I'm so grateful to have met Deniz. The first two weeks after my daughter was born were incredibly…read morechallenging, I couldn't find the right position to help her latch and the wounds on my nipples were making everything so painful. A friend recommended Deniz and thanks to her support, all my problems disappeared almost instantly. She didn't just help us while she was with us, she kept calling, checking in and staying connected. Deniz is not only an amazing listener and a wonderful person, but also truly professional and exceptional at what she does. She brought comfort and peace to both my baby and me. Thank you for everything Deniz. I wholeheartedly recommend every new mom to meet her...

Deniz is awesome--so friendly and communicative. She made sure I understood all the details and…read morereceived everything I needed. I highly recommend her to any new mom.

Megumi is amazing! I had been struggling with clogged ducts for a while and was so uncomfortable…read morethat I couldn't even sleep well at night. I tried so many things on my own but nothing really helped. Megumi came to my home and helped me feel SO much better after just one visit! She was very gentle, knowledgeable, and made me feel completely comfortable. I honestly couldn't believe how much relief I felt afterward. Her in-home service is also very reasonably priced, which I really appreciated as a new mom. I only wish I had found her sooner! I highly recommend Megumi to any moms struggling with breastfeeding, pumping, or clogged ducts. Thank you so much, Megumi!

Megumi was wonderful! I had issues with let down and my milk flow was quite sluggish. She was able…read moreto massage everything out and helped me increase supply. She showed me techniques to help my flow when she is not there. I highly recommend her. Thank you again.

I can only base this off of an initial consultation, but I had an excellent first experience with…read morethe Breastfeeding Center of OC! I met with Frida, and she was truly so helpful and supportive. She gave me her full attention during the consultation and was not only informative, but also very real and authentic. She gave me some helpful insight into how the breastfeeding process typically goes and also provided some hands on teaching moments to help me feel more prepared. Prior to visiting the BF Center, I'd taken a couple of breastfeeding courses online; but there is something about meeting with someone 1:1 (especially someone as kind and supportive as Frida) that really helped set my mind at ease. I'm looking forward to continuing to meet with her postpartum!

Leora is amazing. I found her after giving birth to my first child and she was the only one who…read morecould help me figure out the latch to my newborn. I had almost given up until finding her. Second baby I had her on speed dial and went to every visit learning so much and feeling more confident every time! Thank you for making this possible, Leora, you're the best! Patient, calm, and so smart. Always gives me her full attention and will also come to your home. Plus, the office visits are covered by insurance!

My wife had problems getting our son to latch, and Yolanda was a lifesaver! I'm not exactly sure…read morehow she did it, but the change in my family is night and day.

Left a message on her voicemail on Friday, it's now Wednesday. No call back. :( That sucks even…read moreworse when you are in need of some help. Would not recommend.

Dawnita is truly one of a kind. I saw Dawnita when my daughter was 2-3 months old when I noticed…read moreshe would cry so much while nursing I didn't know what it was and Dawnita helped diagnose her reflux. Soon after she went on medication for reflux our nursing journey really began to improve. Dawnita always had great advice, she dove into the numbers with me and as a type A mom I really appreciated it. She always equipped me with what to say to our pediatrician and together we really helped my baby thrive. I saw Dawnita both at my home and her clinic a few times and both experiences were great her scheduler Shawna was also extremely responsive and helpful. I didn't have great experiences with the LC at the hospital and clinic, I was so nervous meeting Dawnita but she instantly put me at ease and offered great advice. I can't recommend Dawnita enough!

I spent a few days in the hospital with my newborn, and at that time, he stopped latching and only…read moretook a bottle. We saw a lactation consultant from the hospital each day, and none could get a successful latch. we met with Dawnita as soon as we got home, and she got us a successful latch in the first session. She was also so helpful with follow up, as she was extremely responsive and encouraging with follow up texts and sessions to set us up for success. Especially recovering postpartum, her support was so reassuring when you feel like you cannot feed your baby! A few weeks later, we are back to almost exclusively breastfeeding. We are so grateful to have found Dawnita!

