During the time Auntie Yang cared for me, she truly gave me tremendous peace of mind. She is a very proactive and attentive person. It seemed that she could anticipate many of my needs before I even voiced them. In the first few days after I came home, I was still very weak, and she always reminded me to avoid going up and down the stairs as much as possible. Once meals were ready, she would bring them right to my bedside. She even quietly kept an eye on the water in my cup and never let me drink cold water. Sometimes when an afternoon snack coincided with me breastfeeding, she would even sit beside me and feed me bite by bite. In the days after my surgery, she specially prepared easy-to-digest meals for me and helped stimulate my milk supply and relieve blocked ducts. She thought of many things before I did.
Auntie Yang was also very professional with postpartum care. She understood the properties and combinations of different ingredients well and prepared varied meals for me every day. She would boil mugwort water for me to wash my hair and bathe in, and she reminded me which habits to pay attention to during postpartum recovery and how to better protect my body. She cared about my health like family, without being overly nagging.
Auntie Yang’s care for the baby was even more meticulous. Whether monitoring jaundice, caring for the umbilical cord, doing baby massage, or passive exercises, she handled everything very skillfully. She also placed great importance on the baby’s gross motor development, helping the baby practice lifting their head, and she was very experienced with early interaction and stimulation for newborns. Our baby tended to cry a lot, especially during the difficult “two-month fussiness” phase, when the baby was truly hard to care for. Whenever the baby cried, no matter where Sister Yang was or what she was doing, she would basically put everything down and come right away. The baby always felt especially secure in her arms, and she patiently observed whether the baby was hungry, sleepy, uncomfortable, or had gas. When the baby had gas, she would do gas-relief exercises and massage the baby’s tummy to help the baby feel more comfortable. Her nighttime care was also especially attentive. If the baby kept crying, she would hold the baby and walk around continuously, patiently soothing the baby to sleep, so that my husband and I could sleep and rest peacefully and my body could recover more quickly. For a new mother who had just given birth and was exhausted every day, the feeling that “someone is watching over your baby at night so you can truly sleep without worry” was incredibly precious.
I could clearly feel that Auntie Yang genuinely loves this work and truly likes children. When she talked to the baby, she was always very patient in soothing the baby, and she was very understanding of a young baby’s emotions and needs. Before finishing her placement with us, she also taught my husband and me step by step how to care for the baby. Later, we extended her stay for a while. To be honest, I really wished she could have kept caring for us. I truly felt completely at ease leaving the baby with her. In short, our whole family was very reluctant to say goodbye to Sister Yang. The only thing I regret now is not hiring her for a longer period sooner.
If you are looking for a postpartum nanny, I highly recommend Auntie Yang. She is professional, attentive, patient, and has a strong sense of boundaries. More importantly, she truly puts her heart into caring for both mothers and babies. I hope more new mothers can meet a postpartum nanny like Auntie Yang, who brings such peace of mind, and I wish Sister Yang all the best in her future work and that she meets more families who appreciate her!