As first time parents to twins, my wife and I found Katie’s expertise and unique skill set as a Newborn Care Specialist to be incredibly valuable. She is professional, knows how to handle NICU/preemie babies and is an excellent educator. Her proficiency in getting infants on an appropriate schedule, establishing healthy sleep habits and teaching babies to sleep through the night is a wonderful talent and amazing gift for new families.

Above all, she helped us become confident new parents and gave us the peace of mind we needed. Katie is fantastic and we cannot recommend her enough!

As soon as we met Katie we knew we had found the right person to care for Henry. She not only took great care of our son, but also helped us address some sleep challenges he was having. He was held for the majority of his naps during the newborn period. At 3 months of age he was transitioned to his crib and would only take 30-45 minute naps. As a result, he was over tired most days.

On the very first day, Katie had some great suggestions to his schedule and how Henry was prepped for naps that made an immediate difference. With Katie’s guidance our son is now consistently taking a 1.5 hour morning nap, a 2 hour afternoon nap, and a 30 minute catnap. As a result of his improved nap schedule, Henry is also consistently sleeping 12 hours each night!

As a pediatrician who cares for infants and children on a daily basis, I would wholeheartedly recommend Katie to any family with a newborn, infant, or multiples. Our family was so lucky to find her. She has made a huge impact with Henry’s sleep and we can’t thank her enough for working with him and our family through this transition.

Katie was the knowledge resource I had been seeking and hadn’t found in my previous newborn care provider. I was desperately seeking someone to help my husband and I with nighttime duties and to establish a routine to follow since all I seemed to be doing was feeding the baby and trying to get him to sleep.

As soon as we started implementing her sleep training guidelines, feeding recommendations and schedule our life got so much better! Our son was happier with a schedule, we were happier with a schedule. Our baby was sleeping which meant we were too!

As a Newborn Care Specialist Katie is trained to spot things that some parents may not be aware of such as positional plagiocephaly and torticollis. Our son had both, which we did not know, but she immediately pointed out. She readily made suggestions to keep it from rapidly progressing which included specific stretches, special swaddling and seeing a physical therapist.

Katie is a game-changer in the world of newborn care and the only resource of her kind in the Treasure Valley. If you are a new parent or about to be one and like the idea of having a happy, rested baby, Katie is for you!

Several women have told me how thrilled they were to have the support of Katie during their postpartum period. She was described as an “angel” by one mother. Her professional manner and knowledge of newborns and the postpartum adjustment period make her an excellent doula.

As a single professional adopting twin boys for the first time, I knew the first few weeks were going to be daunting. Katie helped prepare me for their arrival and then was an integral part of the first 5 weeks of my life with the boys. She was not only a caregiver for the babies, but an educator and coach for me and others who came to help and see the babies.

Katie was indispensable in our trip home with the babies. The chaos of luggage, babies, strollers and taking milk and accessories for two through the airport and getting to connections on a 10 hour journey was much easier with Katie along. Her pragmatic approach and ability to think about logistics, planning and the babies’ needs meant we had a pain free trip.

Katie is the best investment that I could have made in the boys lives and my life. Thanks to her, all of us are on a good trajectory. I’ve learned so much and gained confidence as a new mother.

When my baby was about 10 weeks old, I hit a wall. I was exhausted, and not sleeping was contributing to a lot of emotional and physical discomfort that was getting in the way of enjoying my new baby. My son was frequently “fussy” throughout the day and night, often taking hours of bouncing on an exercise ball to calm him and get him to sleep for just an hour or two.

During the day she was with us, Katie was able to help us understand what our son was trying to tell us through his behavior. She shifted our perspective in a way that has made us very intuitive and continues to make us feel much more confident about understanding his needs. Looking back, I feel terrible about telling everyone that our baby was “fussy,”when actually he was just really tired and needed our help sleeping! Our baby is now a great sleeper, predictably sleeping for about 12 hours, waking up once to nurse and going right back to sleep.

Our whole family is more rested and my son is noticeably happier. He now has the energy to play and grow, and he is a delight to take out with us to most places we want to go. I would highly recommend Katie’s services. It truly is a gift that keeps on giving!