Rauzana is absolutely amazing!! We hired her to be our overnight doula for our first child. We dont know how we would have survived without her. She was there the first night we got back from the hospital, and was such a calm, steady presence for us as first time parents. She did everything you could think of from, taking care of the baby through the night and allowing my wife to fully heal from the birth, to doing our laundry, washing bottle parts, and even cooking us amazing food!! I cant forget to mention the massages for my wife, which she loved so much. Our baby was sleeping through the night by the end of our time with Rauzana. I think the best part about Rauzana is that she actually cares about your baby and treats them like a grandchild. She would text us everyday that she wasnt with us and ask us how she was doing, you could tell that she genuinely cared about us and the baby. She truly felt like she was part of our family and on our team for everything. We love her so much! She also never took a sick day and would show up 15 minutes early than her shift every time! Make sure you book her early because she is always booked!! There I was at a point where I was literally waiting at the door for her at 9:45pm every night, because we were so excited that she was here. Thank you Rauzana so much everything!!! read more

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As first-time parents, my husband and I truly needed someone who could guide us through everything baby-related...from changing diapers, bottle feeding, giving baths to trimming tiny fingernails, and most importantly, helping us establish a healthy sleep routine habit for our daughter. This is where Rauzana made an incredible difference during those first few weeks postpartum. Looking back, we genuinely don't know how we would have navigated those early days without her. The night we came home from the hospital, we were completely exhausted and overwhelmed. Knowing Rauzana was there to care for our girl brought us an immense sense of comfort and relief. She came highly recommended by a close friend of ours. Every time Rauzana sees our daughter, her face lights up. You can immediately feel how genuine her love and passion for caring for babies is. But what makes Rauzana truly special is that she doesn't just care for the baby....she cares for the recovery of the mother as well. During such a vulnerable and emotional time, she was incredibly empathetic and supportive. She would even give me massages whenever I needed one. Rauzana also helped with everyday tasks like doing laundry and washing the dishes, small things that made a huge difference when we were running on very little sleep. She has also been incredibly flexible with her hours, always adjusting her start and end times to accommodate our schedule and plans. Rauzana is part of such a meaningful chapter in our lives, and she made a lasting impact. We will always be grateful for the care and support she gave us! read more

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We worked with Rauzana for 7 weeks with our second child. We handled nights with our first child ourselves, and so had a basic understanding of what to expect and how to handle things, yet having her help was still really beneficial. Honestly, my husband was unsure whether we'd need or want night time help, but even he's been blown away with how valuable and wonderful Rauzana has been. She tracked feeding schedule and amount for the baby, and took care of changing his diaper before feeds and burping and settling him afterward. That allowed my husband to sleep through the night and have energy to fully engage with our 3 year old during the days and evenings, and it allowed me to maximize my own rest outside of breastfeeding time. She handles washing and sterilizing of baby bottles and pump parts as well as newborn laundry and massage. More than just professional and experienced, Rauzana is caring and flexible. She took time to understand our preferences and incorporate them into her care of our newborn. She's diligent and hard working and also supported us in ways above and beyond just baby care. She not only aided my physical recovery with postpartum massage but also managed our household by helping with meal prep (she's an amazing cook! don't sleep on her chicken curry), laundry and light tidying. Definitely reach out to Rauzana and try to book her as soon as you know you're pregnant -- she's amazing and in high demand! read more

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I cannot recommend Rauzana Prasad of Little Sunshine Doula enough. She came highly recommended by close friends who adored her, and now I completely understand why. We booked her far in advance, and from the very beginning she was reliable, responsive, and incredibly nurturing. Rauzana has the most comforting presence -- she's loving, patient, and so knowledgeable. She supported not only our baby, but our whole family, and quickly began to feel like part of it. Whether it was helping with newborn care, offering guidance, or simply bringing a sense of calm to long nights, she went above and beyond in every possible way. If you're considering a doula, do yourself a favor and reach out to her. She helps with the baby and beyond, and truly made my postpartum experience smoother, happier, and so much more supported. I am forever grateful for her! read more

