"Please avoid this maternity nanny, Tao Jing. The following is my genuine experience and evaluation as her employer from July 17 to September 19, 2026:
I. Serious safety hazards
1. Improper co-sleeping and severe risk of compression:
* What happened: When the baby cried after being put down and could not be soothed in the bassinet, this maternity nanny did not use appropriate soothing methods, but instead directly used extremely high-risk co-sleeping.
* Risk of a safety incident: Nighttime monitoring repeatedly showed her arm and thigh directly pressing on the baby. The situation was extremely dangerous, and the employer had to rush over in the middle of the night to correct her.
II. Negligence in professional skills and psychological pressure (PUA)
1. Lack of professional knowledge and psychological pressure (PUA):
* What happened: When the new mother experienced severe pain while directly breastfeeding and pumping, this maternity nanny not only failed to provide professional guidance, but repeatedly made hurtful remarks and blamed the mother for being “too afraid of pain.”
* What was actually going on: The baby was later diagnosed by a pediatrician and a professional lactation consultant with a tongue-tie issue (which has since been surgically corrected), and the mother had medical causes such as vasospasm. The maternity nanny not only lacked basic knowledge of breast care and breastfeeding, but also placed enormous psychological pressure on the postpartum mother at her most vulnerable time.
2. Slacking off and a serious lack of professional dedication:
* What happened: During work, she was constantly on her phone, immersed in WeChat, watching videos, editing videos, and learning English. She even frequently used the employer’s massage chair for massages.
* Reduced service: She was extremely perfunctory in basic postpartum care (after a vaginal delivery, she did not even provide wiping with mugwort water; hair washing with mugwort water happened only twice during the entire confinement period, yet she presented it as “special care”). Other than baby care, she did none of the basic household work.
* False persona: She frequently posted photos and text on Moments about “caring for the baby with love,” while actually spending a large amount of work time promoting herself on social media. She was a typical “Moments-marketing” maternity nanny.
III. Poor personal and food hygiene habits
1. Serious lack of food-hygiene knowledge:
* What happened: When preparing postpartum meals, she put chopsticks she had used to taste food directly back into the main pot to continue stirring/cooking. Even after the family clearly reminded her, she continued to do so, creating a serious risk of saliva-related cross-contamination.
IV. Lack of integrity and price fraud
1. Deliberately inflating the daily rate:
* What happened: Taking advantage of the trust from a referral by a friend’s maternity nanny, she privately raised the originally agreed price (all-inclusive $370/day) to $414/day. On the day she left, she worked only until noon (including travel time), yet still demanded the full daily rate of more than $400.
2. Falsely reporting private-car transportation costs and refusing to refund the difference:
* What happened: For transportation between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, she charged the employer $700 and claimed it was the price for a private car. Afterward, multiple mothers and local drivers confirmed that the actual round-trip price for this route was only $280–$300.
* Bad attitude: The maternity nanny took advantage of the employer’s lack of information after childbirth to maliciously mark up the price (by about $400). After the employer raised objections, she still took a hard-line attitude and refused to refund the difference."
Fremont, CA USA22 hours ago