Here for your baby’s beginnings

Professional care and guidance for new families

Welcome to La Câlinerie

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling and working on a red MacBook laptop at a table covered with a red table runner, in a brightly lit room with colorful pillows on a sofa in the background.

Bonjour, I’m Victoria! Welcome to La Câlinerie.

My passion in life is to connect with people, big and small. My luck is that I get to do this for a living. I witness tiny people coming to life, and bigger ones becoming parents. I do everything I can to make that journey as smooth as possible.

That's taken me into more than 180 family homes, caring for little humans of every kind. It's also why I went on to qualify as a Maternity Nurse and Sleep Practitioner. I wanted the research and the guidelines to back up my experience.

Today, I offer both hands-on, in-home care and evidence-based consultancy, covering feeding, sleep, and the daily rhythms of early life. Whatever stage you're at, my aim is to help you feel confident, connected, and supported.

I invite you to explore the site and learn more about how I can support you through:

  • About – learn about my background, approach, and philosophy

  • Services – discover the types of support I offer

  • Pricing – explore support options

  • Reflections – read about my work and what I have to say about the early years, caregiving, and the values that shape my work

Lastly, scroll down to see what families say about me.

What Families Are Saying

  • "Victoria cared for our newborn from two weeks old through his third month, and we couldn't have asked for better support during that intense early period. She handled all aspects of his daily care with patience, calm, and real expertise — and generously shared her knowledge around feeding and routines, which gave me so much confidence as a new parent. As a bonus, she naturally wove French into her interactions with both our children, which our toddler especially loved. Victoria is reliable, warm, and deeply trustworthy. We would recommend her without hesitation to any family."

    Yimei L., Fulham

  • ""Victoria was knowledgeable and compassionate. She gave us a plan for sleep training and we would highly recommend her."

    Chris M.

  • "Victoria was amazing. She looked after our 6 month old who was refusing to take a bottle but happily offered to look after him and offer him different bottles and milk combinations until he took a bottle. She was a life saver."

    Kate B.

  • "From the very first time we met her, she formed a natural and warm connection with our little one. She's sweet, attentive, and makes us feel completely at ease whenever she's caring for her."

    Jorge R. O.