Newborn Night Nurse Care, So Every Family Can Get a Rested Night
Whether your baby came home from the NICU with medical equipment or your family is struggling to adapt to the sleepless nights, the exhaustion of caring for a newborn is real. Optimum Pediatric Services works with families to coordinate overnight care for babies, so families can get the support they need.
Trustworthy overnight nurses for every kind of newborn
Our approach to overnight newborn care
Meet Your Baby Where They Are. Some of the babies we care for have feeding tubes, apnea monitors, or oxygen support. Others are perfectly healthy but restless through the night. Our night nurses are trained for both circumstances, from medically fragile care to newborn sleep coaching and gentle overnight feeding support.
Bring Rest Back to Your Home. Our caregivers handle feedings, diaper changes, soothing, and any required clinical monitoring overnight so parents can sleep through the night without worrying about what's happening down the hall.
Support the Whole Family. New parenthood is disorienting even without a medical diagnosis in the mix. Our nurses are sensitive to the emotional weight every family carries, whether that's NICU aftercare anxiety or simple first-time-parent overwhelm, and they're happy to share techniques and reassurance along the way.
Medication Administration
We partner with your child's clinical team to build a safe, consistent overnight medication routine, and we walk parents through dosing and administration so they feel confident too.
What's included in our newborn night nurse services
Respiratory Support for Infants
For babies who need it, our nurses monitor breathing and manage oxygen equipment overnight, staying alert so you don't have to.
Feeding & Nutrition Support
From NG tubes and G-tubes to standard overnight bottle feeds, our nurses handle feeding so you don't have to wake for every cycle.
Sleep Support & Newborn Coaching
For healthy babies, our night nurses focus on building sustainable sleep routines, from gentle soothing techniques and feeding schedules to practical newborn care tips that help the whole family get a more rested night, even after we're gone.
Understanding what a night nurse actually does
A newborn night nurse isn't just an extra set of hands. For medically fragile babies, it's clinical care overnight; for other families, it's a trained professional handling feedings, soothing, and safety checks so parents can sleep. Many families start with just a few nights a week and adjust from there.
If your baby is transitioning home from the NICU, our team can begin coordinating before discharge, so overnight care is in place from day one. If you're a first-time parent who's running on empty, we can typically start within days of your call.
Pediatric night nurse cost and coverage
The cost of a night nurse for a newborn depends on your baby's needs (medical vs. non-medical care), how many nights per week you need coverage, and your location within Georgia. Families caring for a medically fragile newborn may have some or all costs covered through Georgia Medicaid or private insurance. For non-medical newborn sleep support, we offer private-pay packages built around your schedule.
Not at all. While many of our night nurses support medically fragile babies, we also work with healthy newborns and parents who need overnight help and sleep support.
Do I need a medical reason to hire a night nurse?
Cost varies based on medical needs, nights per week, and location. Medically necessary care may be covered by Medicaid or private insurance; non-medical sleep support is available as a private-pay service.
How much does a night nurse for a newborn cost?
Frequently Asked Questions
We prioritize continuity of care and aim to keep your family with a consistent, familiar circle of compassionate nurses.
Will my baby have the same night nurse each visit?
Our Service Areas
We have a large team of compassionate night nurses across the state of Georgia. Our team serves:
Metro Atlanta | North and Central Georgia | Over 45 counties statewide