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TOBMAN FAMILY »
Our family has had the great pleasure of working with Gulya as our baby nurse from November 2020 to January 2021. We could not be happier and as such extended our time with her until the start of her new job. In the few short months we have known her, she has brought so much joy into our home. She arrives each night with a huge smile and positive energy that radiates throughout our home.
Gulya is extremely professional while putting our son first in every way. Aside from her nurturing, loving, patient and calming demeanor, she tackles the impossible: sleep training. While she only works shifts at night, she was an integral part of establishing his daily routine and feeding/ nap schedule.
We were challenged by intense gas and reflux issues so she really focused on his digestion and educated us on the best techniques to aid and eliminate these issues. By week 6, she eliminated all night feedings and had him sleeping 8-10 hour stretches. She has gone above and beyond our expectations and helped us with all of our parenting needs. From bottles to laundry, pumping and nursing, to assisting mother post C section, engaging with our 2.5 year old toddler, she does it all. While the baby is her primary focus, she truly wants to make this challenging newborn phase as easy as possible on the parents and entire family. She genuinely cares about each child and has developed a strong connection with our baby. Our daughter runs to the door each night to greet her with a giant hug. I know I could call on her at any hour for help or a question and she would be there.
As if having a newborn isn’t scary enough, it is especially daunting during Covid times. Rest assured, she takes every precaution, gets tested regularly/ upon request, and lives responsibly on her off time. Gulya has touched our lives in a profound way for which we will be forever grateful.I cannot say enough positive words regarding Gulya and any baby and family would be lucky to have her! We are going to miss her dearly.
FISHER FAMILY »
We were referred to Gulya by a family friend who had twins and needed help at night. When we met with Gulya before our baby was born, she put our minds at ease. Her knowledge and experience are incredible. She answered all of our questions about sleep training with such certainty and confidence. When our daughter Sloane was brought home from the hospital in the middle of the day Gulya came early to make sure that we got some much-needed sleep and stayed over 14 hours to help.
From the moment Gulya came into our house she has put our family first, treating Sloane like her own daughter. By the time Gulya arrived at our house each day Sloane was very fussy, but as soon as she came in the door and Sloane saw Gulya, she calmed right down. Gulya is the baby whisperer and has become a part of our family. She helped teach us what we should and should not do.
She was able to identify that Sloane had acid reflux very early on and created a plan to combat this during the day and night. I am very happy to say that it worked! We could not have done this without her especially during the pandemic. Gulya always made sure to wash her hands, wear a mask, and take all the precautions outside of when she was in our home. Again, another reason she put our minds at ease was her careful nature not wanting to put our family at risk of Covid- 19.
We had a bad accident in our home, so we had to relocate for a month and even with all the moving around Gulya was able to sleep train Sloane far earlier than we ever could have. Because of that we asked Gulya to stay past the 2 months we had originally hired her. She stayed for another month to help us with getting Sloane on a better schedule during the day. She is very reliable, trustworthy, caring and an amazing human being. I would recommend Gulya to all my family. We could not say more amazing things about Gulya. We love her like family.
HAYKANI FAMILY »
It’s been a pleasure having Gulya taking care of my twins for 5 months. I was so overwhelmed when I gave birth and was extremely exhausted. She saved my family. My twins thrived on her routine and wonderful schedule. She really cares and is part of the family. Extremely trustworthy and experienced. We got so lucky that she was available when we needed her the most!!! – Mestane
Gulya literally changed our lives.. She took care of our twins and set up a schedule for them and trained us how to take care of them. We were so lost before she joined us, we didn’t know what to do and our life was a mess, but she gave us direction and sleep trained my twins, as well as helping us with our three years old son. I have never seen such an amazing person like Gulya, with so much experience that really cares about you and your family. She is definitely the best you can find. – Arian
SCHWARTZ FAMILY »
I hired Gulya when my twins were born. She literally saved my sanity. She was so calm and caring with the babies. She taught us many techniques to help the babies sleep for longer stretches. By 8 weeks my babies slept almost 8 hours! She would even bring me my pump parts in the middle of the night so I wouldn’t have to get out of bed to pump. She was helpful in every way, and was always looking to do more. Gulya is on my list to call for future babies! Thank you Gulya!
TAMBOR FAMILY »
Gulya is our angel. Gulya has been working with our family as a baby nurse at night 5-6 nights a week, 12 hours every night for a year. We have 4 kids under 4 years old and she was helping us take care of the twins at the beginning mainly. When Gulya started the boys just came home after 8 weeks in NICU, one of them on an apnea monitor and the other with bad reflux. Gulya is so loyal and helpful.
We were referred to her in emergency times, after a bad experience with another baby nurse who fell asleep feeding my son. We fired her and hired Gulya to help us out. Gulya stood up and helped us in hard times for us, even though she was getting over a cold. She covered her mouth with a mask and helped us, I wouldn’t know how I would do it without her help. Both of them were on medications and needed special attention, and not feed at the same time as the doctor ordered. Gulya is very dedicated, professional, and loving, she listened to our concerns and did her best to make us and the boys happy.
On top of that, we would go out and Gulya would play, feed and put our 3.5 year old daughter to sleep. She is great with kids, knows how to manage 4 of them all at the same time, and doesn’t get panicked when the boys were up crying at night both at the same time. We have a 3-month-old boy, Gulya took care of him since he was born, on top of the twins. Gulya helped me get up at night to pump, prepared everything I needed, and gave me emotional support and knowledge about things I didn’t know. We got my newborn on a schedule since he was 6 weeks old and now he sleeps through the whole night. Gulya is been very helpful, we wouldn’t do it without her help, we are blessed to have her. She helped preparing bottles, feed, change, give medication on time, do kids’ laundry, and many hours holding my boys when needed in the middle of the night so I could get some sleep. We trusted her with whole our hearts. Gulya helped sleep train all 3 boys.
As of now, we won’t need her service, She did a great job successfully. All my 4 kids sleep through the whole night until 6:30-7 am. I am very happy we choose her. She has to allot of experience, easy going, and very attentive. Gulya became part of our family. I can’t express how grateful I am, we will miss her. We recommend her service to every mom who wants to sleep at night knowing her kids are in good hands.
SANCHEZ FAMILY »
Gulya worked with our family to care for our twin boys from the time they were 6 weeks old to 10 months old, for a period of 8 months. She was referred to us by a night nurse we initially contracted, but wasn’t available after our initial contract, therefore, referred us to Gulya. She started helping our family at night, but we eventually kept her as our full-time, daytime nanny. Having Gulya at that point was so crucial, as we were adjusting to being first-time parents to two newborns, and needed all the help and rest we could get. She is caring, and gentle, and fits right in with our family. Gulya is very responsible and reliable and understood the direction we wanted to take with their schedules, feedings, etc. but also took the initiative to offer her own suggestions, which was very instrumental. We were truly pleased to have her and sad to see her go as we no longer needed her on a full-time basis.
We couldn’t have been more relieved when Gulya arrived a few hours later and took over complete care in the evenings and gave reassuring answers to all baby-related questions. And, as first-time parents, we had many. Gulya is a “baby whisperer.” Our home is small and loud noise travels to all rooms. Virtually every evening she was with us was a quiet and peaceful one, allowing us much-needed sleep. The girls were clearly happy in her care and responded, even at a young age, to her beautiful voice and loving touches. We also woke up to clean laundry for the girls, a neat nursery, and all baby bottles and supplies cleaned and ready for our day. Gulya even did any dishes that were left in the sink! Gulya is also a born educator and part of her mission are to educate parents. She set up a system of recording feedings and routines for what to do with the girls day and night which we continue to this day. She gave us a lot of invaluable advice. To this day, when I have some baby-related questions, I still go to Gulya.
