Flores, Marlene

雇用Marlene是我们为家庭做出的最好的决定之一。她担任我们的产后和夜间导乐五个月，我无法想象没有她陪伴的最初几个月会是什么样子。 从一开始，Marlene就在我产后恢复、摸索母乳喂养和乳腺炎，以及经历一位家人离世——这件事恰好与我们儿子的到来同时发生——的过程中，给予了我无微不至的照顾。她为这段极其情绪化的时期带来了温暖、同情和镇定，甚至还为我做了催乳饼干。她照顾我时和照顾宝宝时一样周到，这对我来说意义重大。 每次服务都从30分钟的交流开始，那些谈话成了非常珍贵的时光。我可以提问、分享担忧，并从一位真正倾听的人那里获得周到的建议。她的专业知识、安慰和善意帮助我作为新手妈妈变得更有信心。她有一种非凡的能力，能让人感到被理解和被关怀。 当我们的儿子三周大时，Marlene开始每周两次帮助我们照看夜晚。他从来都不是一个好睡的宝宝，但她总能确保我们得到急需的休息。当他醒来并发现自己和Marlene在一起时，他会咯咯笑，还想和她一起玩。知道他如此开心、被深爱着，让我能够完全放松，进入深度睡眠。那种安心感无价。 她的支持远不止于夜间照护。她帮助我们聘请保姆，并制定支持儿子成长发育的计划，为我和宝宝推荐了很棒的产品，也尽其所能提供帮助。她耐心、直觉敏锐、可靠、慷慨，并且充满爱。 如果不是她的日程很快排满了，我们很愿意继续延长与她合作的时间。她如此受欢迎，完全不难理解。我们再怎么强烈推荐Marlene都不为过。她将永远是我们家庭的一部分。

雇用 Marlene 是我们为家庭做过的最好的决定之一。她作为我们的产后和夜间导乐照顾了我们五个月，我无法想象没有她的那些最初几个月会是什么样子。 从一开始，Marlene 就在我产后恢复、应对母乳喂养和乳腺炎，以及面对与儿子出生同时发生的家庭亲人去世时，给予了我无微不至的照顾。她为那段极其情绪化的时期带来了温暖、同理心与平静——甚至还为我做了催乳饼干。她照顾我时和照顾宝宝一样体贴周到，这对我意义重大。 每次服务开始时，我们都会有30分钟的近况交流，这些对话成了我非常珍视的时光。我可以提问、分享担忧，并从一个真正倾听我的人那里得到周到的建议。她的知识、安慰和善意帮助我作为新手妈妈变得更有信心。她有一种非凡的能力，能让人感到被理解和被关怀。 当儿子三周大时，Marlene 开始每周两次帮助我们过夜照护。他从来都不是一个睡得很好的宝宝，但她总能确保我们得到迫切需要的休息。当他醒来并意识到是和 Marlene 在一起时，他会咯咯笑，还想和她一起玩。知道他如此开心、被如此疼爱，让我能够完全放松并沉沉入睡。这种安心感无价。 她的支持远不止于夜间照护。她帮助我们聘请保姆，并制定支持儿子成长发育的计划；她为我和宝宝推荐了很棒的产品，并尽其所能提供帮助。她耐心、直觉敏锐、可靠、慷慨，而且充满爱。 如果不是她的档期很快就排满了，我们很愿意一直延长与她合作的时间。她如此受欢迎并不难理解。我们再怎么高度推荐 Marlene 都不为过。她永远都会是我们家庭的一部分。

Marlène was absolutely incredible and I wouldn’t be where I am today without her. From the day I met Marlène, I knew she was a honest, trustworthy, and genuine person. She assisted with postpartum overnight care for my first pregnancy to identical twins. We ended up booking two packages with her because she was that amazing and my girls LOVED her. Not only did she take care of the night feeds/changes so we could get some rest, but she also was my primary postpartum support friend that helped me navigate this challenging time post-pregnancy. It was often difficult getting a full nights rest with pumping around the clock so the majority of her nights with us consisted of spending time together through asking questions, seeking guidance, and often venting to Marlène, LOL! She truly became a friend and family figure that ultimately I needed the most during my postpartum journey and she will forever be a friend. I cannot thank you enough ??

