Meet Our Baby Nurses
AngelaBuehler has over 25 years of experience as a baby nurse, nanny, play center superintendent, and an in-home daycare owner and operator. For the past 20 years she has been focusing on her passion of new mother/new baby care, specializing in preemies and multiples. She also specializes in newborn consultations instructing parents in sleeping, scheduling, feeding, and newborn care. Originally from London, Angela specialized in nursery care with new mothers and babies and completed the London Nursery Nursing examination in 1979. She also took courses in early childhood education and development, child abuse awareness/recognition, general health and safety, and communications. She enjoys working closely with a family to ensure the most enriching care their children can receive. She maintains a high level of professionalism with a sense of humor and a willingness to help out however needed. She has also worked with high profile families and is used to and comfortable with stringent security measures and confidentiality.
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Angela Grant, originally from Trinidad, West Indies, is an experienced infant/newborn specialist (baby nurse). With raising 6 children of her own, whom are all adults now, she has always had a nurturing spirit toward babies, children of all ages and empathy for parents. Her accolades include being, CPR, first aid, foster care and new born care certified. She began caring for children at the early age of 10. She is a very professional, honest and caring woman. Angela has over 10 years of professional experience in infant care and her main goal is to provide professional assistance with skill and expertise to assure a good transition for families. She has experience in singles and multiples. As a baby nurse she is responsible for all aspects of infant care,educates parents in caring for their infants, and assists in establishing a routine eating, sleeping- wake pattern for babies. She also provides lactation assistance to breast feeding mothers. “I take pride in helping families experience the exceptional joy of a having a new baby in the home,” Angela says.
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Avanel has been working with infants for 10 years and completed a certified baby nurse training in NY. She prides herself on being a people person, teacher, and advocate for families transitioning into parenthood. She has had breastfeeding training and enjoys working together with families to establish a routine that fits with their family needs. Avanel comes into the home with confidence and seeks to share her knowledge about babies with the families she works with so they will also feel confident in themselves when her time with them is complete.
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Annette has been working as a baby nurse for several years. She originally started baby nurse work in New York and moved to the Atlanta area where she continues helping families with their newborns. Annette specializes in singles and twins. Being a mother herself she knows how hard it is to trust someone in your home and her calm and nurturing manner helps parents feel at ease having her care for their newborn. Annette works with families to create a predictable routine and strives to leave families with tools that will help them be comfortable caring for their little one on their own when her time with them is completed.
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Atira has always had a special place in her heart for infants and children. She began babysitting at the age of 10, and had quite a bit of experience working with children of all ages by the time she graduated from high school. Atira moved to Atlanta from Virginia in the fall of 1999 to attend college at Emory University. During her time at Emory she worked in the infant and toddler villages at the Clifton School, served as a part-time nanny, and volunteered as a Baby Buddy at Egleston Hospital. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, she went on to medical school in 2003 to pursue her goal of becoming a Pediatrician. Even during her rigorous clinical training she still made time to volunteer in the NICU and work as a baby nurse with Happy Baby Solutions. Having recently graduated with her M.D., she is currently doing research in the field of Pediatric Endocrinology.
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Brenda Moore has over 30 years of experience as a baby nurse, nanny and in childcare. She is the mother of 3 children and has 2 grandchildren. Brenda has training in childcare and is certified in Infant CPR and First Aid. She has cared for singles, multiples and special needs. Over the years Brenda has obtained the skills needed to patiently work with families while understanding that every family is different. Brenda is experienced in helping babies get on a predictable schedule and sleep through the night.
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Carol is a highly motivated, enthusiastic baby nurse, nanny, and preschool teacher with over 23 years of experience working with children from 1 day old to 10 years old in classroom and home settings. At a young age, Carol took responsibility for 5 younger siblings and this is where she began her childcare experiences. She thoroughly enjoys working with families to establish a routine and help create a developmentally appropriate environment for their children.
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Cindy Lamar has several years of experiences as a nanny and baby nurse. She enjoys working with families giving their children top quality care. Cindy prides herself on conforming to what the family feels is best for their children, while being able to guide a family if they have questions about childcare.
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Cindy Williams brings her expertise to families from working as a baby nurse for the past 9 years along with being the mother of two children. She thoroughly enjoys working with families, helping with everything from baby basics to implementing good sleeping and scheduling habits to allow for the smoothest transition possible while adjusting to having a new baby in the home. Cindy has worked with multiples and is comfortable caring for newborns diagnosed with reflux issues. She has successfully completed a Baby Nurse Training Certificate from NY. Cindy prides herself on the ability to provide top quality care to mothers and newborns by using her patient, loving, and trustworthy attitude.
