Sam Waldron - Maternity Nurse & Parenting Mentor

Sam Waldron - Maternity Nurse & Parenting Mentor Helping you settle into parenting/motherhood your way.

New mum edition πŸ‘‡ Tell me which one you are…Drop your answer below And if you're the first option - no judgment here. Yo...
11/06/2026

New mum edition πŸ‘‡ Tell me which one you are…

Drop your answer below

And if you're the first option - no judgment here. You're keeping a tiny human alive. πŸ’›

Nobody warns you about the nights. πŸŒ™Nobody sits you down and says 'hey, you're going to be running on zero sleep, trying...
09/06/2026

Nobody warns you about the nights. πŸŒ™

Nobody sits you down and says 'hey, you're going to be running on zero sleep, trying to figure out a tiny human, whilst your body is still recovering from the most intense thing it's ever done.'

And yet, that's exactly where so many new parents find themselves.

That's where I come in.
As a night nanny, I take over from 8 pm to 8 am. You sleep. I've got your baby. Feeding, settling, soothing, all of it handled with care and experience.

You wake up actually rested. Ready to enjoy the day with your little one.

You're not failing by asking for help. You're just being smart about it. πŸ’›

If you're pregnant and dreading the sleepless nights, DM me or check the link in my bio. Let's chat.

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Save this one for when you need it most. πŸ‘‡ The first week home with a newborn is one of the most intense experiences of ...
04/06/2026

Save this one for when you need it most. πŸ‘‡ The first week home with a newborn is one of the most intense experiences of your life, and nobody really prepares you for the reality of it.

Swipe through for 5 Tips for new mums πŸ’›

You're not doing it wrong. I promise. πŸ‘‡Can I just say something that I think a lot of new mums need to hear right now?Yo...
02/06/2026

You're not doing it wrong. I promise. πŸ‘‡

Can I just say something that I think a lot of new mums need to hear right now?
You are not failing. You are not weak. And you are absolutely, definitely not the only one who feels like this.

I've sat with hundreds of new mums over the years, in their homes, in the middle of the night, in those quiet vulnerable moments that nobody else sees. And do you know what the most common thing is they say to me?

"I feel like everyone else is coping better than me."

Every. Single. Time.

And every single time, I want to take their hand and say, they're not. They are really, truly not. They're just not saying it out loud. Because somewhere along the way we all got the message that struggling means failing. That asking for help means you're not cut out for this.

And that is just not true.

The exhaustion that hits you in a way you never expected. The doubt that creeps in at 3 am when you're doing everything right and your baby is still crying. The days where you love your little one so fiercely it physically hurts, but you're also just desperate for five minutes alone in the shower without someone needing something from you.

All of it is normal.
All of it is valid.
All of it makes you human.

Nobody hands you a manual when you leave that hospital. Nobody tells you that the emotional rollercoaster of those first weeks can feel completely destabilising even when everything is technically "fine." Nobody prepares you for the identity shift, the physical recovery, the sheer relentlessness of a newborn.

And yet somehow we all expect ourselves to just… cope.

You don't have to hold it together all the time. You really don't. You just have to get through today. That's it. That's enough.

And if you're in that place right now, overwhelmed, exhausted, wondering if it's always going to feel this hard, I want you to know that things do get steadier. And you don't have to wait until you're at breaking point to ask for support.

That's exactly what I'm here for. πŸ’›

Whether you need someone in your home in those early days, a 60-minute call to talk things through, or just a safe space to ask the questions you feel like you can't ask anyone else, I've got you.

Drop a 🀍 below if this resonates. And if you're struggling right now, my DMs are always open. You are not alone in this. Not even a little bit.

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Tell me you work with babies & toddlers without telling me you work with babies & toddlers πŸ˜‚Popping my keys in a coat po...
01/06/2026

Tell me you work with babies & toddlers without telling me you work with babies & toddlers πŸ˜‚

Popping my keys in a coat pocket for safety & find this. Obviously put there for safe keeping or from a throw on the floor from the pram.