Marlene was the best thing that could have happened for our family. As first time parents with no family located close by, my husband and I were a little clueless on everything. Marlene stepped into our lives and made sure we were taken care of. I ended up having a c-section and came home extremely swollen and tired from a long labor process. She made sure she was visiting us within the first week and provided support in more ways than one. She supported me as a mom, she supported my son, and she supported my husband - which was super important to me. Marlene taught us so many things about being parents like breastfeeding (she also gave me a lactation resource), showed us how to swaddle, taught us how to give our little man a bath, taught about pace feeding and bottles, and so many other things. She gave me so many recommendations and resources to help me on my first time mom journey. I would have been lost without her. I truly feel that she helped me stay positive during the most vulnerable weeks of my postpartum. She was there to talk to about anything and everything and made my husband and I feel super comfortable. She encouraged us to nap and take time for ourselves. I have never felt more safe than I did with Marlene. I never once worried about my son when he was in her care because I know she cares for each of her babies like they are her own. I am beyond thankful to have worked with Marlene and my entire family is lucky to have her in our lives.

I hired Cherry Blossom to help me through my postpartum season with my 4th child while my husband was out of state for work. Marlene was amazing, sweet and soooo helpful. She was great with my older children. Would definitely hire her again!!

We are so grateful for our time with Marlene! She was our postpartum doula in the month following the birth of our son, and we could not have gotten through this time without her! She helped us prepare for the arrival of our son by coming to our home and helping us make sure we were all set up to bring home our first baby. And after he arrived she was there to help us navigate the basics with new baby. She cooked us so many wonderful, delicious meals that we stocked our freezer with! She was so thoughtful and helpful in all our correspondences. We recommend Marlene to all families welcoming home a first (or second, third, etc!) child home! Thank you so, so much Marlene!

My husband and I were late to find out about how amazing doulas are, and we began our search for one a week after our little one was born and the exhaustion kicked in. We had a Zoom meeting with Marlene and we instantly knew she would be a perfect fit for our family. She answered all of our questions and came into our home with a loving heart. I don't think I would have survived those first few weeks of motherhood without her here. She went above and beyond her job role and it was clear that this was much more than just a job to her. We are so thankful for the time we had with her and the support she provided to our little one, our oldest child, my husband, and I. Some people leave positive impacts on your life in such a short time, and she did just that. If we have another child in the future we would be using Marlene again. Thank you for all you do, you would be an amazing fit for many families!

I worked with Alyssa as my birth doula and Marlene as my postpartum doula for my pregnancy. Both were INCREDIBLE and absolutely crucial to my journey. During my pregnancy, Alyssa was extremely supportive, answered any questions that came up, and provided an enormous amount of *helpful and useful* education on what to expect and how to prepare for labor. I felt safe with Alyssa with me throughout my journey. Alyssa helped me process my birth afterwards. She took amazing pictures which I treasure!! Additionally, as a Cherry Blossom client, I took advantage of their free educational classes which I learned alot from and was able to connect with similar people. Both Alyssa and Marlene connected me to trusted providers/resources such as prenatal yoga, chiropractic care, lactation consultant, etc... Marlene was so knowledgeable and taught me so much about newborn care and supplies. She also helped me immensely with my own physical and emotional healing, and even rubbed my feet! She helped me process my birth. I loved that she was in contact with Alyssa about my journey! My dogs loved her and she even tidied up my kitchen when I was napping during her visits. Absolute gold for a postpartum mama!Both Alyssa and Marlene made me feel like family, which I desperately needed and appreciated as an anxious first timer! I still ask them both questions and they both still check in with me. I couldn't have had a better experience, and couldn't have done pregnancy, birth and postpartum without Cherry Blossom! I am forever grateful!! The best money spent!

