Huina Lu (卢慧娜)

As a first-time mom, this was my first time hiring a postpartum nanny, and I didn’t have a recommendation from someone I knew. I’m very glad we chose Auntie Lu at the time. She really likes children, is very patient with the baby, and happily “chats” with the baby. She is good at soothing a fussy baby. During the “second-month fussiness” period, the baby often didn’t sleep well, and Auntie would often hold the baby to sleep. Luckily, we hired a yuesao for 52 days, which helped us get through that difficult “second-month fussiness” stage. Auntie Lu got along well with my family and made things feel relaxed and comfortable. She is easy to get along with, easygoing, and not picky. She and my mom are around the same age, and the two of them chatted like friends and went out to buy groceries together. Auntie is good at making nourishing soups and Chinese herbal food therapy. The braised golden pomfret, taro pork rib soup, Hakka salted chicken, and apple millet porridge she made were all delicious. She cooks very efficiently. When she was cooking, my family and I would take care of the baby. Auntie Lu would boil mugwort water for the postpartum mother to wash her hair and bathe for a period after giving birth, which felt very comfortable. Her approach to handling clogged milk ducts was also very scientific. During my first three weeks of breastfeeding, I kept getting hard lumps in the same spot on one side, and I was very worried it would develop into mastitis. Auntie Lu’s recommendation, as well as the latest research I found myself, both suggested cold compresses rather than hot compresses, and that massage is not necessary. The latest research shows that clogged ducts are a sign of inflammation in the body. To reduce inflammation, you need cold compresses and more sleep; you can consider taking ibuprofen, and you should not overstimulate the breasts (no need to pump extra to fully empty the breast). You can nurse directly more often and take lecithin as well. Auntie Lu has a gentle lactation massage technique that can help remove hard lumps. My personal feeling is that lactation massage is not essential for reducing inflammation and can be done occasionally depending on the situation. A little bit of experience to share with other first-time moms: if you plan to breastfeed by bottle-feeding pumped milk or do mixed feeding, I recommend becoming familiar with how to use your breast pump before giving birth and choosing a hands-free bra in advance. I went into labor early, and only started researching all the pump-related items and tools after giving birth, which made the already exhausting postpartum period even more tiring and frustrating. While you are in the hospital after giving birth, I recommend learning more newborn care skills and breastfeeding skills from the nurses and lactation consultants. If you have specific preferences about feeding methods (for example, trying not to waste breast milk while being more flexible with formula), I suggest communicating clearly with the nanny in advance.

卢 卢阿姨在我家两个月让我很踏实，很温暖。 我是二胎宝妈， 生完老二阿姨就来医院陪我 ， 阿姨话不多但是眼里很有活。 我很推荐和喜欢阿姨有几点原因： 1）敬业： 阿姨自已不多话但会观察，做好自己的本职工作。从在医院陪护到家里的照顾，阿姨很会观察并且及时帮忙。不对产妇八卦 ， PUA。 很能把握分寸不讲除本职工作以外的话，提供安静平静的环境让我在产后激素水平不平稳的情况下慢慢能平静下来，缓解我焦虑的情绪。每天晚上在我亲喂三四次之后及时接走孩子让我好好休息。对于每天任务做好时间管理和分配，备餐出餐厨房打扫，孩子和产妇照顾每一样都认真完成。 2）爱心： 月嫂除了专业能力以外我很在乎阿姨自身是不是喜欢孩子。 阿姨对我家老大和老二永远都是很有耐心和关心。不仅对我家老二给予足够的照顾和温柔，因为我是母乳亲喂妈妈，二宝出生体重偏低每二，三个小时就需要叫醒喂奶。 阿姨都会很温柔的叫醒孩子抱来给我喂奶，即使半夜起来三四次也没有过任何消极怠工的现象。 除此之外，对我家大宝也是很好， 会很有耐心，细心喂饭并且在我忙碌的时候帮助我带大宝。这点我很感激，大宝不是她的本职工作但是她还是很愿意帮忙完全证明她自己是个喜欢孩子有爱心的人。 3）专业： 从在医院见泌乳师的时候我很惊讶于阿姨的专业知识储备。 我在生老大的时候经历了多次堵奶和乳腺炎，并且经历了月嫂多次大力的挤奶和所谓的通乳，所以对于泌乳这件事我很重视。 从专业泌乳师那学到的知识完全和传统的月嫂知识不一样。 生产之后的产奶初期不建议按摩和揉搓 而是通过冰敷和适当的亲喂泵奶排奶因为那还属于生理性肿胀。 如果是亲喂通过不同的姿势让孩子帮助排奶。通乳这件事一定是轻柔的，不伤害乳腺管并且不应该是痛苦的，通过冰敷降低乳腺管的肿胀。 这些知识卢阿姨都完全熟练掌握而且完全match 专业医学知识的。所以在两个月里我没有出现任何堵奶和不舒服的时候。 第二月孩子出现肠胀气，卢阿姨用过tummy time， 爬睡帮助孩子慢慢的缓解不舒服。根据孩子的表现来精准的判断孩子的需求，让宝宝保证充足的睡眠和舒服的环境。我家二宝从出生体重不达标到一个月check体重长了快4磅，医生都在夸奖。 月子水， 除了正常的艾草水帮助擦身和泡脚之外， 阿姨会及时做一些中药材的汤水帮助排湿祛水肿， 补气在不同的时候帮助产妇更好的恢复。 4）饭餐：阿姨是广东人，饭餐清淡不油腻会和我经常询问有没有什么想吃。每天都会做各种补汤和糖水。 5）性格：阿姨永远都是笑嘻嘻的，提供很多的情绪价值给我，在我情绪不稳定的时候安抚我，在老大不听话哭闹的时候能耐心的引导，在老二夜里多次喂奶的时候很温柔的照顾。阿姨虽然话语不多但是能感受到她的关心和照顾。 这点是我最喜欢的。卢阿姨是我用过阿姨里最有边界的阿姨，相处起来很舒服。

