Providing exceptional in-home care for newborns and families.

  • North Star Newborns offers one-on-one care for newborns and infants from birth to 12 months. Our service is focused on the very specific needs of your family. There are two distinct levels of care: The Newborn and Infant Care Specialist and the Postpartum Doula. The primary focus of newborn and infant care specialists is the baby. As a Newborn and Infant Care Specialist, responsibilities are limited to gentle, loving, and focused care for the baby, diaper changing, sterilization of bottles, keeping the area of care neat and orderly, and educating the parent(s) about all things baby-related. We have found that the care remains focused on the baby by limiting the responsibilities. The care provider remains stress-free through clearly defined duties, and the baby feels that sense of peace that even trickles down to parents, grandparents, and siblings. 

    Offering both daytime and overnight support.

  • Our Postpartum Doulas provide care for the entire family.  This includes but is not limited to newborn care education, sibling care, laundry, light cooking and cleaning, meal prepping, caring for the parent(s), providing guidance, emotional support and support for breastfeeding. 

    All are insured, independent, fully vetted, and have invested time and money into their postpartum and lactation education. 

    Offering overnight and daytime support.

  • Lactation consultants provide evidence-based practice and emotional and physical support to families who choose to breastfeed.

    They can serve anyone: first-time parents, parents with numerous children, or surrogates! Our Lactation Consultant will work one-on-one with you to create a specialized plan for your family.

  • Our Sleep Consultants will work one-on-one with you to create a specialized plan that is right for your family. Our experts will guide you every step of the way through your sleep plan.

We have the most experienced, educated, and highly qualified team in the Twin Cities. More than anything, we are in your home because of a deep love for newborns, infants, and families. The first twelve months are a very tender and fragile time, and we embrace that by providing focused, gentle, and loving care. This, in turn, helps the parent(s) focus on what they need to do while we are there supporting their family. 

Rates

Daytime Care

$57-67 per hour, minimum 4 hours. Call us when you need us! Care is provided for newborns and infants 0-12 months of age.

Overnight Care

$57– $67 per hour, minimum 8 hours. Our clients and their babies thrive when we are in the home 4-7 days a week for overnights for two months or longer. Hourly rate is dependent on the experience of the care provider as well as their ability to commit multiple nights each week for an extended period to one family.

Availability

Our care providers are available 24/7/365. We have qualified registered nurses, postpartum doulas, and newborn and infant care specialists available for you night and day. Advanced notice for overnight care is appreciated.

Availability varies monthly, but we will do our best to accommodate your schedule. If you know the dates you need care, please contact us as soon as possible, as our dates fill up quickly.

Because of the demand for newborn and infant care, we recommend contracts in one-plus-month increments to ensure a continuum of care with the same provider.

Peace of Mind

Our care providers wear scrubs, which are unique to our service. Scrubs are easily sanitized, which makes a difference when someone holds your baby close.

All care providers are fully insured and vetted through The McDowell Agency in St. Paul. Not all background checks are the same, and we found the best.

Nurses cannot practice medicine in our clients' homes or give health advice or diagnoses. They will refer you to someone who can help, though!

Multiples

Daytime:  $70 per hour.

Overnight:  $70-$75 per hour.

“There is a feeling you get when you leave your kids with someone you trust wholeheartedly. It’s a feeling that you know your baby is safe and loved, and it feels incredibly reassuring and calming. I felt that with Ellen immediately.”