Marlene was the best thing that could have happened to our family. I can’t say enough good things about her. She’s so calming, kind, thoughtful, knowledgeable, respectful, amazing cook, willing to go way out of her way to help me (in the rain, drove all the way to cherry blossom to get donor milk when I found out I wasn’t making enough. She had to stop to get a cooler, ice and even thought to pick up postpartum tea). Everyday she came in and helped in whatever way I needed (watching baby so I could sleep, playing with my daughter, troubleshooting postpartum healing issues and breastfeeding - I was using my pump wrong)! She never made me feel like a “customer” but rather a friend or family member that she genuinely cared for and their well being. She has a true gift helping others heal. I know my whole family will miss her when she isn’t coming regularly. I don’t know if I could have made it through the first newborn week (sanely) without her."

Doula Marlene was incredible to our family! She came into our lives two months into the shutdown in May 2020 and helped us with our Pandemic baby. With little to no support nearby, she was able to help us learn to navigate life with a colicky baby. She taught us many tips and tricks to help us get our baby to sleep, bottle feed, etc. She was a support system we did not realize we needed so badly then, especially during the height of the pandemic. We had our second boy in March 2023, and hiring her again for postpartum support was an absolute no-brainer. It was extra special since our now three-year-old just adored her, and he loved knowing that she helped him so much when he was a baby. Even though life was a bit easier to navigate the second time, having two kids certainly posed challenges, and Marlene helped us find our new norm. She is truly the best, and I consider her a lifelong friend. I am so grateful for Cherry Blossom Doulas and her impact on our family.

Marlene was absolutely amazing and such a big part of my mental and physical recovery after having my daughter. Since the day we brought the baby home Marlene was there. Not just for the baby but for my husband and myself to help with anything we needed and to help answer all the questions we had. We don't have family that lives close by to help out but having Marlene in our corner helped us feel we were never alone. I can't recommend Marlene enough!

We had Marlène as a postpartum doula this year and we are incredibly grateful for her help with our newborn daughter. We are especially thankful to have benefitted from Marlène's huge breadth of knowledge from postpartum healing and lactation to baby care and product recommendations. We 100% recommend her to any new parents.

We had a wonderful experience with Marlene from Cherry Blossom as our postpartum doula. She came to our house once per week for 6 weeks. Prior to the baby's birth Marlene visited with us to discuss how she may support our family and me as the mother postpartum. This being our 3rd baby perhaps the support we desperately needed looked a bit different than a first time mom. Each time Marlene arrived we'd talk about what support was needed on that day and then she'd quickly jump into action. She helped with such a variety of things and always knew exactly where to help even if we hadn't specifically talked about it. Examples of things the postpartum doula helped with during her 4 hour visits: holding baby so we could spend time with our older 2 kids and/or during dinner, helping with meal prep, coloring and playing with the older 2 to keep them occupied while I nursed baby, putting away clean laundry, doing dishes, picking up toys, bringing sitz bath, caring for children while I could cook (helping me feel somewhat normal doing cooking which I like), gave baby bottle, etc. Marlene established a bond with the kids and they would ask when she was coming next! She helped us keep the nights moving regularly for our older 2 during those hectic few weeks. We highly recommend cherry blossom doula postpartum services and our experience with Marlene specifically. One of the best treats you can give yourself as a new mom ??

Marlène was a helpful doula when we had our 2nd baby. She was caring and thoughtful with my baby and toddler. I liked her food prep plans and we enjoyed those meals a lot. She often checked on my postpartum feelings to be sure that I was heard. Our family really appreciated all she did for us during the first chaotic postpartum month :)

We hired Cherry Blossom Doulas for both a birth doula and postpartum doula. We could not be more grateful and happy for our decision! Marlene was our postpartum doula and we literally would not have made it without her! She came to our apartment hours after my son was born and helped me figure out breastfeeding, took such good care of me, let my husband and I sleep and even prepared food and tea for me. She guided us to countless resources, led us to our pediatrician, lactation consultant, showed us how to bathe baby and walked us through so many of our “first-time-evers” as new parents. I’m so grateful for Marlene’s presence and support in our weeks postpartum, especially since we live away from family and friends. Marlene also has an amazing, almost supernatural gift for this work. I cannot say enough positive things about her or Cherry Blossom Doulas. We will definitely be hiring them again if we are in this area when we have our next child!