Rouzana aunty has been the best help we could have asked when we had the baby. She not only helped us get through first tricky weeks with guidance for the baby, she also went out of her way to help mother's physical recovery. I would highly recommend Rouzana's doula services. read more

We highly recommend Rauzana as your night doula! She was very punctual, efficient, responsive, and loving to our twin newborns. She gave us total peace of mind that our babies were in great hands. We loved having her around and will definitely miss her. Thank you for everything, Rauzana! read more

Rauzana is a ray of sunshine. She has a beautiful personality and a generous, kind heart. I enjoyed her delightful presence as much as I did her postnatal massage. read more

The doula I hired was not able to help us due to her family emergency and she recommended Rauzana. And we feel very lucky that she was able to help us through the first three weeks! Rauzana took great care of my son. She's very experienced and patient! She also gave us many useful tips to handle newborns. Highly recommend! read more

Rauzana helped us 6 nights a week for the first two months after our baby is born. She is very caring and a great helper for our family. Our baby sleeps well with her and is growing healthy and strong! We as parents with a toddler at home had much needed rest thanks to Rauzana. She also helped gave baby massage which is super useful to help baby feel good. We are so lucky to have her! read more

Rauzana Aunty helped us out for 3 nights/week for the first 3 months after the birth of my second child. It was such a blessing to have her help and we would look forward to her arrival every time. She was always punctual, pleasant, and knew exactly how to handle my baby in the gentlest and most effective way. I fully credit her for establishing healthy and manageable sleep habits for my son -- he always sleeps well in his crib and goes down without a fuss. This really would have been very difficult for us to establish or maintain on our own in those first months when I was also dealing with my own recovery from pregnancy and birth. It was just such a relief and a great help and I cannot say thank you enough. Rauzana also went above and beyond by finding ways to be greatly helpful in the home while my baby was sleeping, including light cleaning, organizing, and laundry. She is a very capable lady and always put everything away in exactly the right place without being asked or told. Most importantly she is a very kind and trustworthy person and my baby was always safe and well cared for under her watch. read more

Rauzana was our postpartum doula after the birth of our first baby, and I couldn't recommend her more highly. From the very first night that we brought our baby home, Rauzana was there to help. She is truly a baby-whisperer and treated our daughter like her own, and us like family, from the very start. She goes above and beyond the normal doula services and we were extremely fortunate to have found her! Being first-time parents, everything was new to us but Rauzana helped us make the adjustment with everything from baby baths, feeding, organizing the nursery, kitchen, home, etc...she truly set us up for success and I couldn't imagine a more caring, patient, and experienced doula to have by our side in this incredibly special time. read more

Rauzana just finished as our overnight postpartum doula for our son's first 6 weeks. Having her there from the first night we came home from the hospital was such a relief. She is extremely dependable, knowledgeable, and helpful! This was baby number 2 for us, and having her help made a world of a difference for our postpartum experience. Thanks to her helping us get more sleep, I have been a much happier and present mom during the days! Thank you Rauzana! read more

Rauzana was an amazing night doula, we'd highly recommend hiring her! Our daughter is a great sleeper and Rauzana deserves credit for it. Rauzana came twice a week for a few months and it was a very worthwhile investment. My wife also loved the massages that Rauzana gave her. read more

Rauzana is extremely caring and experienced with babies. She took care of our two babies. They both sleep very well and love her. We would definitely recommend her! read more

I strongly recommend Rauzana because every mom deserves the best! Rauzana is an expert for newborns and postpartum treatment. We are having Rauzana as a day time doula for a month. She gives us many valuable advice, from diaper rashes to dream feeding, she knows everything about babies. Her postpartum massaging is excellent and my swollen body recovered in a week. She helped take off my C section wound bandage by rubbing softly with massaging oil. Without her help maybe it would be difficult or painful for me to take it off. One day my husband got a sharp back spasm from baby lifting. I sent him to the ER and the next day he couldn't move at all. I asked Rauzana's help to massage his back and he recovered after 2 days. She said my husband was the first man she massaged except for her husband LOL. read more

