I sincerely and strongly recommend our postpartum nanny—Sister Xin ❤️ (you only realize what it means to “strike gold” after actually using her services)
Our second baby has been cared for so well during this period, and the fact that we didn’t completely fall apart is really all thanks to her.
First, the most obvious thing: she is very down-to-earth + incredibly efficient. On her very first day, I was shocked—she could handle the baby day and night by herself, prepare three meals plus two snacks, take care of the postpartum mother, and still keep the house in perfect order, all without seeming flustered at all. Her cooking is genuinely delicious too! And not just thrown together casually—it’s nutritious and well-balanced. She also often found time to make buns, bread, and stuffed pancakes for me to keep on hand, so I could eat anytime. That was truly so thoughtful.
Her professional skills are also very strong: she is very experienced with breast massage to relieve milk blockage and postpartum care, and my whole recovery process was much easier because of her. She was even more meticulous with the baby—before every feeding she did gas-relief exercises, and after feeding she carefully burped the baby and held the baby upright; when the baby was awake, she played with the baby, did visual and auditory tracking exercises, and kept talking gently to the baby the whole time. She was especially patient and really knew what she was doing.
I absolutely have to mention our “high-difficulty baby” 😂
The baby had breast milk diarrhea the whole time and could poop more than ten or even twenty times a day, and would get a red diaper rash so easily. At first we were almost out of options. But Sister Xin truly felt for the baby (sometimes it honestly felt like she cared even more than we did 🥹). I thought it was enough to just wipe with baby wipes, but she insisted on washing the baby’s bottom with warm water every single time, and tried to give the baby as much diaper-free time as possible. The diaper-rash care methods she taught us really worked immediately! Under these “constant diarrhea” conditions, the baby still basically didn’t get a red bottom. That really came from her experience + attentiveness + willingness to go through the trouble.
During this period, most of our energy was spent taking care of our older child, and she basically raised our second baby single-handedly, which made things so much easier for us. Even more rare, she still had the energy to help keep an eye on our older child and make complementary food, so the whole family was taken care of.
She is also especially easy to communicate with, reasonable, and not petty. If we had any ideas or last-minute changes, she could adjust right away, which made us feel very reassured.
Also, she has legal status, has health insurance, lives in the East Bay, and has a very flexible schedule.
This is truly not just polite talk—I genuinely feel from the bottom of my heart that we were so lucky to meet her.
If you are looking for a postpartum nanny, I strongly suggest you definitely learn more about her 👍