I found Labor of Love by doing some of my own research online. And thank God I did! My doula,…read moreKaren, was my rock throughout my labor and was 100,000 percent amazing--I'll definitely be working with her for my second! A little backstory: I was overwhelmed and so nervous about finding "the one" person to be a part of the most important event of my life. After doing my research and reading through all these bios, I honestly was left feeling overwhelmed, especially knowing how indecisive I can be. I knew I just had to trust my intuition and my gut on this one! After looking at Karen's bio on their website, I had such a good feeling. Staci (the owner), who was super friendly and professional, helped me get connected with Karen, and I booked an interview right away! Karen was so sweet and asked me about my pregnancy experience so far. We discussed how I wanted my birth to go and any concerns I had. There wasn't any pressure to hire her, and it just felt like she was already invested in me, like I was already family. I even had her video chat with my husband to make sure we both felt comfortable and vibed well together--and we sure did! Overall, Karen ended up being the perfect balance of knowledge, experience, and professionalism. It was the most perfect amount of care I could have asked for. She was also such an advocate for my birth plan to work out. Before, during, and after my labor and birth, she was always naturally in tune with what I needed. She was never overbearing, worked so well with my husband, and gave him space to be a part of my support team as well. I am so grateful to have come across Labor of Love

The business owner is quite the opposite of the type of person any vulnerable new mom should have…read moreto work with. My experience with Labor of Love was almost two years ago now but continues to upset me when thinking back on my experience. We hired Lauren as our doula, who made it clear she expected us to go far past my due date as a first time mom. While it's possible for that to happen, it didn't in my case. At 39 weeks and at 5am while in active labor and getting ready to head to the hospital, she let us know she had Covid. Her backup was Karen, who I wish we hired to begin with as she is far more caring and professional. Though unfortunately our experience still fell short and we ultimately delivered without Karen present. We were left feeling like we invested a lot of emotion and money into this process with ultimately no help. Staci has been incredibly rude to us since then and even revoked our access to watch her training videos, sending me a link to pay her once again when wanting to rewatch for our now second baby on the way. Karen herself even recommended we ask for a partial refund due to our experience, but Staci lacks the professionalism and courtesy to her clients. Truly mindblowing that she revoked access to the training videos after we had already paid for them. I would stay far away and recommend a more experienced and caring doula group.

I was fully unaware of how hard breastfeeding could be, and had a really difficult time when my…read morefirst son was born. My husband found Aileen online out of desperation at week 3 after I had tried every nipple butter and pillow on the market. From day one, Aileen has been a knowledgeable, calm voice in this process and has transformed breastfeeding from an extremely painful task into a sweet moment with my baby. She came to our home and first observed how I was breastfeeding, then made position adjustments for a better latch. She weighs our baby before and after feedings, and it's so reassuring to know he's getting enough milk to keep growing. On top of that, she answers all 1,000 of my questions, even the ones that aren't related to breastfeeding Aileen has helped not only with the physical pain but also with the mental burden, constantly reassuring me that everything will work out. Our baby is now 2 months old and so healthy. He can feed without a pillow and latches perfectly. Aileen still comes because as he grows, things change, and I just love learning from her. If breastfeeding seems impossible right now and nothing seems to work for you, you need Aileen!

Aileen is truly the best! She has such a warm, positive energy and is incredibly kind and…read moresupportive. She met with me before my baby was born and then continued to check in with me afterward. Just two days after our daughter was born, she came to our home and helped us so much with breastfeeding. As a doctor myself, I highly recommend having a lactation consultant assess your baby's latch, especially as a first-time mom. Breastfeeding is such a huge learning curve, and having the right support can make all the difference. I also had some challenges with pumping, and Aileen was so gracious, patient, and helpful throughout the process. She always took the time to answer all of my questions and made me feel supported every step of the way. I can't recommend Aileen enough. She is truly wonderful at what she does, and her kindness and expertise are invaluable!

I cannot recommend Danielle highly enough--she is truly a gem. After my first son was born, I spent…read moreover five weeks exclusively pumping and feeling overwhelmed. I found Danielle's videos on TikTok and Instagram and made an appointment. With her warmth, encouragement, and expertise, she helped me transition into nursing successfully and made me feel truly seen and supported as a new mother. Danielle's mix of compassion, friendliness, and deep knowledge is unmatched. She listens, respects my wishes, and gives practical solutions that work. Her guidance transformed both of my postpartum experiences from struggle into connection and confidence. I am so grateful for her and recommend her to any parent seeking expert lactation support.

Danielle is truly the best lactation consultant that there is! She helped me with so many lactation…read moreissues with my baby 7 years ago. I just recently had another baby and unfortunately I've had even more lactation issues this time (latch issues, tongue ties, lip ties, reattachments, baby GERD, clogged ducts, chronic blebs, pumping issues, etc). She never stopped wanting to help me, even when it was so tough. She is so knowledgeable, caring, empathetic, and just truly wonderful. I owe two of my successful nursing journeys to her, she's the best!

