"I really want to give our maternity nanny the praise she deserves—she was truly our lifesaver! I had expected the postpartum confinement period to be especially exhausting and chaotic, but these two months turned out to be so relaxed and happy. I’m really fortunate that we met her.
First, in terms of caring for the baby: our baby sometimes wakes up every hour and a half, and usually needs to be fed every two or three hours, day and night. She has always been incredibly patient. When the baby wakes up in the middle of the night and fusses, she gets up to pat and soothe the baby. Because she was here, I was basically able to sleep through the night every day for these two months, and my energy and physical recovery came back quickly. That was truly so important!
She is also extremely attentive with the baby’s everyday care. Washing the baby’s face, hair, body, and bottom are all handled perfectly every day. She applies diaper cream at every diaper change to prevent diaper rash. When the weather is nice, she takes the baby out into our neighborhood for some sunshine. If the baby’s nose makes even a slight sound, she pays attention to whether there is any mucus that needs to be cleaned out, and she also trims the baby’s nails regularly. These are all small things, but being able to take care of them so carefully every day is really not easy.
She has also been exceptionally thoughtful in caring for me. I had a C-section and am not breastfeeding, and she would remind me in advance when I might experience breast engorgement or swelling. She would make ginger water for me to soak my feet in, and apple-and-red-date water for me to drink. Her everyday cooking also included light dishes such as tofu and loofah. Many times, she had already thought of things and taken care of them before I had even considered them myself.
Another thing I especially love is that she is genuinely so easy to get along with! During my confinement period, my parents, relatives, and friends all came to visit us. While caring for the baby, she also helped cook and host everyone, and sometimes even took family photos for us. At home, we often chatted together and watched the baby together, so life felt quite lively. I had originally worried that confinement would be boring and anxiety-inducing, but these two months actually turned out to be especially happy.
Sometimes my husband and I wanted to go out for a meal, go shopping, or meet friends, and we could confidently leave the baby with her. She was able to take wonderful care of the baby on her own, allowing us first-time parents to occasionally go out and relax.
There is one more thing that I think is especially worth praising: during the final week before she finished her placement, she proactively began teaching my husband and me how to care for the baby ourselves. For example, how to tell why the baby is crying, how to hold the baby, burp the baby, and soothe the baby, as well as what to pay attention to in everyday care. She would demonstrate first and then let us try it ourselves, patiently showing us what to do if we did something incorrectly. It was not just about taking good care of the baby while she was here—she genuinely considered what we would do after she left. I think that is especially rare and valuable! After all, we are first-time parents, and if she left and we didn’t know how to do anything, we would really fall apart, haha. Having her teach us these things in advance has made us feel much more at ease.
Now that she is almost done with her placement, we are truly already starting to feel reluctant to say goodbye. Over these two months, not only has the baby been very well cared for, but I have also recovered well, and our whole family has been very happy. What I had expected to be a very difficult confinement period unexpectedly became an especially happy memory.
We are truly grateful for her care over these two months! If any friends are looking for a maternity nanny in the future, I would definitely recommend her. We are truly lucky to have met someone who is so conscientious, responsible, and easy to get along with! ❤️"
Riverside, CA USA9 hours ago