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Chiquita has loved children for as long as she can remember. She has been caring for children for over 10 years. Her work has included all age groups in nanny, personal assistant, baby nurse, and household management positions.
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Cecelyn has been caring for children for over 11 years. She obtained her Certified Nursing Assistant license in 1998 and has since worked as a nanny and baby nurse. She is very detail oriented and great at multi-tasking. Whether you need her night or day, she can help ease the transition into parenthood.
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Donna is a Registered Nurse of 26 years. She originally grew up in Boston and moved to Atlanta in 1987. She has been married for 31 years and has two adult children and one grandchild with a new one coming on the way. Her professional career in nursing started out in medical surgical nursing and branched off into women and pediatrics services. She worked at Grady hospital in labor and delivery, obstetrics, newborn nursery and pediatrics. She later worked in telephone triage pediatrics, adult and obstetrics. She has worked at various hospitals all over the Atlanta area as well as worked as a manager for a 24 hour medical call center in an insurance company overseeing about 60 nurses. Donna has also worked as an obstetric case manager and helped pregnant women coordinate their care for both high risk and regular maintenance care. Donna loves to work with children, babies and moms. She is reliable and is motivated to provide a nurturing environment while taking care of people. Donna is also involved in her local church, the Marietta Street Project, which aids in children that are in need of a mentor.
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Deborah has been a professional caregiver for 15 years. She has a B.S. in psychology and focused on childhood issues during her schooling. One of her greatest joys is watching a child grow and develop under her care. She has worked with children aged newborn to 10 years old, and with that experience she is versatle, adaptable, and always ready to face new challenges. Deborah prides herself on her ability to work with parents as a team member and provide children with consistent care. She is confident that her professionalism, dedication, and experience will provide families with the stellar level of childcare that they deserve.
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Evelyn has been working with children for over 15 years as a nanny and baby nurse. Being a mother herself, she knows how hard it is to trust someone in your home. She comes into the home with utmost care and consideration for families and their needs. She has experience with all ages and with twins and quadruplets. Her main focus has been with infants and toddlers and helping families transition into the role of being a parent. She has some lactation training and is comfortable working with breastfeeding mothers.
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Ellen has worked as a baby nurse and nanny since 1993. She has worked with singles and twins along with preemies and reflux babies. Ellen is very patient, nurturing, and sensitive to a baby’s needs and signals. Among other techniques, she likes to use singing to help soothe and build confidence in the babies she cares for. Ellen has taken The Happiest Baby on the Block training, New Mother New Baby Care course, and has current infant CPR and first aid certification. She feels her role as a baby nurse is to bring skill, peace, and confidence into the household by caring for the infant with a sense of excellence. She believes it is very important to care for infants as she would her own and be very attentive to their needs.
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Gale is a Certified Nurses Aide, specializing in infant and maternal care. She has been caring for children most of her adult life, and has dedicated her life to the well being of children. Both she and her husband are licensed foster/adoptive parents in the State of Georgia. Gale has always enjoyed working with children and their families. She believes that part of her role, as a newborn specialist is to do whatever makes life easier for the family, within reason. She has worked with many families nationwide. One of her greatest strengths is her ability to offer advice without forcing her belief on the parents. Having worked in private homes with babies since 1986, she has acquired a wealth of experience and believes that combining her knowledge with that of the parents makes a happy and healthy baby. She has worked with premature and special needs babies as well as many sets of twins. She fits easily into all homes and does whatever she can to understand and accommodate their needs.
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Georgette has been caring for children for over 30 years and became an LPN in 1971. In the past, she worked at Northside Hospital in the new mother and baby unit caring for preemies, special needs, and multiples. Georgette has cared for post circumcision babies as well as assisted in the circumcision procedure. She is comfortable helping moms establish and maintain breastfeeding. She is a mother to two, now grown, children and has two grandchildren. Georgette comes into the home with confidence and is there to support the family and new baby to allow for a smooth transition into parenthood.
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Jennifer Adelsheimer has had a passion for children her whole life! She loves to know she can settle and take care of your little one with confidence and no worries. Jennifer has opened her own daycares in the past, taking care of 4-6 infants and toddlers at one time. For the past five years, she has volunteered at Kennestone Hospital working within the new mother/baby unit. Currently, Jennifer is in charge of the newborn through two year old classrooms at her church nursery. “I know it is hard to trust someone with your newborn or even your child, but here at Happy Baby Solutions we do this because it’s a passion we all have! We would do anything to make your baby feel safe and happy,” Jennifer says. Jennifer loves teaching new things to children through the outdoors. “I believe the outdoors is very important to a baby’s or child’s education no matter the age!” She loves being a part of Happy Baby Solutions!