For context, I had a post partum nanny/ newborn specialist through the inner workings of asking…read morearound since it's like some secret society connecting with a good one (they are booked out months in advance). I had one for 8 weeks and about a week before my last week I had depression/anxiety with the thought of having to take care of a baby all night! I found this agency through a Google search--- my insurance covered about a week and I used FSA/DCFSA to cover 2 more weeks --- total of 3 weeks of service . This is also a pleasant surprise since usually when you do hire one on your own, they don't take insurance! My experience from start to finish: Yuri, messaged me the next day from my inquiry. Understood my situation to find someone to start in the next 10 days and my budget of 5k FSA/DCFSA with insurance --- this got me 3 weeks of weekdays! She told me last minute requests unlikely to get an English speaker which I was ok with because my previous one barely spoke English (also didn't use the translation app but we made it work-- but she was very experienced and jsut led the way). Yuri gave me a profile and we set up a virtual interview. The thing about using an "agency" they should vet these people so you don't really need to do intense interviewing so my interview was really about my expectations. I was already 8 weeks postpartum so I told my live in doula I want focus on infant care so I can relax/recover. I got one profile and honestly she seemed very nice. It said she had 3 years experience, had some Asain doula certificate (you can verify online too at some website), and during the interview she said she worked with over 30 families in the last year (Yuri translates the interview but like the 30 families in a year doesn't really add up but I got the gist she has experience). After you accept and sign the contract, contact is pretty easy through text with the agency. When Yangfang Li arrived she showed ID so you know it's her and lets you check her luggage. Then you basically go to the market together so she can buy groceries to cook you food. Chinese food is stir fry and I didn't know what she could cook and I didn't want to think about what I wanted to eat (trying to minimize mental load for recovery). She sort of finessed something the first week and afterwards I gave feedback what I like/don't like -- so if you don't have a Doula for long you might not get to that phase as some starts aren't perfect. I told her I want simple quick dishes so she can mainly focus on the baby. She was efficient -- cooked and cleaned usually within 90 minutes. She made 3 dishes at my request (see photos)- soup, veggie, meat - you can request noodles more or rice more (I found this out later, as I was like I want to eat mainly noodles). She made beef buns and a lot right before she left so I could have some in the fridge/freezer for later. My previous one also did laundry, baby bottles, more house chores but I didn't need that as much since I wanted more focus on infant care - it's like pick what you want them to do so I was ok with this. yanfang Li did fold the clothes and could do the laundry but I was ok doing part of it. Infant care though- she was great. All babies are different so I told her I want pace feeding (trying to get this baby on the breast instead of bottle). At first she did the upright pace feeding but then receptive to changing to horizontal. He wasn't a sleepy newborn so he was going through some nipple aversion and she was receptive toward undistracted drowsy feedings. She also put him to sleep pretty well with the rocking chair but she could also walk with him--- some of the older ladies don't that much. She gave the CUTEST baby massage when putting on his lotion after showers and I took a video for memories but it was a baby spa experience. Overall she took care of him very well which was my priority. My previous newborn specialist took care of me more since I was freshly post partum which I'm sure if that's the experience I wanted I could find -- ie, focus on breast feeding (breast massage, lactating foods/meals, etc), personal massages, helping with hair wash, sitz bath for post partum hemorrhoids , etc -- so if that's what you're looking for would jsut be specific during your interview and set expectations. Overall I've been recommending to people to def use their doula insurance here! If I could do it again, I would still hire my other newborn specialist but also this one for infant care later.

I loved working with Cooings Doula Care. I live in the SF Bay Area and have Kaiser insurance…read more Cooings made it super easy to use my doula benefits. They were warm and professional. I happen to not be Asian and they tailored me and my baby's care to what worked for us. The doula they matched us with, Lya, was incredible. She was on-time every day, warm, sweet and super helpful. Wonderful language skills and as an added bonus she tolerates our very needy and anxious dog really well. I would highly recommend them!

We loved our time at TMC's toddler class! Learning from experts each week plus connecting with…read moreother moms in the same stage of life, all while our little ones explore and made new friends has been absolutely amazing. Thank you Michelle and the TMC team for creating this incredible space for moms!

The Mommy Center has been such a wonderful experience for both me and my daughter. Michelle and her…read moreteam have created such a fun, welcoming, and judgment-free space where moms and their little ones can connect, play, and feel supported. I've taken two of their mommy-and-baby class series, and I loved both of them. Each series includes special touches like each week is a different topica mini photoshoot, a swim party, and so much more, which makes it absolutely worth every penny. Carmen, who helped lead the group, is amazing. She is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and always makes me feel heard. She gives thoughtful advice and truly cares about the moms and babies she works with. You can tell she genuinely loves what she does. I've also attended several music classes with Michelle, and those have been some of my favorites. My daughter absolutely loves music time, and Michelle does such a great job keeping the kids engaged and entertained. We truly love The Mommy Center and are so grateful for everything they offer!!