Testimonial for Marianna Alpaslan
I don’t know where to begin in describing how amazing it was to work with Marianna. Marianna was our night nurse for six weeks after the birth of our son. By the end of this short, six-week period, he was essentially sleeping through the night, which I have to believe is some kind of record! Each evening, she and I worked together to come up with a plan in terms of when to wake him so he could nurse or whether to have me pump ahead of time so that I could skip a feeding and get extra sleep. As the weeks went by, he would steadily increase intervals between feedings and now (he’s 3.5 months) he remains an excellent sleeper (knock on wood!). I’m not sure how exactly she accomplished this feat, but Marianna simply has a magic touch. Her love for infants and children is so evident in all that she does.
I was also blown away by all the things not directly related to baby-care that Marianna did to make our lives easier. Understandably, most night nurses sleep while the baby sleeps. But Marianna doesn’t sleep and instead would find things around the house to do, whether that was helping our older child to settle down for the night, emptying the dishwasher, or doing our baby’s laundry. The attention she gave our 4-year-old daughter helped so much, given the challenges of transitioning from only child to older sister. Marianna would even come early at night once a week to babysit our daughter so that my husband and I get a night out. She goes truly above and beyond and made those six weeks so much easier for me, and I could fully focus on bonding with our newborn and recovering from pregnancy.
In short, Marianna became part of our family for this period (and we remain in touch and miss seeing her every day!). I cannot recommend her highly enough. She is a very special person and we consider ourselves so lucky to have her in our lives.
-Ilyana
April 11, 2023
Marianna Alpaslan
Beyond Baby Bump LLC
Postpartum Rate: $45
