Night Nanny

About Me

EXPERIENCED NEWBORN BABY NIGHT NANNY AND LIVE-IN MATERNITY NURSE AVAILABLE

My name is Rachel Albert (Nanny Rae) and I am a newborn baby specialist night nanny, baby sleep trainer, live-in maternity nurse.

I am a highly experienced night nanny and live-in maternity nurse. I specialise in twins and teach mum and dad how to feed and settle both babies together independently. I have also worked extensively with reflux and cow's milk protein allergy.

I have just completed 17 wonderful weeks with a very kind, gentle and loving family in South West London (see reference below from Georgina B in Streatham) and I am now looking for a similar family in any part of London and the surrounding counties.

I have worked in the babyworld for many years and have a lot of experience and knowledge that I love to pass on. I am a mother of three children, all of whom have left home now, so am totally unencumbered!

I have many excellent references - all recent and contactable by phone and email. I am hard working, professional and totally devoted to my work - my many references will reflect this.

My five star Reviews are on this website and I have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the Childcare website. I have my First Aid Certificate for babies and toddlers and an Enhanced DSB check.
My contact details are on my profile.
Please call for a (no obligation) chat or email me if that's easier.

With all good wishes
Nanny Rae x

REFERENCE FROM MY NIGHT NANNY JOB FROM GEORGINA B.

We feel incredibly fortunate to have had Nanny Rae with us for the first four months of our son's life. As first-time parents, we were filled with questions and uncertainty, but Nanny Rae quickly became a calm and reassuring presence. She taught us so much, not just about newborn care, but about how to feel confident and enjoy these early days of parenthood.

From the very beginning, Nanny Rae felt like a member of our family. Her kindness, especially toward our son, was evident in everything she did. She cared for him with such genuine warmth and attentiveness that we always felt at ease knowing he was in her hands.

We genuinely looked forward to the nights Nanny Rae was with us. Her presence brought us peace of mind and allowed us to get much-needed rest, knowing our son was being lovingly cared for. Thanks to her, those early, often overwhelming months were filled with more joy, laughter, and calm than we ever expected.

We can’t recommend Nanny Rae highly enough. She’s an extraordinary caregiver and an even more extraordinary person.

REFERENCE FROM MY NIGHT NANNY JOB FROM ROISIN C.

When we first met Nanny Rae she told us that dependent on how much our baby weighed and whether he had colic or reflux, she would be able to help him sleep through the night by seven weeks old. We thought this sounded too good to be true, especially when he was our second baby so we knew what to expect. When we met her and she discussed her method it was very much in line with how we looked after our first child so we decided to roll with it.
We’re so glad we did! When our boy turned seven weeks old he started to sleep from 6-7 hours a night straight.
Nanny Rae is incredibly experienced and knows babies very well. She has so much knowledge to share and we learned a lot, despite thinking we already knew a lot from our first child. She was very gentle, caring and attentive with me too, as I had a caesarian and it took some time for me to recover.
The idea of following a method and routine can seem daunting at first, especially when you are exhausted. However, Nanny Rae works within a framework that is very flexible to your needs and those of your baby. We found it easy to fall into the routine and it saved us a lot of frustration and tiredness that we remembered from having our first child.
It is very helpful to have a night nanny to ensure rest and a speedy recovery. But it is also very important to know that your tiny baby is in safe hands. Working with Nanny Rae meant that our newborn experience was genuinely relaxing and we could enjoy and appreciate those special first weeks.

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ANOTHER REFERENCE FROM ONE OF MY NIGHT NANNY ROLES:

Please find below a reference for Rachel Albert, who worked for me as a night nanny for 10 weeks.

Nanny Rae was a night nanny for 10 weeks for our baby girl, starting the day after she was born. She was reliable and diligent, and clearly cares deeply about doing her work to the highest standard. Nanny Rae was very good at settling Emilia, even though she suffers with reflux, and was very extremely loving and gentle with her.

I also appreciated her kindness towards me, particularly in those early days after the birth, as well as her generosity in helping me and my husband to have some time for ourselves.

Nanny Rae is devoted to her work, loves her job and has a lot of experience.

Rebecca E.

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REFERENCE FOR A NIGHT NANNY JOB FROM HEATHER R

"Nanny Rae is in many ways like a real life Mary poppins. She has a surely unmatched amount of experience and is utterly devoted to the wellbeing of the babies she looks after and she has tried and tested methods to help babies to be settled and as healthy as possible. Nanny Rae is one in a million and has become part of the family since she joined us to help overnight with our newborn, going far beyond the night nanny role to provide support and guidance to us as parents to our other little ones. Everything nanny Rae does is done with her heart in the right place and she is an incredibly special person that we are very glad our baby (and we) have in our lives".

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This reference is from the father of my last twins assignment in September/October 2023

"Sometimes reviews can be very generic and unfortunately because of this trend, the words aren’t properly digested and so the feeling of the writer is lost and not fully understood. In the case of Nanny Rae, there is no collection of words than can truly capture how special she is to me and my family. My name is George Fox & I am the father of twin boys, named Elijah & Hendrix.

Call it synchronicity or something spiritually akin, Nanny Rae was made familiar to us by a very fortunate and random event, coming from Amy’s (My partner) auntie Ruth. A story Nanny Rae doesn’t know and will be finding out as she reads this, is I was initially completely opposed to having a night Nanny. To the point it caused a big argument between me and my partner (one of the many you have during newborn life, particularly with twins!)

I am a stubborn man, but I admit, I could not have been more wrong about this position. So where do I start? Before any of the education, structure or expertise, comes her special heart. I noticed very early on that we were dealing with a unique character, someone who I now call a ‘God send’. This was everything to me, as a prerequisite to laying any foundations with your children, you must feel someone’s heart and intentions. I pride myself on such intuition & feeling after meeting someone. Post this first meet, it became apparent that Nanny exceeded whatever I had hoped for.

I cannot begin to explain the demands of having twins. From worrying about eating patterns, to sleepless nights, to them disturbing one another, to the finer details of how to feed - the list goes on. I can wholeheartedly say that she has entered our lives and not only shared priceless advice but implemented sound structure, so that the twins development is ensured and also so that our lives have become significantly better than they ever would have been without her.

Her vast plethora of knowledge & experience on all things baby related is matched by her attention to detail and specificity. Not only has she advised on things to get within the home to make life easier, but she meticulously carries out her processes to make sure that no stone is left unturned.

Honestly, I could be here all day talking about each detail, to a point that almost matches her extensive note taking on all things related to your babies! Her doing this gives you such a clear picture and keeps you up to speed with where you are at with your little ones & what patterns or trends to look out for which may evoke certain responses.

All in all, working with Nanny Rae is the best decision we have made post birth. In fact it is a gift. Not only has she been our teacher & our Nanny, she has now become family. I say this because she will forevermore hold a place in my family’s heart & that is something we will never forget".