Raise your hand if you've Googled something about your baby at 3 am and ended up more worried than before. πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈHere are ...
28/05/2026

Raise your hand if you've Googled something about your baby at 3 am and ended up more worried than before. πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ

Here are 4 things new mums worry about ALL the time, and what I always say. Save this for the middle of the night. πŸ’›

Be honest with me πŸ‘‡When your baby wouldn't stop crying, and you'd tried EVERYTHING,  what did you do?A) Cried right alon...
26/05/2026

Be honest with me πŸ‘‡

When your baby wouldn't stop crying, and you'd tried EVERYTHING, what did you do?

A) Cried right along with them
B) Passed them to someone else and walked out of the room for 2 minutes
C) Put them down safely and just stood in the kitchen for a second
D) All of the above, on the same night

There is no wrong answer here. All of these are normal. All of these are okay. You are human, not a robot.

The fact that you kept going, even in those moments, says everything about you. πŸ’›

Drop your letter below, let's make this comment section a safe place today.

One thing I hear more than almost anything else from new mums? πŸ‘‡"I didn't want to bother anyone."And honestly, every tim...
21/05/2026

One thing I hear more than almost anything else from new mums? πŸ‘‡

"I didn't want to bother anyone."

And honestly, every time I hear it, it breaks my heart a little bit.

Because you're sitting there at 2 am. Baby won't settle. Your ni***es are cracked and bleeding. You haven't slept properly in days. You're not sure if what you're feeling is normal or if something is actually wrong.

And instead of reaching out, you pick up your phone and start Googling.

And then you're 47 tabs deep into conflicting advice, half of which is terrifying, and you feel ten times worse than you did before you started.

Sound familiar?

Here's what I want you to know. You are not bothering anyone. You are a new mum who needs real answers from someone who actually knows what they're talking about. And that is completely, 100% okay.

That's exactly why I created the Calm & Clarity Call.

It's just 60 minutes. You and me, one to one. No waiting rooms. No being passed from person to person. No sitting on hold.

We talk through whatever is worrying you most, whether that's feeding, sleep, settling, or just the fact that you feel like you're losing your mind a little, and you leave with:

βœ… Real, honest answers
βœ… A simple plan that actually makes sense for YOUR baby
βœ… The reassurance that you are doing so much better than you think

I've been doing this for over 35 years. I've sat with hundreds of families in those exact moments of doubt and overwhelm. There is very little I haven't seen, and nothing you could say that would shock me.

You deserve support. Not a Google rabbit hole at 3 am.

πŸ’› https://f.mtr.cool/liuouqtejy

If you saw the news this week about the baby sleep consultant industry, this is for you. πŸ’™Some of what was shown was dee...
07/05/2026

If you saw the news this week about the baby sleep consultant industry, this is for you. πŸ’™

Some of what was shown was deeply concerning, and in some cases dangerously outside of safe sleep guidance. I felt it too.

But I also want to hold space for something important.
Exhausted parents are not weak. They are not failing. When you've been awake for the sixth time that night, your baby only sleeps on you, and your nervous system is completely fried, you become vulnerable to anyone promising relief.

That vulnerability deserves compassion, not shame.

What the news made so clear is the urgent need for:
✨ Safer, evidence-based support
✨ Better regulation
✨ Honest education around infant sleep
✨ More support for mothers in the postpartum period

Because babies wake. Babies feed frequently. Babies need co-regulation. And many mothers are silently drowning under the pressure to "fix" something that is often just normal, early infancy.

You deserve guidance that is safe, informed and ethical. No fear-based promises. No dangerous shortcuts.

Supporting sleep starts with supporting the whole family:
🀍 Responsive care
🀍 Realistic expectations
🀍 Safe sleep practices
🀍 And helping you feel empowered, not inadequate

If you felt unsettled by the news, you do not need to parent perfectly. You do not need to train your instincts out of yourself. You deserve support that protects both your baby and your mental health.

Parents need holding too. 🀍

If you're looking for safe, compassionate support from a former NHS midwife and maternity nurse, I'm right here. Drop me a message or click the link in my bio to find out how we can work together.

Sam x

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