Nanny Na was is such an important part of my recovery after the birth of our first child. She handled the cooking, cleaning, diaper changing, bottle feeding, and soothing for each breast feeding or bottle feeding session. This allowed maximum sleep between the feedings. This also freed my husband to have a full nights worth of sleep. For cooking, she caters towards flavors and dishes we prefer. My body felt nourished to heal and feed the baby. Nanny Na has a lot of experience with caring for babies and yet she is flexible with discussing parent’s preferences and adjusting practices. She truly loves babies; we can tell by the way she talks and soothes our child. We value her calm personality because it helps foster a healing environment. I would highly recommend Nanny Na to support a family postpartum.

说起来真是缘分，由于我要提前剖腹产，原本预定的阿姨没办法提早来上工，她就推荐了小娜阿姨给我。小娜阿姨来的第一天，一进门就马上做好清洁工作，然后马上去看宝宝。当知道我有需要通乳的需求后，马上就开始为我进行乳腺按摩，手法娴熟专业，按摩完后马上就开始指导我如何亲喂，她的工作专业度和耐心让我感到很安心。 小娜阿姨对宝宝的护理可以说是无微不至。她非常注重宝宝的日常喂养，了解每个宝宝的饮食习惯。每次喂奶后，她都细心地观察宝宝是否有嗳气、是否有便便，遇到宝宝肚子不舒服的时候，她会用手轻轻按摩宝宝的小肚子，快速缓解宝宝的不适。即使宝宝在晚上有时哭闹，她也能根据宝宝的不同表现，精准判断是饿了、困了还是不舒服，及时调整护理方法。 她了解产后妈妈的身体特点，总是为我准备了营养均衡的餐食，尤其是在月子餐方面，她会根据我的身体情况调整菜谱，保证我既能补充足够的营养，又不会过于油腻。每顿餐食她都会耐心地讲解食材的营养价值和做法，帮助我逐步恢复体力。还有她常常会主动分担一些家务，或者劝我趁宝宝午睡时休息，真的让我感受到她对我和宝宝的无微不至的关怀 小娜阿姨与宝宝之间的互动也非常自然，她总是用温柔的语气和宝宝说话，宝宝对她特别依赖。无论是哄宝宝入睡，还是帮宝宝换尿布，她都做得非常专业、细致。特别是在宝宝哭闹的时候，她能迅速找到问题的根源，并通过安抚、拍嗝等技巧让宝宝尽快安静下来。 如果有朋友需要月嫂，我一定会毫不犹豫地推荐小娜阿姨。如果我有二胎也希望能把小娜阿姨请回来给我坐月子！再次感谢您，小娜阿姨，您辛苦了，感谢您的付出。

We are first-time parents and are lucky to have Lu ayi help with our newborn during the postpartum period. When we came arrived home from the hospital, she was ready to take our newborn off of our hands to diaper-change, feeding, burping, playtime, and overall all baby-care. It was a relief after having an exhausting delivery experience at the hospital. She also has a depth of baby care knowledge/experience, which adds a layer to all of these tasks. The other very helpful task that she does is cooking meals for us as well. We highly recommend her services. :)

We hired Nanny Na for our second child, as our first is still young. From the first day, she was proactive in caring for my wife, our new baby and preparing meals for our entire family. Our older daughter also loved "ah yi" and often wanted her help to wash her hands instead of us. She was always open to feedback and never made us feel uncomfortable discussing things that we wanted to adjust, e.g. reducing salt in our meals, or even adjusting to our preferences for how to place things in the dishwasher. Caring for mom/baby: She was able to care for our baby throughout the day, and her help in watching our baby overnight was incredibly helpful. Both my wife and I were able to focus on getting as much rest as possible, which was important for my wife's recovery as well as my ability to take on more responsibility caring for our older daughter and ensuring she did not feel neglected. She built rapport with us quickly and we felt comfortable leaving our baby with her when my wife had follow up doctor appointments or we had an activity for our elder daughter that we both wished to attend. Whenever my wife was too tired for a feeding, she would take the initiative to feed our baby, change her diaper, and rinse her off to ensure she had no diaper rash. She also helped our baby with tummy time and ensuring our baby faces both left and right while lying down to avoid a flat head (something we were very concerned with as our first daughter needed a helmet to correct head flatness). Meal preparation: She prepared 3 meals a day, enough for the entire family. She is very flexible in catering to our tastes within Chinese cooking and works with what we had available/purchased from the market. The day after she arrived, I drove her to the market to purchase the necessary confinement materials for Chinese confinement soups/drinks. After that, she told us to purchase groceries that we like and she would prepare a meal out of the raw ingredients. She also helped wash the dishes and keep the kitchen clean, which was so helpful. She would ask before each meal what we'd like to eat to ensure we had a balance of meat, veggie, rice and soup, as well as fruit if we had any available. We are so incredibly thankful to have been referred to her! Thank you for your help in giving us the best start as a family of 4!