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"I had an authentic Cantonese-style postpartum confinement in a foreign country 🇺🇸 Because I’m Cantonese, I really identify with the postpartum confinement customs from my hometown, so from the very beginning I was determined to find a Cantonese yuesao. I’m so grateful I met Sister Lan—we were truly a perfect match! Every day, Sister Lan would cook postpartum herbal water based on my physical condition, make mugwort water to wipe me down to help prevent exposure to cold, and prepare herbal bath packs for washing my hair while constantly paying attention to my wound condition... She was also super professional with the baby. She helped scientifically adjust the baby’s milk intake, and taught us how to prevent the baby from getting gassy too early. During the confinement month, she also helped the baby develop a sleep habit of distinguishing day from night. She has a cheerful and lively personality! She was the source of joy for our whole family, and all the elders liked her very much. I’m truly very grateful for Sister Lan’s care during this more than one month. Young, experienced, and patient. With her here, I did not feel anxious or worried for even a moment."

"之前看到过这样一段话：“月嫂是撑船的船夫，载你渡过从少女到妈妈这条隔河，等到岸了，你就可以自己走好接下来的路”。董阿姨在我们心中就是这样的存在。 董阿姨和我们一起生活了三个月，现在回想起来，这三个月里的每一天我们都感觉温暖满满，快乐多多，和董阿姨分别时，我们全家都万分不舍，因为早已相处得像家人般亲切了。 面试时，董阿姨给我印象最深的一句话是：“应该是我们去适应环境，而不是让环境来适应我们”，而她也确实身体力行地诠释了这句话。董阿姨为家里每个人着想，在宝爸宝妈和长辈们在育儿理念上有分歧时，董阿姨总是能很好地从中协调，帮助大家一起更好地学习育儿知识。阿姨的高情商，健谈的性格，细心的照料，和做的健康营养美食，使得宝妈避免了产后抑郁的问题。因为有二级撕裂，阿姨也会帮忙检查伤口，询问恶露的情况，让第一次生产的宝妈倍感安心。我们找月嫂时很重视月嫂对于生育损伤修复相关的知识，董阿姨在这方面非常有经验，每天晚上都会帮宝妈做腹部按摩（闭合腹直肌），艾草水洗身体，生姜水洗头，裹收腹带，指导怎样修复盆底肌。 在照顾宝宝方面，董阿姨的专业精神让我们非常钦佩。因为带过190多个宝宝，对于我们提出的任何有关宝宝的问题，她都可以对答如流。我们的宝宝肠胀气开始的很早，那阵子宝宝很焦躁，阿姨给宝宝唱各种儿歌，陪他玩，逗他开心，做排气操。深夜里也一次次跟着宝宝醒来，温柔地安抚，从不敷衍。每次看儿医前，因为阿姨很有经验，所以都知道这次主要检查的内容，和需要父母这个阶段重点关注的事项，和之后儿医说的完全一样，这点真的让我们对她的专业知识有了更清晰的认知。宝宝厌奶时，阿姨也可以和宝宝配合好，给宝宝喂养足够的奶量。只要天气好，阿姨哪怕牺牲自己的休息时间也会带宝宝出门散步，只为让宝宝多感受阳光和外面的世界。看宝宝喜欢玩水，她会非常主动地给宝宝洗澡，绝对不图省事。这所有的一切都让我感觉到阿姨把宝宝的需求和情绪放在第一位，且是真心喜欢和关注与宝宝有关的一切。 阿姨很关注孩子的启蒙教育，会指导宝爸和宝宝进行亲自接触，帮助宝宝进行抬头，爬，翻身等各项技能的开蒙，也会积极给宝宝看黑白卡，激发视觉。 另一点给我们印象很深刻的是，董阿姨总是眼里有活，洞察力强，能发现宝爸宝妈们没说出口或没意识到的需求，不仅照顾宝宝，闲暇之余更是帮我们料理家里的卫生、针线活等，真的很少看她歇着（我们最常说的话就是劝她休息一下，怕她太辛苦）。董阿姨总能最大化地利用家里现有的资源，不浪费，也不会push我们去买一些别的东西花冤枉钱。 董阿姨是西安人，做饭非常麻利且有效率，不但做得一手好面食（肉夹馍，油泼面，饺子，蛋黄酥，水盆羊肉等），对于家人们不同的需求（例如宝爸追求减脂餐，宝爷爷需要吃降糖餐），也都能很好地满足。她很厉害的一点是总能机智地灵活运用冰箱里现有的食材，给我们搭配出各种意想不到的美食，摆盘技术也是一级棒。偶尔朋友们来家里吃饭，对阿姨的手艺都赞不绝口。 总而言之，我们能遇到董阿姨是缘分，也是宝宝的幸运，希望董阿姨未来一切顺利。强烈向所有宝妈推荐董阿姨！"

"I was overall quite satisfied with having Sister Juan as my maternity nanny this time. She was very attentive to the baby and handled the daily care very carefully. For example, she would conscientiously do things like bathing and baby massage, and she could also adjust based on the baby’s condition, which was very reassuring. When it came to caring for the mother, Sister Juan was also very experienced. She helped with breast massage to relieve the discomfort of engorgement, which was a huge help to me. The meals she made were also quite suitable to my taste, with good nutritional balance, and they supported postpartum recovery needs. Overall, Sister Juan is a fairly responsible and careful maternity nanny. If you especially value patient care for the baby and basic daily care, and also hope to have support with meals and breast massage, she is someone worth considering."