn Care Specialists assist parents in the home for the first few weeks or months of a baby’s life.

It is important to note that a Newborn Care Specialist is not for a Nanny and not a Postpartum Doula and requires special training and education specific to the profession.

Boston Newborn Care Blog

Newborn Care?

Parents may consider hiring a Newborn Care Specialist is a non-medical professional who comes into the home when the baby comes home from the hospital. State to state regulations dictates which term is used for this service.

For overnight care, the specialist will review and discuss the day’s activities and care of their new baby to best prepare the plan for good night patterns and practices.

Boston Newborn Care Specialists are experienced/trained and/or have a certification.

Additional certifications include HHAs, CNAs, or LPNs. All also have their CPR and Infant First Aid Certification.

All 6 /Boston Newborn Care 5 /Boston Newborn Care Courses 2 /Boston Overnight Newborn Care 0 /Newborn Care Specialists 1 /Newborn Sleep Training? 0 /Uncategorized 0

Our First Baby | The Ride Home From The Hospital

November 9, 2017/by bostonnewborncare

Traveling Nanny From Boston

October 30, 2020/by bostonnewborncare

Having a Baby in 1990 vs. Today

August 14, 2017/by bostonnewborncare

Things no one told me about Newborn Care

January 1, 2017/by bostonnewborncare

Newborn Training Certification

August 12, 2018/by bostonnewborncare

20 Must-Have Pregnancy Apps

October 27, 2020/by bostonnewborncare
Load more


Follow our Blog and find out the latest in Newborn Infant News!

Subscribe to our Newsletter



2 + 6 = ?

This contact form is deactivated because you refused to accept Google reCaptcha service which is necessary to validate any messages sent by the form.

Newborn Care Specialist Training

/0 Comments/by

About Boston Newborn Care

Overnight Newborn Care

Overnight Newborn Care

Newborn Care Specialist Training

Newborn Care Specialists assist parents in the home for the first few weeks or months of a baby’s life.

Predominantly an overnight position, Boston Newborn Care offers training and support for the daytime as well.

Newborn Care Specialist Training Facts

Please note Specialist Training is not for a Nanny and not a Postpartum Doula and requires special training and education specific to the profession.

Our Newborn Care Specialist Training program will cover a wide range of topics including Bathing, Sleep Practices, Feeding, Swaddling, developmental milestones and so much more.

Contact Boston Newborn Care

/0 Comments/by

About Boston Newborn Care

Overnight Newborn Care

Newborn Care Specialist Training

Contact Boston Newborn Care

Contact Boston Newborn Care

Our office is located in Medfield MA.

My courses are held at community colleges through the state, one on one parenting courses can be held at your home. 

Courses for Care Providers are held in downtown Boston, at Community Colleges, and my office in Medfield.

Save



Contact Boston Newborn Care

Leeann Keady
Founder
Boston Newborn Care
Call Me on Whats App
617 299 0374
Office 266 Main Street
Building 1 Suite 7
Medfield Ma 02052


Newborn Care Course Au Pair

/0 Comments/by

Overnight Newborn Care

About Boston Newborn Care

Newborn Care Specialist Training

Newborn Care Course Au Pair

It is a course about Newborns and the care that they require.

Many parents in the United States hire extra help during this early part of their child’s life and the beginning of their new role as parents.

This is a course will train you to assist and support these parents.

Newborn Care Course Au Pair

Newborn Care Course Au Pair classes are offered in our communities in different kinds of schools, education centers, and community centers.

Only classes offered by accredited post-secondary institutions such as colleges, universities, community colleges, and certain vocational-technical high schools with the appropriate accreditation are acceptable for fulfillment of the au pair educational component. 

Here is the database of post-secondary institutions and programs:

https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation

  1. Who teaches this course?

Leeann Keady, owner of Newborn Training and Certification Association LLC. has written the manual and the curriculum for this course.

She is the instructor at both Tri-County and the NTCA offices

  1. Where are the classes offered?

During the fall and spring and terms, Tri-County holds the course in the school.

The schedule changes each term.

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School classes are held at 147 Pond Street, Franklin MA.

NTCA Classes are held at 17 Cohasset Street, Foxborough MA.

  1. When is Boston Newborn Au Pair Course offered?

Tri-County Regional Vocational High school

Tuesday and Thursday



Send me an e-mail for details about Newborn Care Courses for an Au Pair?

1 + 1 = ?

This contact form is deactivated because you refused to accept Google reCaptcha service which is necessary to validate any messages sent by the form.

  1. What is the difference in the Newborn Care Course Au Pair are offered in our communities in different kinds of schools, education centers, and community centers.
  2. Newborn Care Course Au Pair are offered monthly offered at Tri-County and NTCA offices?

At NTCA offices it is a 36-hour blended course that is 12 hours in person, 12 hours online (PDF of the manual is provided) and 12 hours on a research project.  What is covered in each module is detailed below.

Each in-person class is 3 hours and there are 4 of them.

Each module can be taken out of order

At Tri-County, it is 4 hours twice a week for 10 weeks, (40 hours) during the school year when the school is open.  (September – May)   This course has no online component.  Everything is reviewed in the class sessions. It is also a slower pace.

  1. What is the Boston Newborn Au Pair Course detail and outline?

Module 1- How to Make It Work, Gain a Good Reputation and Understanding the Role



My blog provides stories about Newborns


Newborns and Measles

January 28, 2019/by bostonnewborncare

Newborn Training Certification

August 12, 2018/by bostonnewborncare

Our First Baby | The Delivery Room

November 1, 2017/by bostonnewborncare

Newborn Care Specialist Course

January 6, 2019/by bostonnewborncare

All Babies even with Special Needs

August 28, 2017/by bostonnewborncare

Boston Newborn Care | Salute to New Moms

May 15, 2017/by bostonnewborncare
Load more

%d bloggers like this: