Lina provided personalized support and care during the first six weeks of our baby's life. She is punctual, effective, and offers additional support services based on a baby's needs. Wish we had planned ahead to work with her longer! read more

It was a genuine pleasure working with Lina! She helped us out as a night doula for about 5 weeks with our 2nd baby. We interviewed quite a lot of people and immediately felt at ease when we met her. She is easy to talk to, warm, engaging, and confident in her care for babies and parents. Her first night, she arrived with a sweet gift for us and the baby. Right away, she asked insightful questions about our baby, our toddler, and our daily lives that allowed her to think creatively and support us in ways we hadn't even considered. For example, the baby's overnight feeding times made it hard for me to be present with our 2.5-year-old son in the mornings before he went off to preschool. So she suggested a shift where she would feed the baby right before leaving in the morning, which gave me a wonderful stretch to spend one-on-one time with my son. He was going through a lot of transitions with a new sister, a new house, and a new preschool, and getting this time together was truly invaluable to me. Lina was great with our daughter. She was very observant about things like the temperature of her room and her gassiness, both of which she had excellent suggestions for improving. She was also incredibly helpful with breastfeeding and pumping support, even waking me up to pump and picking up and delivering clean pump parts up to my room. We're so very grateful to have worked with her! read more

If you are considering hiring Lina - don't hesitate - she is the best! Lina is the sweetest, kindest, most loving doula and we were so lucky to work with her during the first chapter of our son's life. After our interview, we immediately knew she was the right person. She is highly experienced, and has a gift for connecting with people and babies. This was our second child, but our first time with a night doula, so we weren't sure what to expect. When we first started, Lina extremely helpful provided lactation consulting to ensure I was properly feeding the baby, and helped to establish a nursing and pumping schedule. After a couple of weeks we fell into a great rhythm, and I was able to get significantly more sleep than I would have had otherwise. She sent us nightly updates about what happened with the baby, washed all the bottles and pumping gear, and helped me to freeze and organize the milk I was storing. Around my birthday she suggested that we go take a few hours to go out to dinner, and she came in a bit early to babysit while we went out, which was so nice of her. There was also a period of time when the baby got a little sick, and Lina helped out by making really useful suggestions for products to treat him that I would have otherwise not considered. I am so grateful for the time we had together and a little sad, too, that it is over. We are so lucky to have had Lina in our lives! With her support, our baby got amazing care, and I got more sleep, had better mental health, and a higher milk supply than I would have otherwise. Thank you Lina! read more

We had a fantastic experience with Lina as our Night Doula - I miss her already! We had lined up another doula through the Bay Area Night Doulas network but when our baby surprised us 4.5 weeks early, we were scrambling to find support. We got connected to Lina and she helped provide coverage for a couple weeks until our planned Doula could start. Lina was amazing!!! I especially loved her warm energy and help with breastfeeding. She is super knowledgeable -- in fact, everything she suggested to us for feeding or baby care was the same as what the Pediatrician and Lactation Consultants at Newborn Connections recommended. Now that I've experienced different doula styles, I can say confidently that Lina really shines in her support of the mom and with lactation. She takes a hands-on approach and is an excellent teacher. I felt so supported by her and I could tell she really cared about our family. I wish we had more time with her and I hope I get to work with her again! read more

Lina was the night doula for our first born son, caring for him for the first ten weeks of his life. Extremely knowledgeable as a lactation consultant, Lina helped us figure out the feeding and pumping routine that's best for the baby and for the parents. She has provided invaluable support and guidance teaching us first time parents how to care for the baby, recognize various cues and respond to them. Lina is keenly observant, and she was quick to both bring up important points to our attention (e.g. when to increase the tummy time duration to help muscle development) and tell us when not to worry because things are as they should be. The best part about Lina's approach is that she takes loving care of both the baby and parents, offering her expertise, empathy and reliability to help strengthen new families during one of the most important phases. Me and my husband are forever grateful to Lina, and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for an exceptional doula. read more

I can't say enough about our experience with Lina. She was so incredible to have and taught us so much as first time parents. She treated our baby like her own and adapted to our family from the first day. We loved her so much that we added on a night per week and extended another week. We would honestly have loved to extend even longer, but she had another family lined up after us. She is patient, loving, caring, bright and has a calming demeanor that really makes you feel at ease. She is super knowledagble and helped guide our routines and helped me with breast feeding (she is also certified in lactation). I could get rest knowing that my baby was in such good hands. I couldn't recommend Lina more. We already miss her! read more

