Private Maternity Nurses

At Flying Nurses we provide "private maternity nurses" at-home, expert support for newborns and mothers, helping families build healthy habits for feeding, sleeping, and daily care.

Expert Qualified Guidance

We offer hands-on help during the first few weeks or months after birth.

Expert Care

Our experienced NHS Staff will take care of your needs and requirements no matter the size of your family.

Real Results

Proven outcomes that speak for themselves and make a meaningful difference for your family

What We Offer.

Expert Guidance:

Here at Flying Nurses we offer hands-on help during the first few weeks or months after birth.

Postnatal Support:

We assist recovering mothers with physical healing and emotional reassurance .

Flexible Care Options:

We can work 24-hour live-in shifts or specific night-duty hours depending on family needs.

Feeding Routines and Support:

Nutritional Help: We support breastfeeding latch techniques, express milk storage, or formula preparation and sterilization.

Feeding Schedules: We help structure daytime feeds roughly every two to three hours while ensuring newborns get adequate calories.

Winding and Comfort: We manage burping, reflux, and colic care after meals.

Sleeping Patterns and Night Care:

Night Duty: We handle all night wakings, nappy changes, and soothing so parents can sleep

Gentle Rhythms: We teach babies to distinguish day from night and encourage predictable nap schedules.

Safe Sleep: We follow secure infant sleep guidelines to create calm, safe resting environments.

Feeding Support & Management:

Overnight Management: If you are breastfeeding, the nurse will bring the baby to you only to feed, then take the baby away to wind (burp), change, and settle them back to sleep. If bottle-feeding, the nurse handles the entire night feed while you get uninterrupted sleep.

Hygiene & Prep: We handle all nursery duties related to feeding, including washing, sterilising, and preparing bottles or pumping equipment.

Specialist Trouble-shooting:Our professional nurses provide practical guidance on spotting hunger cues, improving latching, managing infant nutrition, and addressing common discomforts like colic, reflux, or silent allergies.

Additional Information

Sleep Patterns & Environment:

A primary reason parents hire maternity nurses is to lay the foundation for healthy long-term sleep rhythms:

Circadian Rhythm Building: We introduce gentle sleep cues—such as swaddling, specific room temperatures, lighting control, and soothing sounds—to help the baby differentiate day from night.

Sleep Cue Identification: We teach parents how to spot early tiredness signs (like yawning or rubbing eyes) before the newborn becomes overtired and difficult to settle.

Safe Sleep Adherence: We strictly follow professional safe-sleep guidelines (such as The Lullaby Trust and NHS standards in the UK) regarding optimal sleep positions and clear cot environments.

Establishing Daily Routines

Rather than forcing a rigid schedule from day one, an experienced maternity nurse implements a flexible but predictable rhythm:

The Three-Hour Cycle:

We generally structure the daytime around a Feed ➔ Wake/Tummy Time ➔ Sleep cycle, which usually repeats every 3 hours for newborns.

Structured Daytime vs. Waking Nights: We ensure the baby wakes and feeds properly during the day to prevent "cluster feeding" late at night, gradually teaching the baby to sleep for longer stretches.

Nursery Maintenance: To keep the routine running smoothly, they manage day-to-day nursery upkeep, including the baby's laundry and organizing their room.

We understand that this is a very private issue so we ask that your first contact with us is via email, that way it comes direct to our management team, please use our contact page.