Auntie Wang has been a great help to our little family over the past 42 days.
After our baby was discharged from the hospital, the first checkup showed a sharply elevated jaundice level. On her very first day with us, after learning this, Auntie Wang first helped steady my emotions while I was blaming myself and worrying that the baby might need to be hospitalized again. She told us the most effective approach was to keep the baby eating and pooping more, and over the next two weeks she diligently helped the baby take in extra water and formula, monitored bowel movements and the baby’s overall condition, and fought jaundice with us. After three consecutive days of hospital checks, the baby’s jaundice level started trending down, and the baby’s weight was also steadily going back up. Two weeks later, the baby’s weight had already surpassed birth weight. We owe all of this to Auntie Wang’s extensive experience in helping babies clear jaundice.
Auntie Wang strongly supported a breastfeeding-centered feeding approach. On her first day, she helped me adjust both mentally and physically. In simple language, she summarized the five key things a breastfeeding mom should pay attention to and organized them by importance to help me understand. Throughout the entire postpartum confinement period, whenever I felt anxious, she was always by my side comforting me, encouraging me, and reminding me not to neglect my own body. I’m very grateful that I was able to communicate smoothly with her about specific care methods, such as how to establish a regular routine and how to match the frequency of bottle-feeding expressed breast milk with the realities of pumping, so that I could find the balance that worked best for me within the big contradiction of breastfeeding and postpartum confinement.
In every aspect of daily life, you could see the details of how serious and responsible she was in her work: feeding and diaper records were never missing anything, everything on the changing table was neatly organized, the baby’s clothes were washed on time, and diapers were changed promptly. On top of that, Auntie was also very skilled in the kitchen, handling cooking and cleaning in an orderly way. Three meals a day plus fruit snacks were never missed. In addition to nutritious postpartum meals, she was also great at making all kinds of snacks and dough-based foods like steamed buns, dumplings, wontons, and tangyuan. She even made zongzi to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with us.
During these 42 days with her, Auntie patiently taught me and my family how to care for a newborn, including feeding positions, burping techniques, diaper-changing essentials, and soothing and sleep tips for both daytime and nighttime, helping us transition smoothly into caring for the baby and feel more confident.
I very much agree with what Auntie Wang said—that 42 days is a short but intimate time together. During these days, she truly showed respect and love for this work. Thank you, Auntie, for all your effort and care during this time. Wishing you smooth work and good health in the future!