Lina worked with our family for four nights and was exactly what we needed during those challenging early days with our newborn. Lina demonstrated exceptional skill in sleep regulation and establishing healthy routines for our baby. She expertly managed the nightly feedings, allowing us to get the rest we desperately needed while ensuring our baby was well-cared for throughout the night. Her approach to getting our baby on a consistent schedule was gentle and effective, and we saw noticeable improvements in our baby's sleep patterns even after just a few nights. Lina also helped us out in many other ways - she took care of washing bottles and folding laundry, and even handled delicate tasks like trimming our baby's nails - small but important details that made a huge difference in our daily lives. Her attention to these practical needs showed her understanding that supporting new parents means addressing all aspects of newborn care. Even though our arrangement was brief, her teachings are continuing to benefit us. Highly recommend! read more

We hired Lina as our night doula for our first born - one of the best decisions we've made! Lina is caring, loving, very knowledgeable, and so easy to talk to! She was able to help get us on a schedule so our little one would sleep through the night (which allowed us to get so much needed rest) and helped with baby chores as well. If you're looking for support with your newborn, Lina is the best!! read more

We started with Lina as our night doula a week after our second daughter was born. We went 2.5 years without proper sleep with our first daughter, so we were extremely appreciative of Lina's support throughout the night in caring for our second child. With Lina taking care of our baby, my husband and I got the best sleep we've ever had, even with me waking up in the middle of the night to pump. Lina was amazingly supportive in having my pumps ready bedside, waking me up when it was time to pump, and coming back to collect the milk and properly storing it. She took care of all the baby's needs throughout the night (feeding, diapers, washing bottles, doing laundry) and we didn't have to worry about a thing. We also had Lina stay through the morning hours with the baby to allow us uninterrupted time w/our older daughter as we got her ready for pre-school since she was also adjusting to our new baby. We wouldn't have had this special time w/our older daughter w/o Lina. Our daughter was a good sleeper, so we ended up transitioning Lina to a day time doula. I wish we would have done it sooner, as I realized I needed more support during the day to allow me to get out and have some time for self care. Lina was great at helping around the house and took amazing care of the baby. She had her on a schedule, played with her, worked on tummy time and adjusted exercises to help strengthen the baby's muscles based on her observations. She was helpful in teaching me various activities and techniques. She provided us w/a sleep and feeding schedule and has still been available to us after our time w/her to help answer any questions. In addition to being great at what she does, Lina is a wonderful person all around and very trustworthy. We would hire Lina in a heartbeat if we ever decide to have another child!! read more

Lina was so helpful in helping me get my 2 month old on a daytime nap schedule and making sure she got enough activities in between naps. She is super knowledgeable about all aspects of childcare, and was very thoughtful about making sure that I also focused on self care and was very proactive to help in any way she can to make my life easier. As a first time mom, it's a great comfort to know that if I need help with my newborn she'll be there to support me. read more

Lina provided invaluable support to our family. She assisted with breastfeeding (as a lactation consultant), helped with my pumping, taught us baby care tasks like bathing and nail cutting, guided us on tummy time, and provided some scheduling advice, also helped us with baby laundry. As first-time parents, these were all incredibly helpful. read more

I can't recommend Lina highly enough. It was so reassuring to know that she would be there for us on our first night home from the hospital. We were so grateful to have her on our team! During our first meeting at our house while I was still pregnant, Lina took care to learn about our family and how we wanted her to help us out postpartum. She gave us some really helpful recommendations on baby gear that turned out to work great for our son. She listened, offered support, and helped us navigate the rollercoaster ride of early parenthood. I could really tell that Lina adjusted her care to meet our family's needs, especially as our needs changed. When at first we did not feel comfortable having our baby sleep outside of our room, Lina met us where we were at (quite literally!) and came in to our room to help us feed and care for our son so that we could rest and learn from her without needing to have him apart from us. As we became ready to have him in a separate room, Lina took full care of him for the course of the night, and allowed us to get much-needed sleep knowing our son was in great hands. We learned so much from Lina! She taught us how to set up a system to organize all the bottles and breastmilk storage, helped us build a sleep/play/feeding routine, and guided me with breastfeeding. She taught us so much about our baby's changing needs and how to build routines that work for him. Thanks to Lina's expertise, our son has been sleeping through the night since around 10 weeks old. We are beyond grateful. In addition to being a great teacher and support for us, Lina took care of baby chores like bottle washing and baby laundry. I never had to worry about baby laundry as long as Lina was with us! We worked with Lina 3 nights a week and always looked forward to the nights she was with us. She was always right on time, making it easy for us to rely on her, and communicative on the days she wasn't with us. We can't recommend Lina highly enough. If you're looking for someone who will transform your nights, help you find your groove, and give you peace of mind, she's the one! read more

