Emma

My Requirements

We’ve just moved to BH8 (Queen’s Park side of Bournemouth). With a probable move to ferndown or Christchurch early next year (Jan/feb).

Currently my daughter is 9 months. (Born Jan this year).

I’m a solo /only parent. (late 30s). So our household is myself, LO and our two dogs (will write more about them below).

Whilst living in outer London where we’ve just moved from she attended nursery a few afternoons a week from 6 months where she thrived at. She adapts well. Is a great people watcher, interacts well, quite alert, and adaptable. She’s a very happy baby as baby’s go. Loves her bottles, her food, and her sleep.

We’re in the process of searching for a live in nanny/mothers help candidate through agencies or independently.

At the moment, ad hoc help in short term (which we have covered I think for now).

We have two large very people friendly dogs. So will be looking for someone who is comfortable and happy around larger dogs. They are trained to be respectful and have room gates downstairs so they are kept in their own area downstairs not roaming about when others are in the home. But I prefer someone who is happy around them as it is their home too and they will be there on the background. All be it on their own sectioned off area and sleeping no doubt.

There’s a spare double bedroom in our current place if we found the right person for the live in role. Not sure on the set up of our future place as still in process of buying. But could possibly be en suite room, small chance of later a studio annex / annex. But this is yet to be worked out due to the property we hope to buy/move into.

For the ad hoc few hrs of help part;
attending to her needs, playtime, a bottle or meal etc, a stroll out in the stroller. Things like this.

For the live in role;
It would be the above. Giving me more time to prepare her nutritious meals. Great if that’s something the person enjoyed doing but happy to do all that myself. Just really mainly to give me some extra time to dedicate to the dogs, the household chores, and extra time to work (I work remotely / from home part time right now and for these hours around the baby).
Can be flexible on hrs.
The odd evening now and then would be beneficial now and then. And the odd few hrs at weekends beneficial if was workable for the right candidate but not a deal breaker.

If the candidate is a dog lover, great. But they are very respectful of others through their training and like I said, don’t roam about throughout the house due to the baby. Though they adore her and are very respectful of her when they interact. She adores them. (Garaunteed to fix any rare meltdown by saying let’s have some doggy stroke time :)


The live in role is not a luxury I’m taking lightly but an investment into her home life being more rounded with an extra person in the home so she has a wider circle of people around her that care about her to create a happy fulfilled childhood.
We have less in the way of extended family so this is my investment in filling that void for her.

We did experience a maternity nurse for a week when she was three months and had hip dysplasia issues coming out of hospital when I needed the support (hips are all better now thankfully). This being an older age bracket lady I did feel the dynamic was lovely for our household. Although this is preferred for our live in role search, we wouldn’t totally discount someone younger.

Our household is kept clean, and peaceful. The dogs are large but do not excessively bark like some breeds can do. And generally sleep a lot. I have to walk them together without the baby or walk them solo with baby in baby carrier.
We enjoy the outdoors, she goes to swimming when we can. Some baby classes and mum and baby exercise clssses etc.

Looking for someone positive, easy going, tidy, and happy to go with the flow, or give advice on where we could tweak things for the better of my daughter. All constructive advice is always welcome being a new first time mum.

Experience with babies of this age, dbs, references, and up to date first aid essential.