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"Auntie Chen is finishing her placement today. When I learned the news yesterday, I felt so reluctant to say goodbye. Looking back on the past month-plus, I truly feel that we were incredibly lucky. On the fourth day after I was discharged from the hospital, my blood pressure suddenly rose and I had to be urgently hospitalized for three days. My husband had to stay with me at the hospital, while our baby was only one week old and had to be completely entrusted to Auntie Chen, whom we had known for just three days. At that time, we did not even have a camera installed at home to check on the baby remotely. She proactively kept us updated on how the baby was doing and kept telling us, “Don’t worry about the baby—I’ll take good care of them.” Because she was there, I could focus on my treatment in the hospital. Looking back now, I am especially grateful to her. 👶 Caring for the baby Every day, Auntie recorded the baby’s bowel movements, feedings, sleep, and early-learning activities. At around two weeks, she began showing the baby black-and-white cards and practicing visual tracking. At first, the baby was completely uninterested, but now can happily look through an entire set. Every morning, she washed the baby’s face, wiped down the baby, changed clothes, and then did infant massage, passive exercises, and gas-relief exercises. After the umbilical cord fell off, she gave the baby a bath every other day, and each time the baby was so comfortable they did not want to get out 😂 Over this past month-plus, all of the baby’s growth indicators have increased steadily. She genuinely loves little babies and truly enjoys accompanying them as they grow. She recites poems and sings to our baby. Now the baby is already babbling a lot and seems very eager to express themself. At the most recent checkup, our pediatrician even asked us for Auntie Chen’s contact information, saying that if she has a second child in the future, she would like to hire Auntie Chen too~ 🤱 Caring for me I am exclusively breastfeeding, and Auntie has a great deal of experience with postpartum diets. Rather than simply having me drink especially greasy, rich soups, she planned meals according to my needs. My milk supply also steadily increased from 30 ml total from both sides at the beginning to nearly 200 ml now. I had clogged ducts three times during this period, and each time Auntie helped me deal with it promptly. Without her, I might really have ended up going to the hospital for mastitis. Having Auntie Chen here also gave me much more confidence to continue breastfeeding. 🍱 Three meals a day When I first came home from the hospital, the refrigerator was a complete mess. After Auntie arrived, she quickly organized everything neatly; we only had to place orders for anything that needed to be bought. She never wastes ingredients and can make something different every day. Her enthusiasm for food is no less than her enthusiasm for caring for little babies. In the afternoons, there were often snow skin mochi, egg-yolk pastries, pumpkin rice cakes, sticky-rice pancakes, and other small desserts... These treats brought many little surprises to postpartum life centered around the baby every day. ☀️ A little sun full of energy Auntie had to get up several times every night to bottle-feed the baby, so her sleep was very fragmented, but I hardly ever saw her look tired. Cooking, caring for the baby, and even many household tasks we had not asked for—she took the initiative to do them all. She does not simply view being a postpartum nanny as a job; she truly enjoys caring for the baby and caring for us. Auntie Chen feels a strong sense of mission about caring for babies, and she also feels very accomplished when she sees a baby thriving~ Although, as first-time parents, we did not have our own parents nearby to support us, Auntie Chen is more than just a postpartum nanny to us. She gave us someone to rely on when we were at our most overwhelmed, and gave us more peace of mind and confidence about raising our child in the future. We were so fortunate to meet Auntie Chen during my postpartum period, and I really want to share this good fortune with expectant parents who are looking for a postpartum nanny. I hope every part of Auntie Chen’s journey ahead goes smoothly, and that every family she enters can feel her care and dedication. Thank you for taking care of the baby, and thank you for taking care of me as I was just becoming a mother ❤️"

"From the very first day Angela started, she took care of my whole family with exceptional seriousness and care. On the first day, as soon as she arrived at my home from the airport, she immediately familiarized herself with the kitchen, herbal ingredients, groceries, the baby’s bedroom organization, and my postpartum lochia and milk-production situation. She proactively communicated with me about the upcoming postpartum-care plan and schedule. In addition to our newborn, we have two school-age older sisters. Angela is an excellent cook. She adjusted the menu to suit my preferences and personally made healthy snacks that I could eat without feeling burdened. Beyond caring for my postpartum recovery, she also made special dishes that my family enjoys. She was very easy to communicate with. Whether it was the baby’s routines, feeding and sleeping schedule, or our family’s daily rhythm, she immediately made adjustments whenever we gave feedback. She carefully recorded the baby’s daily schedule and adjusted the pace according to the baby’s condition. She discussed every care plan she developed with me and made sure I found it appropriate and reasonable; she never made decisions on her own. After our older daughters came home from school, they also loved interacting with her. She patiently taught them how to hold the baby, feed the baby milk, and play with the baby. After 50 days of postpartum care, the baby was already able to sleep through the night, be soothed to sleep with patting, and keep a regular feeding and sleeping schedule. I also learned so much about caring for a baby—things I had not learned with my first two children. During her final week before leaving, Angela also helped me organize the remaining herbal ingredients and wrote down reminders for me. We feel incredibly fortunate to have met such an excellent postpartum caregiver as Angela! She is absolutely the strongest and best teammate any family could have!"

"I recommend Auntie Chen, the maternity nanny who worked for our family, to families who need one. Since this was our second child, we had hired several nannies when caring for our older child and gained quite a bit of experience. So this time, we had very clear criteria when looking for a maternity nanny: someone who had worked for many years as a high-end maternity nanny in China and received systematic professional training. Auntie Chen worked as a high-end maternity nanny in China for many years and also has many years of experience in the United States. She is fully accustomed to American parenting practices and home environments while still providing the same high standard of service as in China. Our baby was very difficult to care for during the first two months and woke up frequently at night, sometimes even once an hour. Auntie Chen was extremely conscientious and responsible. No matter how exhausting the nights were, she always insisted that the baby sleep in their own crib rather than bringing the baby into the adult bed for convenience. She was also a very light sleeper: as soon as the baby made even the slightest movement, she would get up immediately to check. She was highly experienced and could generally anticipate when the baby was about to cry and respond in time, so the baby rarely cried intensely and we were usually not woken up. Every late-night feeding and burping was handled with great patience; she soothed the baby gently, and her techniques were very proper and professional. In addition to caring for the baby, she also pleasantly surprised us with the way she looked after the whole family’s meals. Auntie Chen is an excellent cook!!! Our older child is a very picky eater, but she could make meals that encouraged our older child to eat more. Even more valuable, while caring for the baby, she would also take the initiative to find opportunities to interact and talk with our older child, coming up with all kinds of ways to encourage them to eat well and eat more, so that our older child also felt greatly cared for. Our older child liked her very much too. Over the full three months she was with us, our whole family got along very well with her. She has a gentle personality and is full of love and patience for babies, while also being extremely professional in her work."