Rauzana has been a godsend for us. We had her as a night doula for 2 months. Baby ===== She took care of our second baby daughter like her own. She has such a miracle touch with babies - I have never seen my daughter fuzz or cry once Rauzana is in-charge. Initially, I was paranoid since I am entrusting someone else to take care of my daughter, but Rauzana never sleeps at night and continues to monitor baby all throughout. When my daughter was suffering from cold and cough, she would sit next to her crib and watch her like a hawk to make sure she is okay. As the days passed, everyone at my home (including our eldest daughter) was looking forward to Rauzana's arrival. She never took a sick day and she always comes 15 mins early and makes sure the baby is asleep at least for 4 hours after she leaves (she feeds the baby just before she leaves for the day). She is super flexible with her schedule and would accommodate you at a day's notice. Thanks to her training, our daughter is sleeping 8 hour stretches at night without a feed at 2 months. Mommy ======= She would give postpartum massages for me everyday and to my greatest surprise, my postpartum belly went to normal size/shape within 2 weeks - for comparison, it took a whole 3-4 months during my first pregnancy. She would regularly give me massages even after that - I love her scalp, back and leg massage. Thanks to her help with the baby and me, I was in a much better mental state compared to my previous postpartum experience. Other chores ============ Rauzana is super efficient. After putting our baby down, she would wash, rinse and sterilize all my pump parts and bottles, freeze unused milk, help out with washing our utensils and clean our kitchen countertops. She would fold our laundry and organize the clothes in baby's dresser- all without us asking her to do anything. She never sits down until all the above is done. All in all, she is a rockstar doula. In addition to all the above, she would treat you like family. She goes above and beyond in everything she does - for example, she got us a huge box of home made sweets for Diwali. I could keep writing a ton of amazing things about her - we even asked her if she could be our nanny going forward to take care of my daughter during the day. Unfortunately she isnt available during the day. So, if you are looking for a night doula, I would definitely hire her - your postpartum experience would be so much better with Rauzana's help. read more

Rauzana deserves nothing less than 5*s! We love her so much and I can't express just how much we appreciate her hard work in helping us be well rested, confident and most importantly, enjoy this precious time with our baby. We booked Rauzana as our Night Doula for 5 nights a week, for our first 6 weeks, and then tapering off to 3 days/ week, and 2 days /week, and finally us being able to fully take care of our baby without much stress afterwards. We are first time parents, and Rauzana had patiently showed us the ropes in caring for our baby since the get go. She would show us: 1) How she feeds (helping give us feedback on which bottle was the best fit for baby, how much baby should eat to be satisfied, how she does feeding to keep baby calm throughout, how to burp -- which are all so crucial!) 2) How to keep baby rash free ( and therefore less fussy), including product recommendations 3) How to give you baby a bath - and working with you patiently until you get the confidence to give your baby a good bath by yourself 4) Brainstorming baby scheduling, and other things that come up during daytime, and how to resolve / approach them 5) Even she's already a gem with her baby care and compassion, she goes above and beyond! Rauzana proactively helps us fold our laundry, keep our kitchen orderly when she comes by, and even cooks us meals during the week, all without us asking. 6) My recovery has been smooth because Rauzana also gives mom postpartum massage included with her nightly doula service. Such a gnerous gesture and it helps me relax and get to a deep rest at night. I miss her massages already! 7) All this with her sweet, calm, secure demeanor that is always a joy to have her company when she comes help us. We miss her already for sure!! Moms & Future Moms, if you are looking for a night doula to help you in your journey, I think you've found the right one and will surely treasure Rauzana just like us! Now I also strongly suggest booking her early as her schedule fills up quickly! Wishing all moms the best in your precious journey! :) read more

