MOTHER'S SUPPORT
This one is a bit of it everything, no limited to the postpartum period but more about the mother's daily routine, needs and requirements.​
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A Mother’s Support usually is focused on supporting a stay at home mum who's juggling things around the house and is ending up being overwellmed or stressed out. This helper doesn't need to be as experienced as nanny, but able to help mum with house hold chore and address her needs and daily requests.
Basically visits will be organized at times that suit you (by arrangement) and can be combined with the cleaning and/or housekeeping services as well.
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We will help with the smooth running and functioning of your household, yet are responsible for ensuring that all areas of your house are clean and tidy.
Assistance with daily routine, take care of household chores, cook, stay with other children if you have more kids, and give you some "time off the floor". Yet, someone who can just hold some space for you, take car of your place while cooks you a yummy meal, nurturing you and your house with care.​
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- Type of support: Checking food stock, making the meal plan, getting groceries from shops and managing household supplies. Cooking meals, caring for household pets. Running errandsm, sweeping, mopping or vacuuming floors. Dusting and polishing furniture and fittings. Wiping down glass surfaces making up beds and changing linens is required. Tidying up rooms, sorting, washing, loading and unloading laundry, ironing, sorting, folding and putting away clean laundry. Maintaining all cleaning equipment and materials, organising the storages, monitoring domestic repairs and replacements, scheduling of personal/medical appointments for family members and beyond - you will decided what type of help, from a simply company to someone who save you time and help you to finally have a deserved rest and relax a little bit.
Mother's Helping
Nannying/ Babysitting
This role is 100% focused on attending child's needs and priorities, but also is performed upon mother's request.
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- Type of support: Feeding, bathing, changing and dressing. Providing social and emotional support to the litle one, providing and engaging appropriate learning experiences through play and nuturing the child. Transporting children to extra-curricular activities, maintaining children’s bedrooms, play areas and living areas. Preparing simple meals. Running household errands and grocery shopping. Some light household duties agreed upon in advance.
DETAILS AND INVESTIMENT
​Rate: $45-55 per hour depending on client's requests
* Qualifications Required for all Roles
Working with Children Check
Previous Experience in the role
Genuine passion for working with children and families
Mature and ethical professionals
- Last tip for you to make the right decision:
Nannying focuses on kids needs, while mother's helping focuses on mum's needs.​
- If you are looking for more free time, less worries and have a break from house management, kids care and house work - mother's helping;
- If you are ok with all house duties / house hold chore or have someone eles to help your with that, and only need someone to mind the kids - nannying / babysitting;
Hope that helps you to make the best decision for yourself (first) and your family.
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I've been there and since then I learned how to navigate motherhood, ask for help, be open to receive, connect with the right people and find tools to assist us "during the trip".. it has become such an incredible healing journey so far.
