Making Caregiving
More Transparent

"I am extremely grateful that during the most vulnerable postpartum stage of my life, I met such a wonderful maternity nanny as Sister Yang. I had a C-section, and starting from accompanying me at the hospital, Sister Yang took care of me with such warmth and attentiveness—helping me get in and out of bed, assisting me to the bathroom, preparing easy-to-digest post-surgery meals, and helping me start breastfeeding and relieve blocked milk ducts. Sister Yang was very proactive and thoughtfully considered every one of my needs, which allowed my family to quickly build trust with her. Although our relationship was an employment one, the warmth, encouragement, and support Sister Yang brought me on a human level gave me a beautiful memory of childbirth. Sister Yang is highly knowledgeable about postpartum confinement care. She could fluently explain the benefits of every ingredient and prepared different combinations every day. I am a picky eater, and after giving birth I was emotionally low and had no appetite. Sister Yang tried every possible way, putting in real thought and effort to make foods I could actually eat. She boiled mugwort water for me to wash my hair and bathe, reminded me about unhealthy habits during the confinement period, cared about my body like family, and at the same time was never nagging and always had a good sense of boundaries. Sister Yang has a very strong sense of boundaries in how she conducts herself. During the 42 days we spent together, there was nothing uncomfortable and no conflict. She followed the employer’s requests while also communicating actively and openly. Unlike some maternity nannies on the market who bargain over every task, Sister Yang never did less when she could do more. In addition to caring for the baby and the mother, whenever she had time, she would share household chores and do extra little things that improved my happiness and comfort—what people call “seeing what needs to be done and doing it.” You can feel that Sister Yang truly puts her heart into this work. You can see her kindness, her empathy for children, and her love for babies. When interacting with the baby, she patiently communicated in baby talk and understood the baby’s difficulties. At the same time, you can feel that Sister Yang is a person with life wisdom, able to balance the needs of the mother and the baby very well. Some of her casual humorous remarks would always snap me out of my confusion and make me reflect on the wisdom of life. In short, our whole family really enjoyed getting along with Sister Yang. Our only regret is that we did not hire her for a longer period. I hope Sister Yang’s work goes smoothly. Moms looking for a maternity nanny can confidently choose Sister Yang."

"As first-time parents, while we were still in the hospital, we were almost completely overwhelmed taking care of our baby. Over two days, we slept only five or six hours total. On the day we were discharged, both my body and emotions were extremely fragile. At noon on the day I was discharged postpartum, Auntie Cai arrived at our home and quickly took over the baby’s care, which allowed me to begin a 52-day postpartum confinement period with real peace of mind and stability. When it came to caring for the baby, she was very attentive to the baby’s skin and very good at observing the baby’s condition and changes. Every day, she carefully recorded the baby’s feeding times, sleep schedule, and physical condition, and adjusted the milk amount based on the baby’s reactions after feeding, trying to avoid overfeeding while ensuring normal weight gain. When the baby started having gas around ten-plus days old, she promptly suggested solutions and patiently tried different combinations of water and formula, along with warm compresses, tummy time, and massage, helping the baby gradually get through that stage. When the baby was over thirty days old, she also began gradually building sleep habits, and in the end successfully helped the baby sleep continuously for 5–6 hours, which made things much easier for us first-time parents when we later took over the care ourselves. She also placed great importance on early infant education. She believes that even a newborn who has just come into this world can continuously perceive and learn through their eyes and ears, and she consistently incorporated that philosophy into daily care. During our time together, she always interacted, communicated, and played with the baby using a warm smile, an upbeat tone, and endless patience, allowing the baby to gain a sense of security and happiness through attention and companionship, and gradually begin to actively perceive and explore the surrounding world. She also gave me a lot of help with my postpartum recovery. Whether it was care during breast engorgement or adjusting postpartum meals and postpartum drinks, she carefully tailored everything according to my physical condition, which made rest and recovery much easier for me, and my body gradually recovered as well. The 52 days went by in the blink of an eye. I’m very grateful for the care and companionship she brought during this time. I also hope that in the future she can continue bringing this patience and professionalism to more mothers and babies. Wishing her smooth work and life ahead, and peace and happiness always."

"Highly recommend Sister Ping! She has a lot of experience caring for babies, especially with newborn care. She is very skilled at feeding, burping, soothing the baby to sleep, and observing the baby’s condition. We always felt very at ease leaving our baby in her care. Sister Ping is very organized and proactive, and she helps first-time parents think through many details. Especially at the beginning, when we were overwhelmed with caring for a baby, having someone as experienced and good at judgment as Sister Ping by our side truly made us feel much more at ease, and she quickly helped us sort out many childcare details. In addition, Sister Ping is also a very good cook. She planned the postpartum meals with great care and has a lot of experience with postpartum recovery. She is also very skilled at using Chinese medicinal herbs and ingredients for dietary therapy, taking both taste and the needs of physical recovery into account. During her time with our family, Sister Ping got along very well with everyone in the household. We are very grateful for her attentive care of both the baby and the mother during this period!"