Cindy Tan

Cindy was recommended by MOT Confinement nanny group as a back up nanny for me. My initial nanny cancelled on me and I am glad that we engaged Cindy instead.

She does her ART at void deck before coming up to my home. Upon entering the house, she went to take a shower as she was afraid of bringing in germs. Her standard of hygiene is commendable. I would find her showering every time she finish cooking. As parents we do not have to worry over her level of cleanliness. She would also prefer not to head out to minimise bringing germs back home. But having said that she is okay to accompany baby to polyclinic for checkup with my husband.

I do not have to worry with her way of handling baby. As first time parents, she would share her tricks on how to handle baby such as do not swing the baby when carrying. Or else we would have a hard time when baby is bigger. Instead just pat the baby on the bum. I appreciate that she sets up a routine for baby and we have been continuing till today. Eg baby goes for his evening wipe down/bath at 5-6plus and goes to sleep before waking up for next feed. I’m glad to share that at week 12, my baby sleeps rather well through the night and only wakes up once for a night feeding. Thanks to Cindy for setting it right.

Through her interaction with baby, you can tell that she genuinely likes caring for babies. I like that she is very pro breast feeding. She would always encourage me to latch.

My husband and I enjoy her cooking. Lunch would always be a one dish meal such as bee hoon or noodles. Dinner would be rice with 2 dishes. She would cook soups as well. She would not cook anything you don’t like to eat. She’s very creative and would cook whatever ingredients you buy. I do not enjoy traditional confinement meals and she would not nag and insist on it like some nannies. She would prepare nutritious and lightly seasoned healthy food. Besides that she would prepare tonic drink and soups as well.

Unfortunately, baby was readmitted due to jaundice and I was hospitalised again during confinement. She is knowledgeable about jaundice management and would share how to better care and things to look out for. I had a peace of mind with Cindy and my husband looking after baby despite being in the hospital. I know that baby is in good hands.

Also, my husband gotten covid during confinement. Without Cindy’s help, I’m not sure how would I have been able to care for baby on my own accord given my condition of de quervain/mama’s hand.

Cindy was very nice to accommodate my request for a one week extension. I required extra help and wanted to recuperate with more tonics. At her last week, she would request for parents to take over night feeding so that we would not be so lost after she leave. She would step in to assist at night when we require help. Of course, you are able to decline this and have her care for baby entirely instead. In the

Morning she would take over and we can rest after that. I’m so glad that we have followed her advice. Because baby seems to become an entirely different person during night and it is indeed challenging for first time parents.

Overall, I would highly recommend Cindy. She is easy to get along with. She is well trained and I do not need to worry with her caring for baby. We enjoyed her companionship for the 5 weeks. I would engage her again if I do have a second baby.

Sharing my review of Auntie Cindy:

My best nanny so far! We just had our third baby and managed to engage Auntie Cindy. She is very pleasant and accommodating.

Baby: she takes very good care of baby and is very careful in bathing and cleaning baby. Also very hygienic in handling baby’s milk bottles and helps me to store sterilised bottles in a separate container. She is supportive of breastfeeding and will wake me up at night to feed baby. Then she will take over the diaper changes and is careful to use warm water to clean baby’s bum. In addition, she also makes sure to close the windows and door, and turns off the fans when changing baby’s diaper or bathing.

Cleanliness: Auntie is very hygienic in handling baby and our food. She also takes very good care of my kitchen and appliances (we moved in 5 days before she came to our house so everything was brand new). She will mop the kitchen after cooking and even wipe down the exterior of cabinets and fridge at the end of the day. She is also very careful when handling my pump parts and ensures they are kept in a separate clean container properly.

Food: Auntie’s food is towards the healthy cooking side and I don’t have much sauces for her to use to cook. Yet she manages to whip up wonderful dishes that are nutritious for me.

Others: I have 2 other children under 5 and she willingly cooks for them and even makes breakfast for them when she sees that I’m busy latching my baby. She is very observant and will take care to cook dishes that my children like to eat. My elder son doesn’t eat eggs so she always ensures there’s another protein dish for him. And my younger son loves her steamed eggs so she always makes that for him. She also always steams a fish for the kids because she knows they love to eat it. When cooking for my husband, she also consulted my mum and me on his food preference and portion size to make sure she cooks enough for us to eat. Her cooking tends to be on the healthy and soupy side which is to my personal liking.

Auntie is not fussy about the food she eats and only requests for vegetables to be bought for her. She doesn’t request for anything else and is very easy going.

She is so kind to even help me pack up the kids toys when she notices that they are all over the floor. And she will even make sure to keep the common toilet dry after others use it as she knows my kids always run in to wash their hands and she is worried that they may fall down. Another point worth noting is that she will take note of what is in my fridge, like ripe fruits, and even wash and cut for my family to eat.

I’m so happy to have auntie for my third confinement and she really made this confinement a very pleasant and memorable one. I feel like she is part of my family and hope she can come visit us anytime she wants!