Testimonial for Angeleca Liu, CPD
Aside from Jelly's sweet disposition upon meeting, her skillset in cooking traditional Chinese meals was why we decided to go with her. We didn't plan on doing postpartum confinement, but we ended up doing so due to an emergency c-section with the harsh reality of hemorrhaging 3.5 litres of blood, so I was severely anemic. Jelly was there in my postpartum recovery room to setup the carseat and to drive me home. Upon returning home, she followed the musicality of the postpartum journey:
- The first month was a haze, where I had to rest from anemia, so it was Jelly who took care of everything throughout the daytime and my husband who took care of everything during every single night shift. While I slept throughout the days, my husband's time with Jelly was a bootcamp on how to take care of our baby for his night shifts, from cloth diaper changing to putting on outfits to bottlefeeding.
- She cooked up a storm: day-of meals to eat right away and to have a variety prepped for the following evenings. It was so important to have nutrient-dense meals to produce breastmilk without having my body resort to my own body's nutrient reserves. Even after getting the hang of things, the food that she had prepped lasted for after her time with us, which was critical to the transition into new parenthood without Jelly.
- Do not underestimate the work of cleaning and breastfeeding. Jelly washed and sterilized pump parts and bottles after each use; brought the breast pump to me every 2h for 20 min; and trained our newborn on learning good latch.
- Encouraged me to shower even when I didn't feel like it. Patted me dry. Checked the healing progress of my wounds.
- Jelly attended pediatric doctor appointments with my husband, where he learned how to independently care for our newborn by watching Jelly perform diaper/outfit changes hygienically and efficiently, which helped him optimize our diaper bag needs.
-The Adams Family
September 30, 2024
Angeleca Liu, CPD
Sitting Moon Doula
Postpartum Rate: $65 to $85
