HOW WE WERE FOUNDED

Bright Bear Nannies has been set up by a duo of single mothers who worked on Neonatal Units for well over 15 years each.
We worked together as colleagues on a level two Neonatal Unit for 10 of those years, and in this time became more than colleagues but also good friends.

We realised very early that we work identically, both have the 'magic baby touch', were both highly regarded and trusted by parents and we both held the same values and work ethic.

We worked together both clinically within the hospital and also running the Neonatal Community Outreach team supporting premature and sick babies post discharge. We did this together for almost 5 years, and in that time held a record of zero hospital readmissions once the babies had been discharged home under our care.

Between us we hold degrees/qualifications in Paediatric Nursing, Neonatal specialised nursing, Neonatal Intensive Care and early years development and play specialism. We both also have extensive experience with breast/ bottle/ combination and nasogastric tube feeding, babies with reflux, growth issues, jaundice, home oxygen and so much more.

We have worked with families for many different backgrounds, and babies from 23 weeks gestation upwards.....so we understand the ques of all babies,  and being able to work with parents in learning about their baby to teach and guide them with patience and care.

We came about becoming night nannies upon the request of one of our ex patients with premature twins, she was very nervous being a first time parent going home with her twins after 10 weeks being in hospital so we agreed to offer her some nights respite and guidance.

From that word spread about our experience, caring and compassion and other parents especially of multiples started reaching out to us and from there it has grown to where now just the two of us do not hold the capacity to keep up with the demand for expert services and we have founded Bright Bear Nannies!

Since we started night nannying 5 years ago between the two of us we have helped over 20 families to get a good night's sleep! The reviews you see are real and that is just a snippet of what our families say about us.

We have worked with severe reflux, vomiting, nasogastric tube feeding, babies with cardiac and neurological conditions and more, and built close relationships with each of those families we now call friends....and we want to grow these figures with more staff, more families and more happy sleeping babies.

We aim to only employ highly experienced staff like ourselves, and not only do that but also maintain a close relationship between ourselves and the families- essentially overseeing the work our nannies undertake to ensure a uniform "Bright Bear Nannies" approach.

We are not a big corporation, simply two single mothers ourselves that have juggled many sleepless nights alongside other commitments, so understand how important support nurturing and sleep are in the early days so really want to ensure as many families can obtain that help and support.

Happy babies = happy families
Peaceful nights = brighter days