I had Marlene as my postpartum doula after I delivered twins. I knew I'd need help because I had two older daughters (2 & 5 years old) and not much family support. Even when family visits, they only care about the babies, no one checks on Mama. Marlene was above and beyond anything I could have imaged. She was there for me every step of the way. The first session was solely dedicated to processing my birth. Later sessions were comprised of anything I needed to make me feel less overwhelmed, such as laundry, cooking, organizing the nursery, lactation support, and she even cared for the twins while I had a 3 hr job interview. She became more than a doula to me, she's one of my best friends and the twins favorite woman after Mommy. I would recommend Marlene to anyone, and make sure to get at least 48 hours of services, I had to add on later and ran the risk of not fitting into her schedule with other mamas. Thank you Marlene for everything.

This woman was a SAVING GRACE! I cannot even imagine where we would have been without her. Evangelynn just melted in her arms, she is a legit baby whisperer. Marlene not only soothed our baby but also helped the older kids adapt to their new roles. She helped our family to develop a thorough chore chart to help keep the house clean and develop a sense of responsibility in our children.  Marlene took this relationship with the older children even further by playing with and loving them. As for my partner, Marlene checked in on him to gauge what he needed while she was in our home. She respected his time when he needed space to work on schoolwork but was also always easy and ready to talk or offer advice to a first-time dad. She empowered him to be a fantastic father, and in her short time with us gave him a plethora of tools to help Evangelynn. For me Marlene was a multi-faceted support system. She cooked us meals and taught me how to use the instapot. She basically did anything and everything we needed to survive. The best part though, she showed me love in such a vulnerable time, without expecting anything in return. We started off as strangers, but her genuine kindness helped to break down my walls and allowed me to process my emotions. With Marlene I cried, I got frustrated, I walked annoyingly in circles not resting as she coaxed me to go to try to sleep…. And through all these emotions she gave me support and grace. She never judged me, she always checked in on me, she made me feel thought of when in the past I had felt overwhelmed. As many others asked about Evangelynn first, she always asked where I was at.  I truly could go on and on but let me just sum it up as Marlene was our superhero during those first few weeks. She came in during our time of need and helped us transition smoothly into this phase of our lives, making a dramatic difference in how I had previously experienced the “newborn phase”. You will LOVE Marlene!

Marlene was absolutely a godsend. She provided me with love and support right after birth. She took such amazing care of my newborn which allowed me to rest. She would make my husband and I breakfast and help us with chores around the house. Having this kind of support was an absolute dream and so helpful in my postpartum recovery. I highly recommend her and her services.

There are no words that properly convey how wonderful Marlene at Cherry Blossom Doulas is, and how much she helped our family during the early days with our new little one. She was there with helpful tips and advice for all the new mama stuff, but most importantly, she offered support and kind words during the toughest and most exhausting of days. I cannot recommend her enough. Marlene supported our family longer than we initially intended for her too because it was that hard to have our time with her come to an end. She is kind, empathetic, helpful and so caring. Truly the best!

I think every family should have a doula when they have a baby. Frankly, I don't know what we would have done without Marlene. She was with us after the birth of our first born and gave us priceless comfort. She helped us with household chores, answered our many questions, cooked and gave our baby and puppy endless snuggles. While I don't know what we would have done without her in the early days, it was the best feeling to know when we no longer needed her---- that gift of confidence was the best thing Marlene did for our family. Marlene is kind, thoughtful and very organized. I'm so thankful for our time with her.

What a blessing randomly stumbling across Cherry Blossom's website has been for my family and me! My husband and I were not planning on hiring a doula until after taking childbirth classes and realizing how much of a benefit it would be to have a knowledgeable birth professional help us through labor and delivery, as well as educate and advocate for us. ESPECIALLY as this was our first child and we would be expecting him during a pandemic which meant family and friends could not attend birth or help us once we brought our newborn home. After coming home with a newborn a few weeks earlier than expected and an exhausting 7 day hospital stay, we decided to look into Cherry Blossom's post-partum services after having such a positive experience with Megan as our Labor and Delivery doula. We were connected with Marlene and had the privilege of having her support for 3 weeks (we miss her dearly already). Marlene was able and willing to do whatever we needed to support us and the baby in our first few weeks. Being a mom herself and an educated doula, she was able to answer questions and give us some tips and tricks as new parents. She also helped out around the house with tasks which helped take the burden off of our shoulders and always checked in to see how we were doing/feeling, making sure to listen and encourage us to take care of our needs as well as the baby. I can't leave this review without mentioning that Marlene is a FABULOUS cook!!! Let me tell you, we will ABSOLUTELY be hiring these women again for our next pregnancy and will be recommending them to any and everyone in the meantime!