Lina was a fantastic doula! She is an expert in breastfeeding and infant care and her depth of experience shows. She is also extremely kind and patient and has great intuition. She has a very comforting presence and is a joy to be around. She communicates well and is highly reliable. I had worked with other doulas in the past, and she is by far the best in what she does. Our whole family grew close to her in the the month that she was with us, and we were so sad to see her go. She has my highest recommendation and I am happy to speak more with anyone who is considering her as a doula. She is truly amazing! read more

Lina was our birth doula for our first child.  Lina is incredibly passionate about her field and seems to be always learning and growing and was absolutely amazing.  She is very knowledgable about pregnancy, birth and infant care and talked us through the labor process and various labor positions to try in our home.  She sent us a number of helpful documents to prepare us for birth.  At the hospital she supported my labor by suggesting helpful positions, adding some ambiance, and managing the birth tub while my partner directly support me.  We didn't ask her to, but she took many photos during the labor and birth process and we had no idea that we would cherish those photos so much.  The whole event is such a blur and it's lovely to have some captured moments. She has a background in bodywork/yoga and her post partum visit was incredibly helpful.  She demonstrated some stretches I could do with my partner to relive back and pelvic pain and I felt immediate relief. She also gave me a great appreciation for the placenta and provided me with the perspective that this organ helped support our child's life inside of me. read more

My husband and I hired Lina to help with our preemie first born when she was about 5 weeks old. We didn't have any other help, and Lina helped us navigate the first few weeks with ease. She's very punctual and responsible. She would help calm the baby when she was fussy, advise us on when to increase her food intake, give the baby her first real bath, set feeding schedules, and helped us with a lot of firsts. We are really grateful for Lina during those precious early days and so is our baby! read more

My husband and I hired Lina as our night nurse when we had our son. It was easily the best decision that we've ever made as new parents. She's extremely knowledgeable, dependable, trustworthy, patient and caring. She also helped with my successful breastfeeding journey. Her knowledge as a lactation consultant is unmatched. I am still exclusively breastfeeding my son twelve months later and I give Lina all of the credit. Thanks again, Lina. Hire her for any and everything. We cannot recommend her enough. Lucky to have found her! read more

I was a little late to the game in deciding to hire a doula at 32 weeks pregnant, but I am beyond grateful that I did. Lina was an absolute godsend! And even though I didn't meet her until well into my third trimester, every minute of time with her proved to be invaluable. She spent some time with my husband and I at home prior to our delivery, providing us with tools in preparation for labor and explaining at great length what we could expect. She also made herself readily available via text and email to answer all of our questions. I had planned for a hospital birth with minimal interventions (hoping to labor as long as I could without medications) but was open to the idea of an epidural and was also aware that some things were completely out of my control. Lina was incredibly supportive of my decisions and choices before, during, and after the birthing process. I labored for about 18 hours with Lina by my side helping me find positions that felt comfortable, massaging me as needed, reminding me to breathe, and providing all of the encouragement and support that I needed. She was also there to remind my husband when not to talk to me (during a contraction) and allowed him to get some rest. She was (almost) just as important of a support person for him as she was for me! I ended up needing an urgent c-section which was a huge shock emotionally, but Lina was again there to help me cope with the many emotions I was feeling and was right there waiting when I got out of surgery. And just when I thought Lina couldn't be any more helpful, she proved me wrong when she ended up being THE MOST patient and supportive person in my breastfeeding journey. Breastfeeding was a huge struggle during the first few weeks and I was an emotional wreck as a sleep-deprived, first-time mom recovering from surgery. Even after seeing two different lactation consultants, none proved to be as helpful as Lina. Lina came to the rescue and paid a home visit postpartum helping me to navigate breastfeeding as well as helping me to get organized at home (unpacking from the hospital, teaching me how to use my pump, setting up my sterilizer, etc.). And during my panicked moments in the middle of the night when my baby wouldn't latch or I was in tears thinking I couldn't do this any longer, Lina was just a text away and responded quickly. I honestly can't imagine having gone through this process without her. I highly recommend Lina as a doula and hope whoever reads this is lucky enough to have her by their side too. Thank you Lina!!!! read more