Getting a Confinement Nanny Who Fits in With Your Lifestyle

After childbirth, your life pretty much revolves around changing your baby’s diapers, making sure they are fed enough, and how much sleep they are getting. But how much sleep are YOU getting? We’ll spare you the maths and we will be honest with you — your sleep is not enough. If you have been kept awake or were woken up by your crying newborn at nights, you know this is true.

You might think there is not much option for you and that dealing with sleepless nights is inevitable since you cannot simply ignore your baby’s cry for milk. We are here to tell you that that isn’t necessarily the case at all! There is a way for you to just ‘ignore’ them and sleep soundly, all the while knowing that your baby is in safe, loving motherly hands; by having a confinement nanny by your side! 

A confinement nanny would be your companion, your biggest support during your most critical period, and also a teacher with endless lessons, knowledge, and tips on baby care to share. She is basically the best help any new mom could ask for. 

Before deciding on whether you should bring in a confinement nanny into your home, here are some things you want to consider first.

 

Part-Time or Full-Time?

This should be decided between you and your partner but is worth mentioning here regardless. Full-time confinement nanny refers to the type of nanny who will be staying in your house and thus is able to perform night time duties to attend to your newborn at any time of the day. Part-time nanny, on the other hand, will not be staying with you. The latter is also commonly known daytime nanny Singapore parents normally look for.

In figuring this part out, first of all, does your partner work? If they do, you might have to divide the days between your partner. Divide the days equally on who should get up in the middle of the night to tend to your crying baby. Or better, simply take turns every night. 

If both of you feel like that is tough to be done, you may opt for a full-time confinement lady. If you are able to pump more breast milk, the nanny will take care of your baby completely. Given the situation that you need to breastfeed directly, your nanny will normally stay by your side through it and later put your baby to sleep. Regardless, you will certainly get a longer and better night’s sleep.

Some parents, however, do not like a stranger living in their home, especially having them around at bedtimes. Thus, they would opt for part-time nannies who have working hours similar to office hours. She would come in the morning, perform their duties, and go back. However, this also means there wouldn’t be anyone else around at night.

 

Consider Your Needs

If you do not want to depend on your mom or mother-in-law, get a confinement nanny. Many women do not like to rely on either their mother-in-law or their own mother. That is totally understandable – imagine disagreeing on how you would like to live your life after birth. It is also crucial to know what exactly do you need help with – be it in boosting the newborn’s growth, getting assistance in your postnatal recovery, or simply wanting someone who’s in the know around you at all times. Even better, set the chores & schedule for your nanny.

 

Set Your Expectations for the Confinement Nanny

Get to know more about your nanny’s past experience, knowledge, and skills so that you can set your expectations fairly from the get-go. It goes without saying that you should find a confinement nanny who is skilled in doing what she does. 

Just like how you would never seek medical advice from an unlicensed doctor, you should treat a confinement nanny the same way as she would be working closely with you and your baby during one of the most critical times for you both. You would not want to be stuck for about a month after going through delivery following confinement rules you do not agree with.

Some confinement nanny agencies provide herbal packages in their package, so it is definitely in your best interest if your confinement nanny has been properly taught how to prepare a proper confinement bath for you.

 

Your Desired Lifestyle After Birth

Mom Lifestyle After Birth - PEM Confinement
Mom Lifestyle After Birth – PEM Confinement

While some of the more traditional confinement practices can help ease your recuperation journey, you can certainly keep a modern lifestyle and your nanny should understand and adapt. This is why mutual respect is important. 

That said, you do not necessarily have to worry about following confinement practices. A lot of them are indeed good and pleasant to observe. One of the best examples of this is confinement food. A Singapore nanny is normally trained by her agency to be able to provide a wide variety of traditional and more modern confinement dishes so new moms will not be served with the same food every day. 

Plus, getting a nanny from an agency will spare you headaches in case your nanny does not suit you as there will be a number of replacements provided for you. Unfortunately, if you are going for a freelance nanny, you may not have other option but to remain with her through the whole confinement period or end her service early, which is not ideal since her help is important during this time.

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To ensure that your confinement month will go smoothly, start by listing out your requirements and expectations. If you are looking for one while you are pregnant, you have extra time to talk to them. 

There is a selection of nannies you can choose from; full-time nanny, daytime nanny, freelance nanny, and even temporary nanny Singapore parents seek to help them for a shorter period. 

Now, the problem with this is that if you reach out to a single freelance confinement nanny, she might not be able to live up to your expectations. Hence, under such circumstances, going to the agencies would highly be in your favour. Make the right choice and you may get a confinement nanny who will make your confinement feel like a sweet dream!

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  • PEM Confinement Nanny Agency

    We are a group of frontliners and support team members who are passionate about sharing our knowledge and experience in confinement care. Representing the largest confinement nanny agency in Singapore which has served over 250,000 mothers in over 30 years, we are all about sharing useful and insightful information based on our experience to help new parents navigate this exciting chapter of their life better.