We were lucky enough to have Marlene as our postpartum doula! She is amazing. We needed support outside the timeframe that is considered normal to hire a postpartum doula. Everything was just a mess for us and so it was hard to even articulate what we needed help with - everything! Marlene came in so smoothly and just intuitively knew what to do. SUCH A HUGE STRESS RELIEF! She was so kind and wonderful even the story behind why she became a doula is amazing. And she is so great on sibling support too!!!

Marlene is such a wonderful doula during my postpartum rest. She tried to make sure that I could get enough rest, provided good sibling support to my son and took good care of the baby!   Also, she always made sure that I do not have postpartum depression. We are all so happy that we had her  help! ??

When I became pregnant for the second time I knew I would need some form of help. I didn't know exactly what kind of help, maybe with holding my newborn? Playing with my first child? Help with laundry or dishes? I just knew it was all to sustain my mental health and I would need someone I felt more than comfortable with, Un-judged, during such a vulnerable period...when my home is a mess, hormones are raging and mom brain is in full gear. Cue Marlene! The first time we spoke I emphasized the emotional support I was looking for during postpartum, since my first time round was tough. Not just during postpartum, but for the remaining 5 months of my pregnancy Marlene continuously checked in on me. How I was doing, if I needed anything, just general sharing of excitement for baby #2! She sent links and information on multiple supportive resources. She was so flexible/understanding with our changing schedule. A lot of women, myself having been one, often don't understand what PP doulas do. Marlene assured me that she would know what she needed to do once she got here and she sure did. It was very natural how she picked up on the needs of myself, family and home. For us personally it was home help, sibling help, and sincere conversation for mama. Our firstborn Wren -who is a tough nuggett-was always sad to see Marlene go. She was so good at handling Wren's fussy spouts. Our home was always clean and felt refreshed at the end of her shifts. Marlene always had new knowledge to share about newborns and ways to help manage. She set us up for success by spending an entire shift prepping frozen crockpot meals. (Her idea!) She even offered to pick up the groceries. Our personal conversations made me feel much less isolated in an already isolated world during social distancing. I felt heard and seen. She is nurturing, instinctive, and assuring. I would have Marlene back in a heartbeat. Thank you for your love and support!

At first, I was nervous about hiring Marlene late into my postpartum period. My baby was about 8 weeks old when we started with Marlene as our postpartum Doula. I am so glad I did though! It became apparent very quickly that she was a wonderful asset to our household. She is a Jill of all trades! She helped with laundry & food prep. She held my baby when I needed a shower, a nap, a moment, & some time to spend with my other children or while finishing projects that only I could do.She wore him in her ring sling & either spent her time helping around the house or keeping baby happy. Which was most helpful some days. My baby loved her too. She has such a kind & loving spirit about her. She is easy to to talk to & trustworthy. My only regret  is not hiring her sooner! Postpartum is such a vulnerable, exhausting, & raw experience. Having a knowledgeable, supportive, professional, & gentle,  "gatekeeper " to help you through the transition is a blessing!

As a new Mom in the middle of a pandemic with zero family around, I have to say that Marlène was an absolute LIFESAVER in aiding me with caring for our new baby. The best thing I did for my postpartum health and wellness was to reach out to her. She helped me feel confident and showed me tips and tricks to get our tough baby to enjoy bottle feeding and naps (among other things) so much more! I will forever be grateful to her for really helping us get off on the right foot during a difficult period with our baby. I didn't call her until he was seven weeks old, and I realized it's never too late to ask for PP help.