Postnatal help at home

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Hi I’ve just posted this in parenting thread but realised that this may be a more appropriate place!

I’m a midwife in NHS
In the future I’d like to do some kind of private work, potentially antenatal and postnatal care.
If there was a service near you where, in the early days (say first 6 weeks) someone would come to you for a few hours (up to you how long) and help you out with housework, cook you a meal, help you with breastfeeding, or simply hold the baby whilst you go to bed, would this have been of interest to you? I would also potentially offer an overnight shift where you and partner go to bed and I’d simply bring baby to you if breastfeeding but otherwise let you sleep.

Probably wouldn’t be a cheap option, maybe £20 an hour or something.

I know myself how hard the early days can be, but didn’t know if this was something someone would actually look for.

Thanks

Like an overnight nanny/maternity nurse/doula?

Already exists.
Maternity nurse is around £350 a day. Post natal doula is about £20 per hour. It’s not expensive in my opinion. Many have minimum hours. We considered it but DH doesn’t like people in the house.

I would have loved this and would be happy to pay for it. Especially the overnight option.

I suffered with bad pnd and little family support I would think a service like yours would have been particularly valuable for someone like me.

Husband doesn't like having strangers in the house otherwise I'd be up for this, was considering a doula.

Yes I’m aware of night nannies however I’ve looked in to this and from what I’ve seen it’s usually a period of time (for example 5 days a week for 6 weeks) whereas I’d offer it ad hoc, as and when. This is literally just something I’ve started thinking about so not really thought of in’s and outs.
I guess yes I’d be doing work of postnatal doula! Just wondered peoples thoughts really, I’m not aware of any in my area so don’t know how “in demand” the service is iyswim.
thanks for replies :)

Sounds like a more professional mothers help role. I think it’s a great idea. I’d be concerned as to how reliable to income would be for an ad hoc service though.

Local cleaners here are at least £15/hour, so your rate is attractive.