Overnight Newborn Care for Families on the Seacoast

Gentle overnight postpartum doula support so you can sleep, recover, and feel confident caring for your baby.

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The Early Weeks Are Beautiful — and Exhausting

The first weeks with a newborn are full of love, but they can also bring overwhelming fatigue. Sleep deprivation makes physical recovery harder, emotions heavier, and daily routines more difficult.

An overnight postpartum doula provides experienced support through the night so you don’t have to do it alone.

With Seacoast Night Nanny, your baby is cared for with patience and attention while you get the rest your body needs to heal and reset for the next day.

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Newborn Care & Postpartum Support

Each shift is focused on helping your family feel calm, supported, and well rested.

NEWBORN CARE

  • Feeding support (breast, bottle, or combination)

  • Diapering, soothing, and swaddling

  • Safe sleep practices

  • Gentle care during fussy nighttime hours

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PARENT SUPPORT

  • Emotional reassurance and check-ins

  • Help processing the day or birth experience

  • Confidence-building support for new parents

  • Encouragement for partners adjusting to newborn life

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REST & RECOVERY

  • You sleep while your baby is cared for

  • You are woken only when needed based on your preferences

  • A calm, quiet presence throughout the night

Daytime Support Services are also available

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SUPPORT FOR EVERY KIND of NEW PARENT

Overnight newborn care can be especially helpful for:

• First-time parents adjusting to life with a newborn
• Families needing uninterrupted sleep
• Parents recovering from birth or surgery
• Families welcoming a second or third baby
• Anyone wanting reassurance and experienced guidance

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Meet Alanna

Calm, Experienced Support for the Early Days of Parenthood

Seacoast Night Nanny is led by Alanna, a DONA Certified Postpartum Doula and Certified Lactation Counselor who has been supporting families since 2019. A mother of three and longtime Seacoast resident of over 20 years, Alanna feels deeply connected to the local community and honored to care for families during one of the most meaningful transitions in life.

Her work centers on providing calm, knowledgeable, and compassionate support during the postpartum period. Alanna helps families navigate newborn care, feeding, recovery, and the emotional adjustments of early parenthood — always meeting each family where they are.

As a Certified Lactation Counselor, she offers evidence-based guidance and gentle encouragement to support feeding goals in a way that feels sustainable, supportive, and pressure-free.

Her approach is always:

• Evidence-based and family-centered
• Non-judgmental and inclusive
• Respectful of your parenting choices
• Calm, dependable, and nurturing

Alanna believes postpartum care should be personalized, respectful, and rooted in trust. Her goal is simple: to help families feel rested, confident, and supported as they settle into life with their newborn.

When parents are supported, the entire family thrives — and no one should have to navigate those early weeks alone.

FAQS

Helpful information about working with Seacoast Night Nanny.

  • A night nanny provides overnight newborn care so parents can rest. Support may include feeding assistance, diapering, soothing, and helping families establish calm nighttime routines.

  • Most overnight shifts range from 8–10 hours. During that time, Alanna cares for your baby while you rest and will wake you for feedings if needed, based on your preferences.

  • Yes. As a Certified Lactation Counselor, Alanna supports breastfeeding, bottle feeding, or combination feeding with gentle, evidence-based guidance.

  • Many families reach out during pregnancy to reserve support for the early weeks after birth, but availability may also exist for families with newborns already at home.

  • Seacoast Night Nanny supports families throughout Seacoast New Hampshire and Southern Maine.

Request Overnight Support

If you’re expecting or recently welcomed a baby and would like overnight postpartum doula support, I’d love to connect.

Serving families throughout Seacoast New Hampshire and Southern Maine.