We are fortunate to have Rauzana to help out as our night time doula for our second boy for the first month. I really wish we knew Rauzana when our first boy was born. It is so much easier with her taking care of our second boy at night. Rauzana is very flexible and worked with our schedule. She was always on time every single day. My wife had c-section this time and the recovery was harder compared to the first time. She had really bad back pain after coming home. Rauzana was able to help to massage her tight muscle on the back every night and got rid of the back pain. Thanks to her, my wife's postpartum recovery went really well. Rauzana loves the babies with her heart. She helped to doing feeding, bathing and also gave my baby boy massage. My baby really loves the massage and bath. With Rauzana taking care of the baby at night, both me and my wife can have really good sleep. She also helped with laundry and washing the bottles so that my wife can have more time to rest. My older boy loves to see Rauzana in the house as well. He was always excited to show Rauzana his new Lego creations. Rauzana even brought birthday gifts for my older one. It feels like my two boys have another loving grandmother. We really appreciate Rauzana's help this time and the entire family will miss her!! read more

We worked with Rauzana when our son was still an infant, and she really saved us. I can't recommend her highly enough. She knew how to read his cues while we were struggling to know what to do with our first and only child. When it was a night that she was going to stay with us, I could relax and breathe a sigh of relief, because I knew our little one would be in the best hands & I could rest. We will ALWAYS have a special place in our hearts for Rauzana, and I can still feel a wave of gratitude and a tear in my eye when I think of how much she helped our little family during such a tender time. Thank you Rauzana! We love you. read more

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Rauzana is truly incredible! We were lucky enough to have her for 6 weeks and truly felt so taken care of. The baby picked up wonderful sleep habits during her time with Rauzana, and when the baby was sleeping, Rauzana would fold laundry, clean the kitchen, etc. We'd can't wait to use her again for our next baby! read more

We are so fortunate that Rauzana had availability to care for our baby girl for a month. She's professional, punctual (even came in early), willing to help with cleaning bottles and putting away milk after pump sessions. Most important of all, Rauzana is gentle and loving. Your little ones are in good hands with Rauzana. read more

Rouzana is very kind, hardworking and knowledgeable lady. She helped us from the day we came home from the hospital. She went above and beyond in helping us take care of our newborn. Rouzana is super flexible, punctual and very caring. She would massage and bathe the baby. In her last few weeks she also coached me so that I could continue the baby massage and bath just like she used to do. My baby is 3.5mo old now and I still use the tricks she taught me to ensure no water goes in his eyes or ears while washing his hair. She also taught me how to sleep train my little one he sleeps throughout the night now. Rouzana gives amazing postpartum massage. Those massages were very relaxing and helped me reduce my postpartum belly if you know what I mean. I would highly recommend Rouzana, feel free to contact me if you need any more information. read more

Rauzana is super knowledgeable. I had her specifically for my postpartum massage, and I'm glad I did. It was super last minute but Rauzana was flexible, and willing to add me into her busy schedule. I'll always be grateful for that because I can't emphasize enough how helpful those massages were. My belly reduced in just a few days, I gained back my appetite and I wasn't feeling as exhausted. She also gave me so much advice and tips on taking care of a newborn, and all of it has been super helpful as a first time mom. I'd highly recommend Rauzana!! read more

Rauzana helped us take care of our newborn baby boy from the day we came back home with him from the hospital. She was the calming and comforting influence we needed at a time when we were so overwhelmed and tired as first time parents. In addition Rauzana has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to taking care of the baby. She provided insights and also followed our lead in terms of what was important for us in raising our son. She was there to listen and provide help in the breastfeeding issues I had and even connected me with other moms so I could talk and get to know others experiences. She also helped around the house taking care of things and making sure we were comfortable. I don't know what we would have done if we didn't have Rauzana at such a critical time in our life! read more

