Baby Nanny

In addition to being a doula, Melanie also sometimes has availability as a baby nanny or postpartum doula in the Durango area specifically for babies from birth to age one. She has many years of experience with babies, and has developed her intuition of what they need to such a degree that babies are very comfortable with her.
* Infant CPR certified (with a Dechoker device on site too)
* Babywearing for connection
* Baby sign language
* 500 hours experience with multiples
* Breastfeeding support/help with pumping and introducing bottles
* Board books and educational play
* Playing live cello and piano mini concerts for baby
* Infant CPR certified (with a Dechoker device on site too)
* Babywearing for connection
* Baby sign language
* 500 hours experience with multiples
* Breastfeeding support/help with pumping and introducing bottles
* Board books and educational play
* Playing live cello and piano mini concerts for baby

Melanie constantly updates her continuing education and has completed the following courses:
Safe Sleep
Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Early Brain Development
Welcoming Children with Special Needs
Early Language and Literacy
5 Love Languages as relates to children
Playground Safety
Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines
Child Social and Emotional Health and Development
Maternal and Infant Breastfeeding Assessment (31 hours)
and more!
Safe Sleep
Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Early Brain Development
Welcoming Children with Special Needs
Early Language and Literacy
5 Love Languages as relates to children
Playground Safety
Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines
Child Social and Emotional Health and Development
Maternal and Infant Breastfeeding Assessment (31 hours)
and more!
Melanie works with single babies and also twins and higher order multiples. She loves them all.
Testimonial: like Mary Poppins Note: I think the Mary Poppins reference comes from my bag of board books or activities (depending on little one's age) and also on the fact that with toddlers, while I mean what I say (am very consistent when it comes to behavior in toddlers), I also try to make "have to" activities (like cleaning up toys) fun.
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Testimonial: First year with triplets |
Testimonial: Better than daycare |