Overnight feeding
Bottle feeds, paced feeding, and bringing baby to you for breastfeeding, then handling the settle so you go straight back to sleep.
In-Home Newborn Care
Awake overnight newborn care from a licensed pediatric RN, in your own home while you sleep. Feeding, soothing, safe sleep, and a written handover in the morning. One night or every night, with no minimum.
Looking for a night nurse in Birmingham, AL? On Call Peds Care provides awake overnight newborn care in your home from licensed pediatric RNs. Your nurse handles feeding, diaper changes, soothing, settling and safe sleep through the night while you sleep. You may also see this called a newborn night nurse, a baby nurse, or overnight newborn care. Overnight newborn care is scheduled in-home support provided while parents sleep. A nurse cares for the baby across an 8 to 10 hour shift, including feeding, diaper changes, soothing, support for a safe sleep environment, and baby-related cleanup. Parents stay in the home and are involved according to their feeding plan and preferences.
What's Included
Swipe through what a shift includes, or call and we will walk you through what fits your family.
Bottle feeds, paced feeding, and bringing baby to you for breastfeeding, then handling the settle so you go straight back to sleep.
Your nurse responds each time your baby wakes, works through fussiness and reflux discomfort, and helps your baby settle back to sleep.
We follow current safe sleep guidance and will set the nursery up together with you, so the room actually works at 3 a.m. and not just on paper.
Full overnight care including changes, cord and skin care, and keeping bottles and pump parts washed and ready.
You wake to a written log of feeds, sleep stretches, and anything worth watching, plus time to ask questions.
Your nurse notices changes in feeding, breathing, color, and alertness, writes down what she sees, and tells you when to call your pediatrician.
In Practice
Your Nurse
You are letting someone into your home. Here is what stands behind the person who arrives.

Common Reasons Families Book
Overnight support may be especially helpful in these situations. Several of them have a page of their own.
Protected sleep is the practical reason most families call. Overnight care can also form part of a broader postpartum recovery support plan.
Two babies on different schedules is the point at which most parents stop being able to take turns. Tell us when you inquire so we can match a nurse experienced with multiples.
Coming off monitors is frightening. We provide specialized NICU graduate newborn care.
Nights are hardest when feeds are difficult. Families who want more hands-on help with feeding itself can explore newborn feeding support.
Rebuilding a sleep pattern before the first day back is a common reason families book a defined block of nights.
Broken nights are harder when someone still needs the school run. Some families combine overnight care with daytime newborn care.
Before You Book Anyone
In Birmingham, "night nurse" is used by nursing agencies, postpartum doulas, newborn care specialists, nursing students, and licensed RNs. The title is not protected, so it is worth asking directly.
Scope
Overnight care is centered on your baby and your recovery. On Call Peds Care provides private-pay, in-home newborn support. It is not medically ordered home health, private-duty nursing, or a substitute for your pediatrician or emergency care.
Need help with something else? See our other services.
How It Works
Share your due date, the nights you are thinking about, and anything specific such as twins, reflux, or a NICU stay.
Within 24 to 48 business hours you will have real availability, a quote for your schedule, and answers to your questions. No obligation.
You are matched on your feeding plan, your schedule, and the kind of support you want, not simply who is free.
Your nurse arrives before bedtime, you walk through your routine together, and then you go to bed.
Pricing
Overnight shifts typically run 8 to 10 hours. Final pricing depends on the length of your shifts, how many nights per week you need, and whether you have multiples. Tell us your dates and we will send a clear quote with no pressure to book.
Check Availability and PricingWhere We Work
On Call Peds Care provides overnight newborn nursing across the Birmingham metropolitan area. Availability and any travel arrangements depend on your location and the nights you need.
Questions
Everything overnight. Your nurse feeds, changes, soothes, and settles your baby, keeps bottles and pump parts clean, and watches how feeding and settling are going. If you are breastfeeding, she brings the baby to you and takes over afterwards so you go straight back to sleep.
It varies. Some families book every night for the first few weeks, others use two or three nights a week for a longer stretch. We will talk through what actually fits your recovery and your budget rather than pushing a package.
Yes. Night nurse, newborn night nurse, and overnight baby nurse are the everyday terms for the same thing. We call it overnight newborn care because the people providing it are licensed pediatric RNs rather than nannies or sitters, but if you have been searching for a night nurse in Birmingham, this is the service you were looking for.
A licensed registered nurse with pediatric experience. That matters most when something looks off. Your nurse notices changes in feeding, breathing, color, and alertness because she has seen a great many newborns, writes down what she sees, and tells you plainly when to call your pediatrician.
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons families call us. Tell us about your baby's history when you inquire so we can match you with a nurse experienced in NICU graduate care.
Starting the process during your third trimester gives us the best chance to reserve your preferred schedule. We do take shorter notice requests when nurses are available, so reach out even if your baby has already arrived.
Yes. This is an awake overnight shift. Your nurse is up with your baby through the night, which is the entire point of the service. She is not sleeping in a spare room on call.
No. Medication administration sits outside the scope of in-home newborn care, including anything your pediatrician has prescribed. Your nurse can tell you what she has observed and when to call, but dosing stays with you and your pediatrician.
No. We do not run sleep training programs. Your nurse follows safe sleep guidance and settles your baby, but nobody is going to put a newborn on a method. If you want teaching on newborn sleep patterns, that is our newborn education and coaching.
Yes, and it is one of the more common reasons families book. Tell us when you inquire, because it affects both the nurse we match you with and the quote.
We serve Birmingham and the surrounding communities including Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Helena, Trussville, and Chelsea. If you are just outside that, ask.
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Clinically reviewed
Leslie Brewer, CRNP
Pediatric nurse practitioner with over ten years in acute pediatric care, pediatric primary care, and family urgent care. Founder of On Call Peds Care and a mother of five.
Last reviewed July 2026
This page explains the services we provide. It is not medical advice and does not replace guidance from your child's pediatrician. Read more about Leslie.
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What Families Say
“Having On Call Peds Care there to care for our newborn overnight gave my wife and me the rest we desperately needed. That extra sleep did not just make us feel better, it made us better parents. If you are on the fence about night nursing, I cannot recommend them highly enough. It was worth every penny.”
“On Call Peds Care is the best decision my husband and I made postpartum. Leslie and her team provided the most personalized care for me and my baby. Knowing you have medical professionals watching after your child while you sleep brings a peace I truly cannot explain.”
“Having a reflux baby made nights so hard and left me exhausted and unsure how to help. Bringing in a nurse was such a gift. She helped us get our girl comfortable, reset, and start learning to self-soothe. So grateful for the support of an RN and NP who helped us create a plan.”
Tell us about your family and your dates. We reply within 24 to 48 business hours with availability and a quote.