Rauzana helped us take care of our newborn overnight for the first 3 months of her life. There is no superlative that's adequate to describe her! We loved working with her and our baby loved to be in her presence. She is very calming to both baby and parents! She answered the million questions we had, was very personable, punctual, and extremely flexible. She helped with bottle feeding, cooking, cleaning, laundry, bath time, etc... she does it all. Almost every other doula we spoke to said they sleep when the baby sleeps, and wouldn't lift a finger otherwise. Rauzana was a breath of fresh air in the bay area, where kindness is lacking. She would even check in on our baby during her off hours. She goes above and beyond in everything she does. She really felt (and still feels) like part of the family. We learned so much from her and still use her techniques to soothe our baby. The time flew by so quickly and we were sad when it was time to say goodbye. We will definitely work with her again if we have another baby if she's available (she's very popular for a reason). If you are looking for an overnight doula in the bay area, do not look any further! read more

Rauzanna is truly one of a kind. I was nervous to have a night nurse for my newborn, but she made everything so incredibly wonderful. I highly recommend her and we miss her so much already. I don't have enough good things to say about the entire experience. read more

As a night doula, Rauzana is as good as it gets! She is very experienced - not only in caring babies overnight, but also in sleep training and baby massage. She also has a wonderful caring manner and is very professional and diligent about Covid precautions. Rauzana started looking after our baby when she was only a week old. I was recovering from a very difficult birth and, although I had not planned to have any doula support, Rauzana stepped in at short notice to help us out. Initially, she worked for us full-time as a night doula and provided excellent care for our baby at this crucial early stage. At the start, I would anxiously wander into the room several times during the night and find Rauzana gently rocking my tiny baby. I found it difficult to accept that I could not do this myself and Rauzana was very sensitive to this - and I am so glad and so grateful that she was there to provide the best possible night care for my newborn. Rauzana has a very calm and loving manner with babies that puts them right at ease. She cared/cares for our baby with total care and dedication. Beyond looking after the baby, Rauzana also does light housework while the baby is asleep - such as sweeping, washing up and folding baby's laundry etc. As time went on, we no longer needed Rauzana full-time, but she has continued to work with us as part-time and started gently sleep training my baby (now three months) from a young age. I have a health issue that sometimes leaves me needing help physically and, thus, looking for help at short notice. Rauzana will always step in if she can. She even stayed on into the morning on one occasion when I was in pain to help me pack and prepare for a trip. She started making preparations (such as pre-preparing bottles) during the night without being asked. Seeing that I was in pain, she offered to stay into the morning - again, without being asked. We could not ask for more in a night doula and I feel very lucky that we found Rauzana (luckily for us, she had just finished in a role in which she worked full-time for one family for almost a year). I wholeheartedly recommend Rauzana and the most ringing endorsement of all comes from our baby - who loves seeing her, and is an excellent sleeper!! read more

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Rauzana worked with my family for one year, helping us care for our newborn twins. She was amazing - from day 1, she was supportive, loving, and guided us as we figured out how to care for our little babies. She has a wonderfully easy-going demeanor that made us all comfortable. And she has a wealth of experience and knowledge about how to care for little ones and the parents, offering suggestions for everything from baths to food and sleep training. I was so grateful for her help in that first year. She absolutely set us on the right path for raising our girls, and made a crazy time so much easier. She has my strongest recommendation for anyone wanting some support with newborns. read more

Rauzana was our day time doula for last 3 years and I can tell you she is a great support. Before my son was even born we were planning to hire a doula. From the day one ish we knew it she would be right person to monitor our son. Her awesome kindness and great personality made it very easy for us and was welcomed to my residence and can trusted her with my son. As new parents we were very exhausted and not aware of the steps and decisions needed but her guidance helped us achieve our goals. Rauzana taught us so much about caring for a new born and gave us expert advise on things like nursing, bathing, swaddling, bottle feeding, diaper changing and with sleep time adjusting for the baby. This advise was heavenly needed and we quickly become at more ease and confident with her help. Our baby needed some baby massages and she gave him baby massages which comforted and very much. Also taught my wife and me how baby massages are performed. She also made our son adjust to the sleeping time zone which helped us sleep more as well as time passed by. Our son was a awesome sleeper at night after wards. Any one working with Rauzana will not regret and will be very happy and very lucky. read more

