Nannie hours

[hulligwen]

Hi
I'm looking to employ a nannie to help me look after my newborn but I'm unsure what the standard hours are.
Can anyone say what hours they generally work with newborns, what is normal for night support? And for day?
Ideally I'd have someone from 11/12pm onwards till 7/8am but perhaps that's a bit awkward?
What is normal in the daytimes? Would just mornings be doable?

OP you posted this the other day, didn’t you get lots of helpful answers on that thread?

Nannies work all sorts of hours, you decide the hours, and then you see if you can find a nanny to work them.

Some work mornings but I’d expect a higher rate for shorter hours, because it would limit what sort of job I could take on the rest of the day. I wouldn’t start work at midnight, personally.

You may need a night Nanny for the overnight support which might be 10pm until 8am or similar. Then you would need someone separate to cover the mornings, as otherwise the nanny would be 'working' for up to 16 hours a day

I don’t know if they still have them but when I was training jobs for Maternity Nurse were advertised in The Lady. I think that is more what you are after. I think they start earlier and work through the night for about 6-8 weeks though some would be glad to stay longer I’m sure.

I’ve done a couple of temp jobs that have involved the odd overnight with a newborn- it was a 7-7 shift and my rate was £140. I ‘slept’ in the same room as the baby.

There is no norm. A night nanny may do 10pm-6am, they may start an hour earlier, finish an hour later. Some may do 12 hours such as 7-7.

Daytime varies a lot. I have had jobs which have been 7am-6pm, 7:30-5:30, 8-3:30.

You need to decide what it is you want, then advertise for that but if you can be flexible then put that in the advert, so if you wanted someone to do overnight 8pm-8am but an applicant could only do 9pm-7am then you may still consider them.

Morning only, afternoon only, in my view are not that appealing. 10am-2pm might appeal to a nanny with school aged children as those hours often fit well with school drop/collection.

Personally I like jobs which are 8-12 hours per day and as close to home as possible. So if you are close to M3J3 motorway junction, offering 8+ hours, a few days per week, then it may be of interest to me.

OP, what support is it you need? Do you need someone to take charge of the baby so you can work for example? Or, if your baby is a newborn, is it that you need someone to support you, and perhaps take charge at night, while you learn to take care of the baby? If it's the latter, try looking for a maternity nurse. I have not dealt with them but https://www.maternitynurse.co.uk/families-clients/need-a-maternity-nurse/ specialise in maternity nurses. If you give them a ring they may be able to talk you through what help is available and help you decide what you want/need.

The op says from 11pm to 7/8am so needs a night nanny

Or a maternity nurse as others have suggested if availible

I do 9-7 usually and a maternity night nanny

10hrs is my minimum or parents start saying can I have 12-6 etc

Have done 10-6 but was 2 mins away and for a week