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Jennifer Pritchard has over 15 years of experience with children. She raised 3 of her own children and has worked as a nanny and a baby nurse. She has experience with singles as well at twins. Her calm and relaxed demeanor brings a sense of peace into the homes she works in. She strives to help make the transition into parenthood easier by sharing her knowledge about infants and their development with the families she works with.
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Joan has been a certified baby nurse for the past nine years. She is a dedicated professional who will provide the best possible care for your baby and will share her extensive knowledge and expertise with her clients. Joan will provide guidance to parents by helping them achieve a wonderful experience with their newborn baby or babies. She also helps parents in establishing a nurturing, caring, and calm environment as well as empowering them with knowledge and information as they journey into parenthood. Her knowledge and expertise allows her to create a schedule to fit each client’s life style. She feels it is her job to help parents acclimate to both the physical as well as emotional needs of their newborn baby or babies. She provides answers to the questions that all first time parents of newborns have. Joan is dedicated to new mothers and well infant care, which includes sessions in infant temperament, stimulation and safety, bathing, diapering and dressing, temperature taking, newborn care skills, cord and circumcision care, bottle feeding and breast feeding.
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Kimberly has over 10 years of professional nanny experience, caring for children of all ages. In those years she has had the privilege of caring for newborns, twins, triplets, and special needs children. She is a sweet caring person that is always willing to do what she can to help the family as a whole. Kimberly is CPR certified, holds a Medical Assistant Diploma and is currently working on a Nursing degree.
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Laura has over 13 years of experience as a certified newborn care specialist, nanny, teacher and an owner and operator of a large child development center. Within her various childcare roles, she have been responsible for the care of children ages newborn – 12 years of age. She is well educated with a BS in Psychology and a M.Ed in early Childhood Education. It is this wealth of education and experience that allows her to fully understand how the long term effects of proper newborn care, sleep and needed developmental skills affect a newborn’s life. She feels it is important to not only provide a safe, nurturing environment but also appropriate activities and opportunities for newborns that will encourage exploration, curiosity, muscle development and the independence to enhance their overall development. The parents can expect a proactive style, mature and loving demeanor, joyful spirit, patient nature, strong organizational skills and a warm compassionate heart. Her experience along with her nurturing approach would ensure Laura’s success with any family.
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Liz is an experienced newborn specialist whose love and passion for what she does is always evident. It is what our families have loved and appreciated most about her. She is supportive to parents, while bringing knowledgeable care that helps them ease into the transition of parenting. Liz is also very experienced as a multiples Baby Nurse, caring for more than 6 sets of twins. Her attention to details and natural abiliites are sure to be exactly what you and your new baby will love most about her.
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Laurina is a college graduate from New York State. She is a mother of 5 and grandmother of 4 children. She operated a daycare for over 15 years and believes interacting with children maximizes their potential to be good model citizens for the world.
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Latoshia has been working with children for 20 years. After graduating from high school, Latoshia worked in several Pediatric offices as a Medical Assistant and EKG Tech. Leaving her job in 1997, she decided to stay home for several years to care for her own three children. Now that her children are older, Latoshia enjoys working as a full time caregiver for children of all ages. Her experience includes being an overnight baby nurse for newborns including twins and triplets along with a nanny for toddlers and older children. “Working with children is truly a rewarding and lifetime career for me!”
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Lori has been caring for infants and children since 1969. She especially loves caring for twins and triplets. For nine years she taught in Dekalb County Schools grades K-12 specializing with foreign children. She graduated from Oberlin College with a B.A. in Communications and studied in Tours, France at the Institue of Touraine. Lori has experience with Sign Language, Spanish, and French and often uses her experience while on the job with the infants and children. “Babies are my passion! Being a Baby Nurse is what I love best!
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Mary has loved working with babies all her life! She has over 15 years of professional childcare experience. She has worked as a Nanny as well as being a Lead Infant Teacher in childcare centers. She has 4 beautiful children of her own that are her pride and joy. Mary has a CNA certificate and is CPR and First Aid certified. Mary is truly grateful to be able to help families begin their own exciting journey into parenthood. “I am very happy to have found a place here at Happy Baby Solutions where I can do the work that I love so much!”