Rauzana started taking care of my baby boy when he was two months old as a daytime doula. He had a lot of gas problems then and Rauzana gave him a daily body massage (especially on the belly and back with lavender oil) which greatly reduced his discomfort. Also for the first month, he did not receive a bath as I did not know how. Rauzana also started give him a bath and I discovered he loved the warm water, which also helped with the gas problems. Rauzana also read books, played games and walked him during the day. She was also excellent at feeding him and learned his pattern since he was picky and would throw up milk often. At three months, she became our night doula and helped train my baby to sleep through the night. During the evenings back then, my baby was extremely fussy 'cause he wanted to eat and sleep at the same time and resulted in lots of screaming. Rauzana always remained calm and kept reminding me to be calm and said that this phase would eventually pass over. At four months, I was dreading the sleep regression phase but it ended up being a couple of nights. Rauzana also supported me through that phase. Now at five months, my baby continues to sleep through the night and the fussy phase at the evening has passed. Rauzana continues to help me in the evenings after daycare as I have returned to work. Besides taking perfect care of my baby boy, Rauzana also helps me around the house whenever the baby is playing or sleeping (i.e. dishes, clothes folding, baby toy/ bottles cleaning and etc). She is also a great cook and will share her dishes with us because she knows we are too busy to cook during the week. Overall my whole family LOVES Rauzana and am glad she will be with us for a little more while. With the baby, she is constantly observing him and make sure he is always happy. There was once when my baby was crying when he saw her coming into the house. I didn't think too much of it 'cause I thought he was hungry or sleepy. However Rauzana realized that it was because her glasses turned dark coming in from outside to inside and my baby got scared. I was very impressed with her observation at something so small. With my husband and I, she has been supportive throughout this entire baby journey as my family could not come for first couple of months due to Covid. Whenever I have questions, she is always a text away and will remind me the next milestones that the baby will go through. Overall, Rauzana is part of our family and I can't wait until my baby boy starts calling her name! read more

Rauzana was a godsend- she was a night nanny to our preemie twins, who needed a lot of extra care. They had terrible reflux and needed to be held upright for 30 minutes after each bottle feed (x2 babies!) every 3 hrs at night. We got some much-needed rest and woke up to a clean kitchen and the next day's worth of bottles, etc. They were hospitalized a month after they came home and I was stuck at the ER by myself with both of them. When a nurse took pity on me and asked if there was anyone I could call, I texted Rauzana and she came to the hospital. She worked overnight taking care of them for a week until they came home. She was so loving and really went above and beyond. Could not reccommend her more highly! read more

Rauzana was our night nanny since our daughter's birth late April 2019 until March 2020. She took care of our daughter at night and early morning (feedings, changing, comforting, bathing, dressing, playing) and helped with housekeeping both associated to childcare (laundry, washing and sterilizing bottles, toys, pumping equipment, etc) and more general housekeeping (kitchen, dishwasher, pantry, personal laundry, boxes). She also took care of our dogs and bird (feeding) in the morning. She is very experienced and knowledgeable, and gave us complete peace of mind at night. She treated our daughter with a lot of love. She was great at keeping our daughter engaged in activities/ games with her in the morning while my husband and I were getting ready. She was never sick in all her tenure with us and is extremely reliable. She also took care of our daughter during the day for several days immediately after my daughter's birth. Rauzana did a phenomenal job for 10 months, and we plan on hiring her again for any subsequent children or if we ever need help with our daughter. In addition, she is a very joyous presence at home. We can't recommend her enough. read more