-Overnight newborn care -

Age 0 - 12 months

Building healthy sleep habits from birth

Don't lose sleep over the challenges that come with
having a new baby. We'll gladly take the night shift.

We'd love to help you meet your individual sleep goals for your baby and your family.
We have a broad range of experience and can assist you at the level you desire.

8 hour overnight shifts to help you get the most rest.

Reserve as little as 1 night a week for 8 weeks or 7 nights a week for a year! We book quickly and prioritize existing contracts. We can usually accommodate a few last minute requests, so please reach out even if your need is last minute.

We recommend 3-5 nights a week for the first 12 weeks for the best sleep conditioning results.
Contracts can be extended week to week depending on availability.
We are happy to provide nightly support to any baby younger than 12 months of age.
(We will not actively encourage night weaning for babies unless specifically requested)

40 hour minimum contract requirement ($1500.00)
for an additional fee, we provide:
- awake care -
 - care for multiples (Twins, Triplets) -
- care outside our normal service area -
- short term travel (1 night to 4 weeks) -

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What does A typical night look like?

  • Your caretaker arrives around 10 pm
  • Depending on the client's individual needs:
    • They may already be in bed - we can quietly let ourselves in when preferred
    • They may meet us at the door with a quick report about their day/when the baby last ate/any changes from the previous shift
    • They may sit and chat with us for an hour before turning in for the night :)
  • We'll get ready for our night with your baby 
    • The younger the baby, the more we'll have to be up and moving. Newborns are notoriously noisy sleepers. Even when they are sleeping comfortably, they grunt incessantly! They wiggle and squirm and pass gas. Even if they're sleeping, they keep anyone in the room awake, constantly guessing what they might need.
    • We'll probably swaddle your baby for the big sleep.
      • They are usually more comfortable being snugly wrapped up.
      • We are happy to teach anyone our best swaddling techniques.
    • We will change all the diapers (clothes, and bedding -  if we have a diaper leak.)
    • We will do all the soothing/patting and rocking if needed.
  • Feeding!
    • For clients who are bottle feeding - We do all the feeding and washing of any bottles
    • For clients who are breast/chest feeding - We will either bring the baby to you for feeding or you can come to the baby.
      • We have a few guidelines we follow for the early days but once milk supply is established and baby is transferring milk without issues, we can feed pumped milk so the client can get a solid chunk of sleep. (We are happy to discuss how this works. We take each individual circumstance into consideration and don't give blanket advice.)
  • We do our very best to anticipate each baby's schedule. We try to have baby fed, changed and sleeping peacefully so when we tiptoe out the door in the morning, the client can stay in bed or have a quiet moment before starting the day.
  • We drive home and jump in our beds as fast as we can safely do so!

As your baby gets older

We take our job seriously and want to help you get the most sleep possible while we are there. We also work hard to have your baby set up for a seamless transition towards a full night's sleep as early as possible. We have recommendations for a healthy sleep environment so as they grow, they naturally fall into good habits. Doing this involves a delicate dance of initially increasing milk consumption, stretching feeds, managing daytime nap schedules and decreasing nighttime milk consumption over a 12 week period. By the time your baby is 12-16 weeks old, we hope to have your baby sleeping a nice long stretch at night.

We have book recommendations as well as things that have worked for individual clients. If you find that your older baby isn't connecting those sleep cycles like they should, we have several options for sleep learning consulting. 

It's good to have a goal in mind but remain flexible
We'd love to answer any questions!
Please let us know if you'd like more information or want to set up a consultation! 
underthemoonbaby@gmail.com
Ph # 817-343-7545

A few of our happy customers!