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Melissa is a caring, confident and dedicated infant specialist who is a tremendous source of knowledge for new parents. She looks forward to sharing her love and affection with you and your newborn, and her energy is contagious. Melissa is a happy, outgoing and loving young woman, who in her free time enjoys running, shopping, and reading. Melissa has over 15 years of experience caring for children of all ages in private homes as well as 2 years of professional infant care and education at the Clifton School, a non for profit organization for children of Parents who work for Emory University, Center for Disease Control and Emory Hospital. Melissa holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from Georgia State University and is certified in The Happiest Baby techniques.
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Melony is an expert as a caregiver in the home, with over 10 years of experience to offer you. Melony was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Her parents are of Jamaican and Sapelo Island Georgia decent. Her grandmother was the nanny for R.J. Reynolds, owner of Reynolds Tobacco Company, so care giving is “in her genes”! As a caregiver, Melony is familiar and comfortable with children of all ages. Running errands, transporting children, cooking, housekeeping, and arts and crafts are some of the responsibilities she is accustom to when working in your home. In addition, Melony is CPR and New Mother New Baby certified and is currently working on her Bachelors in Nursing degree. Melony’s mission is to come into your home and offer a helping hand doing whatever possible to set and build a foundation that will aide in a positive upbringing for parents and children for years to come.
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Natasha has always believed that every moment with a baby can be special if we allow it. She is a graduate of Emory University, holding a degree in Psychology. She believes that nature has given us so many beautiful things to play with and marvel at, and allows babies every opportunity to see, touch, and learn. Natasha began in-home daycare in 2001 and has thoroughly enjoyed caring for all her precious babies. She has always provided as much interaction and stimulation as possible for each child, and believes that as much fun can be had playing with things in nature, as with the most expensive toys. She has been fortunate enough to have enjoyed the work of a stay-at-home-mom to her sons and daughter, while running her daycare and doing baby nurse work and hopes to have the privilege of adopting one day.
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Natalie is a fun loving woman that has loved children, especially infants, all of her life. After graduating from Tucker High School, she was off to GA Southern University where she received her BS in Child and Family Development in 2001. During the last 10 years she has worked as a Lead Infant Teacher, Nanny, Baby Nurse and has run her own Babysitting Services.
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Rosemarie brings her expertise to you from her 10 years of Baby Nurse experience. Although she is originally from New York, she has travelled as far as California to fulfill her duties as a Baby Nurse. She prides herself on giving excellent care and fitting in well with each family she cares for by bringing her open personality and sense of humor to the job. Caring for babies has always been a passion of hers, adding joy and fulfillment to her life.
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Shirley is a certified medical assistant and baby nurse with over 10 years experience. She has unique expertise in all aspects of newborn care and parental education and support specializing in baby CPR. Shirley is extensively trained in caring and nurturing for twins, toddlers and pre-school children. Her nurturing comes from having three girls of her own. She firmly believes children’s general well being should always come first and this is evident in the work that she does.
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Sheree has over 16 years of childcare experience with a Master’s Degree in Education. She has cared for children ranging in ages from infants to teenagers as a caregiver, teacher, and counselor. Working with children is not only a passion of hers, but having a good influence on children is something truly important to her!
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Vanessa began working with children when she was a teenager, helping in her mother’s pre-school. She has experience with singles and twins. For the past 11 years she has focused on caring for children of all ages on a 24 hour basis. Becoming a mother herself has made her realize even more the need for being patient, fun loving, responsible, and caring. “When I work with children, it is my responsibility to ensure the safety, comfort, and general well-being of the child, always putting their needs first,” she says.
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Vivian is a highly motivated individual with over 15 years of professional experience in the Baby Nurse/Nanny/Childcare and Elderly Caregiver field. She possesses excellent skills and the ability to work with newborns, children and senior citizens. Vivian has a strong passion for providing care for those who cannot care for themselves and a willingness to provide outstanding results. She loves being able to instruct families in the realms of newborn care and share her tips on scheduling and other aspects of newborns.
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Veronica has been a Baby Nurse and Nanny for over six years, specializing in newborn care. She brings her expertise to you from working with many babies, singles and twins. She has done overnight as well as daytime care for infants and toddlers. In her years of work, she has learned that every baby is different and flexibility is key to making a smooth transition. Her love for babies, attentiveness, caring personality and her passion for helping new parents ease into the role of having a new one in the family is evident in the work she does. She thoroughly enjoys working with the baby and parents to establish a routine that works for everyone.
