Newborn Home Care is a home-based and Zoom online nursing and lactation service providing parents with guidance and support to welcome a new baby.
We can help you to settle into life with your new little one and feel confident with how to feed and care for him in ways that help him be content.
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The support we provide works alongside your parenting values and in sync with your baby's biology to help you manage the challenges that families commonly encounter with a new baby in the home.
We have gentle, science-based strategies to help you with your baby's breast or bottle feeding, their crying, settling and sleep.
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Don't feel you can't pick up the phone and ask for help. Our initial conversation is free.
Our expertise is in caring for newborn babies in the early months, including multiple births and those born prematurely or with complex medical needs.
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Phone and Zoom
Home Consultations
Initial Discussion is Free
Health Fund Rebates
NDIS Claims
Welcome
At Newborn Home Care we understand that there are times when adjusting to life with a new baby can be a bit of a struggle, particularly if there were difficulties encountered with baby's birth, his health, or with breastfeeding. We also know that sometimes mothers themselves have complications that interrupt the straightforward path that was anticipated, leaving them feeling less than strong after the birth.
In circumstances like this – and sometimes for no reason at all – the early weeks and first few months, can bring some unexpected challenges that may cause you to reach out for help with looking after your baby.
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Call us for a chat about your situation or concerns. We are here to help.
About Julie
The founder, Julie Kesby, is a Registered Nurse (AHPRA) of many years and has over a decade of experience working with babies and families in neonatal critical care and special care nurseries.
She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and a Neuro-Protective Developmental Care Practitioner (NDC) with the NDC Institute, also known as the Possums programs. In addition, she has undertaken studies through the Sydney Childrens Hospital, Family & Infant Neuro-developmental Education program (FINE 1), which is part of the global NIDCAP standard of NICU nursing. Professionally she is affiliated with the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) and Lactation Consultants Aust & NZ (LCANZ).
Julie is a parent herself and cherishes her young grandchildren.
Our Approach
We offer a range of support services that are grounded in the latest research in infant management, known as Neuro- Protective Developmental Care (NDC), or the Possums approach.
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This approach is simple, yet revolutionary, cutting through old and conflicting advice about how to care for babies, to instead work with your baby's natural biology.
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Our strategies are gentle, loving and holistic. They are well researched and make sense.
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Drawing on a rich evidence base of knowledge, we can help you to know and understand your little one, what he is communicating to you with his cries and how to help him be settled and feed well.
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The NDC approach, developed by Dr Pam Douglas, acknowledges the way that a baby's feeding, sleeping and crying are linked to parent wellbeing. Using this framework, we take a big picture look across baby's health, mother's health, sleep, feeding and cry/fuss domains, to work with parents to identify and address any concerns they have.
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You will find we place the neuro-developmental needs of your baby at the centre of all advice we share - whether that be about breast or bottle feeding, settling your baby or shifting the family towards synchronised sleep.
Why?
Because it supports your baby's neurological wellbeing - and it is key to making life with a baby easier.
Whatever your circumstances, we are here to help. You are the most important person in your baby’s life. You are now and, throughout their growing, you always will be.
Contact us for a Free Initial Conversation
“Just a special note to say thank you again for your assistance with feeding baby Aisling in our first few days. Your knowledge has helped us immensely.
I'm eternally grateful for your kindness and patience as we learnt".
Aisling's parents. June 2023
Call or email your concerns and we will endeavour to contact you back the same day.
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Our initial chat carries no fee.
We can schedule a consultation once we know the type of help you are seeking.