Testimonial for LU CAJIAO from Jihae and David

Testimonial for LU CAJIAO

We worked with Lu for nighttime and do not recommend her. As new parents, we shared our boundaries. I shared that I wanted to delay introducing a pacifier to establish breastfeeding, yet Lu repeatedly pressured me to use one despite my discomfort, which left me feeling unheard during a very vulnerable postpartum period.

We were also concerned by several questionable practices. Lu put a hat on our baby while he slept, which goes against widely accepted safe-sleep guidance. She also kept bringing up increasing our baby’s bottle nipple size, even though we explained that a larger size caused sputtering and spit-up. Our daytime doula, whom we had a very positive experience with, also advised that moving up a nipple size would be too large, but Lu continued to be pushy for the change.

Rather than providing specific feedback about our son or how the nights went, Lu consistently shared overwhelming amounts of broad, generic information about babies in general. This lack of specificity caused significant anxiety and made us unnecessarily second-guess our baby's needs. She also suggested asking our doctor about tongue tie and switching to formula without any specific basis. When our doctor confirmed these were not concerns and we relayed that to Lu, she responded defensively.

Additionally, when Lu became sick, she would not give us a clear yes or no answer about whether she was still symptomatic before returning to a shift, which was concerning with a newborn.

Lastly, when we asked for more specific notes focused on our baby because the deluge of generic information was overwhelming, Lu told us she was not the right doula for us and ended support without any transition. While extremely stressful at the time, we later hired another nighttime doula who provided compassionate, individualized care.

Overall, Lu’s approach was pushy, nonspecific, and not aligned with evidence-based, parent-centered support.

-Jihae and David

December 27, 2025