to have a night nurse

[doublerainbow31]

so.... a celebrity has told the awful story of her son being dropped on his head by the night nurse. glad everyone is ok but slightly shocked people have day and night nurses. Now I know why celebreties with newborns look so good.

She probably felt you were asking her for a load of tips/advice without actually paying for it, didn't want to talk to you ad infinitum about what she does, only for you to say you didn't require her services. When I made first contact with a sleep consultant, I made a point of not discussing any methods so she knew I wasn't just fishing for free tips, and kept the discussion to T&Cs and payment only. I made it clear what I wasn't willing to do (i.e. leave alone to cry) so she had the opportunity to see if she could work with me, but that was it. I categorically didn't go any further into what her methods were.

And this:

bad habits your baby has fallen in to (eg wanting to be held constantly)

That's not a 'bad habit'. That's a perfectly normal baby, especially at 12 weeks old. Some need closeness to a caregiver to support healthy sleep for longer than others.

Sure I get that. Those were the only questions I asked her though. I didn't want free tips. If I'm honest the only thing she said to me was that she used a swaddle and a dummy. Not exactly anything new.

Also, I'm fine and actually very happy holding her, but DD is a baby who immediately wakes up when overtired when she is put in the basket.

OP after nearly 2 years of getting by on next to no sleep thanks to DS3 I could weep at the thought of an uninterrupted night! I would totally hire a night nurse if I could afford one

Celebrities will have more than just night nurses - a night nurse, day nanny and weekend nanny is more likely. God forbid someone as important as a sleb (or the daughter of a celebrity in this case) should change a nappy!