Bring Calm to the Fourth Trimester—Hire a Trusted Newborn Care Specialist

Hiring a Newborn Care Specialist for Your Family

Bringing a newborn into your home is a beautiful, life-changing moment—but it also comes with exhaustion, uncertainty, and an ever-growing list of responsibilities. Finding the right newborn care specialist—someone calm, experienced, and trained to support both baby and parents—can feel overwhelming.

At Smart Sitting, we take the stress out of the search. Our team walks you through the entire process of hiring a certified Newborn Care Specialist, offering fully vetted professionals who bring expertise, reassurance, and tailored support into your home. So you can focus on recovery, bonding, and rest—while we handle the care.

• Set up a call with us so we can better understand your needs

• Text or email your dates to our care coordinator

• We’ll match you with a wonderful fully vetted SmartSitter available for your request. We may use texting to get you all set as quickly as possible

• Your SmartSitter will reach out to you to coordinate a video introduction call via FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom, or whatever works best for you both

• We will confirm everything and bill your hours in advance of your booking. We will bill any additional hours the Monday after

• $40–45/hour for singletons

• $50–65/hour for twins

• Overnight shifts typically run 8–12 hours, with high-demand specialists charging up to $75–100/hour

• Cancellation fees apply when hours are reduced or canceled with less than 24 hours' notice

• Rates vary based on the specialist’s experience, certification, and the number of children. Duration and scheduling needs are flexible, but most families work with an NCS for 2–16 weeks, often starting with several overnight shifts per week during the first month.

• You'll receive our service agreement and credit card authorization form via SignNow

• Once signed, we'll process your $64 payment + credit card processing fees to begin coordinating your childcare

• If you have any questions, you can email us at team@smartsitting.com, call us at +1 646-396-0230, or text us at +1 646-681-7181. As always, you can reach a Smart Sitting team member 7 days/week.