Ernestine Johnson
Newborn Care Specialist (NCS)
servicing the following LA Counties:
Southbay, Culver City, Brentwood, Santa Monica, West LA, Beverly Hills, and Orange County
servicing the following LA Counties:
Southbay, Culver City, Brentwood, Santa Monica, West LA, Beverly Hills, and Orange County
Empowering parents is the heart of the services I offer as a Newborn Care Specialist (NCS)!
New (and seasoned) parents can greatly benefit from hiring a newborn care specialist, especially those welcoming twins, premature infants, or babies with special needs. I am there to offer invaluable peace of mind by providing expert guidance on newborn care routines and sleep training, ensuring that you the parents have the support you need to navigate early parenthood. I help address specific challenges and offer tailored advice, help parents smoothly transition into your new roles, alleviating stress and empowering you with the confidence and skills necessary to nurture and care for your newborn effectively.
Comprehensive NCS Support for Families
My NCS services are thoughtfully designed to provide families with thorough care and support as they navigate the exciting new chapter of welcoming a newborn. These services are built on three fundamental pillars.
Parental Education
I educate parents on interpreting newborn cues, ensuring safety and development, and creating nurturing environments while offering tips on managing schedules, empowering them with confidence in newborn care.
Emotional Support
I am there to offer a reassuring presence during what can be an overwhelming time. With my expert guidance and empathetic approach, I am there to help alleviate stress by instilling confidence in handling newborns.
Practical Support
I help to manage and teach essential newborn care routines, including feeding, diapering, and sleep training. Allowing parents to focus on bonding with their baby while gaining confidence in their caregiving abilities.
My Hourly Pricing
I offer my NCS services to singleton babies (1 newborn) and twins. I am trained and experienced with newborns with special needs including; premature, medically fragile infants, and/or newborns with a medical condition requiring extra care.
Minimum 10 hours per shift - Available Night or Day Hours
Minimum 10 hours per shift - Available Night or Day Hours
Singleton (1 newborn)
$50/hr
Twins
$60/hr
Special Needs
$65/hr
Parental Education
As a Newborn Care Specialist (NCS), I am committed to empowering you with the insights to navigate this new journey with your newborn effectively. With a wealth of personal experience and over two decades in nursing, I provide customized care and advice tailored to meet the distinct needs of every family. Here is an overview of how I can educate and empower both you and your partner in my role as your NCS.
Being a new parent can feel overwhelming due to the multitude of things to learn. As your NCS, my role is to offer guidance, share valuable resources, and ease your journey into parenthood. I'm dedicated to making this stage in your life as stress-free and enjoyable as can be.
- Teach parents about recognizing and understanding newborn cues.
- Offer advice on products and equipment suitable for newborn care.
- Provide referrals to lactation consultants, postnatal massages, lymphatic massage,
postpartum providers. - Educate parents on newborn care, safety, and development.
- Provide tips on setting up a safe and nurturing environment.
Being a new parent can feel overwhelming due to the multitude of things to learn. As your NCS, my role is to offer guidance, share valuable resources, and ease your journey into parenthood. I'm dedicated to making this stage in your life as stress-free and enjoyable as can be.
Emotional Support
I understand welcoming a newborn into your family is a joyous occasion, yet it can also be emotional roller coaster. As your Newborn Care Specialist (NCS), I am here to provide guidance and support for you and your partner through this transition period. Having dedicated guidance and support during this phase can significantly impact your experience in a positive way. Emotional support encompasses a variety of aspects, including but not limited to the following.
Ensuring both partners mental and emotional wellbeing is crucial for a smooth transition into parenthood. Hiring a skilled and experienced Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) can significantly pave the way for you and your partner to embark on your new journey as a family with confidence and peace of mind.
- Provide tools and strategies for maintaining a strong and supportive partnership.
- Encourage shared responsibilities and open communication about parenting roles and household duties.
- Help fathers navigate changes in their relationship dynamics with their partner after the birth of their child.
- Recognize signs of postpartum depression or anxiety and providing appropriate
support or referrals. - Encourage self-care practices to maintain physical and mental health.
- Provide a smooth transition for parents returning to work.
Ensuring both partners mental and emotional wellbeing is crucial for a smooth transition into parenthood. Hiring a skilled and experienced Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) can significantly pave the way for you and your partner to embark on your new journey as a family with confidence and peace of mind.
Practical Support
Welcoming a newborn into your family brings a flurry of practical tasks to tackle. Enlisting the help of a NCS provides an extra set of hands during this transition period, easing the practical aspects of caring for a newborn. I tailor my support to meet the unique needs of each family. Here are some practical ways I support the families I work with.
Practical support offers parents a crucial break from the demands of caring for a newborn. It involves a mix of assistance from me and guidance for new parents on managing the everyday practicalities of a newborn's needs.
- Breastfeeding/Breast Pump Assistance.
- Assist with light housekeeping for baby (baby laundry, washing bottles etc.).
- Educate and assist parents on baby care including bathing, swaddling and diapering.
- Help create and implement sleep schedules.
- Create and implement daily schedules for baby.
Practical support offers parents a crucial break from the demands of caring for a newborn. It involves a mix of assistance from me and guidance for new parents on managing the everyday practicalities of a newborn's needs.
What my past Clients are Saying!
Please take a moment to review what my past clients are saying about hiring me and my services.
"Her patience, guidance, and consistency are truly unparalleled. It is our honest opinion that, if you have the chance to bring Ernestine into your home, you will not regret it. She will bring much needed relief and peace of mind to one of the most stressful situations a parent can face, trusting your children to someone else's care."
— Frederick
"We recommend Ernestine for any of your childcare needs. She gave us peace of mind and we were able to really rest. We trust her explicitly and we are going to miss her when she is no longer working with us. I’m confident she has set us up for success going forward. And we look forward to having her back in the future."
— Shiloh & James
"She was prompt, professional, kind and intuitive to our sons needs. He wasn’t yet sleeping through the night and she attended to him, feeding, soothing, and keeping him in dry diapers. And when he woke in the early mornings, she played with him, read to him and keep him engaged and happy."
— Sarah