As would be expected, we were extremely worried when the time came close for Gulya to leave us. Gulya assured us we would be fine and that the babies would be sleep trained by then. And indeed, as promised, our girls, who sleep in the same room, were sleep trained by the end of 3 months—with no crying throughout the process. They were able to sleep one 4-hour stretch from 8:30 pm-12:30 am. After the midnight dream feed, they would sleep another 6-7 hours straight. Integrating into a household with two newborns is not an easy job. Gulya made it look easy. In addition to her professionalism and exceptionally high standards as a caretaker, Gulya is a warm, beautiful, and caring personality. We continue to miss her. By the time Gulya left, I had recovered more physically, but also had learned so much from her about how to take care of my girls. I feel like a competent mother and I can truly say that Gulya enabled me to become the mother I want to be. My husband and I are ever grateful for Gulya’s help and care and recommend her absolutely.
GREEN FAMILY »
I’m a first-time mother of a baby girl, Orla, who is now seven weeks old. I’m from England, and as I am far from home my mother-in-law offered to hire me a baby nurse to help me and my husband survive the tough nights after my c-section. I had no idea what to expect with a newborn, and I wasn’t sure if I would even need a night nurse – for example I didn’t understand that settling a baby back to sleep after a feed can take so long that the parent gets no sleep again before the next feed!
I thank my lucky stars that I employed Gulya. When she came to us, my daughter was two weeks old, and already my husband and I were unknowingly indulging in behaviors guaranteed to keep Orla awake all night. Gulya arrived and set about teaching us how to begin rituals that will lead a baby toward a full night’s sleep. From knowing nothing, I am now supremely confident in bathing my baby, soothing her diaper rash, expertly swaddling her, judiciously using a pacifier to soothe her back to sleep in the night, supporting her body in the right way, and a host of other skills.
I learned how to create a bedtime ritual for Orla with lighting and noises that would soothe her, and I watched Gulya’s gentle yet firm handling of my baby and was able to copy her. It is a miracle that now, at just seven weeks, Orla sleeps pretty much through the night with just a few minutes of ‘chirping’ in the early hours, which I know how to soothe. My husband and I get almost as much sleep as we used to, and have the energy to tackle the day ahead. Personally, I have become very fond of Gulya. She is a mother herself with a fascinating personal history and has a sweetness, compassion, and strength that is very rare. I felt great relief when her smiling face appeared at my door each night. I only wish I could have kept her forever, but she is so talented that I didn’t need to!
STERN FAMILY »
“Get a Night Nurse!” Those were the four best words of advice I received from a friend of mine before our twins were born. He rightly convinced me that I knew nothing about babies and would need someone to help demystify the process and walk us through the most fragile of times. He was right… and Gulya was the perfect person to do it. I can’t even begin to say how powerful and important having her help us was. She’s truly the ‘baby whisperer’. Her years of experience bring a level of first-hand knowledge and well-honed instincts that exceed everything from the latest advice book to the trusty out-of-date parenting advice from our own parents to even our doctors.
She knows exactly what that ‘squeal’ is… how high to prop up a crib mattress… you name it.But beyond taking care of our two lovely girls, she also taught us how to. She corrected false information the hospital staff had imparted on us… diminishing issues like spit-up etc in the process. She showed us how to bathe our daughters even though one of them weighed less than five pounds.She left us feeling confident enough to be able to take care of our daughters, but I still ask her to come over any time she can. I hope she can help your growing family as much as she helped ours.
SULLIVAN FAMILY »
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Gulya for the past decade. Our paths crossed when she was embarking on her journey as a Newborn Care Specialist and Postpartum Doula. With 22 years in the industry, I established a registry for professionals like us, where our acquaintance blossomed. Gulya stands out as one of the most compassionate and considerate individuals I’ve encountered. Her clients only have praise for her, and it’s been a joy knowing her. I eagerly anticipate our ongoing collaboration. Warm Regards, Kathleen Kathleen Sullivan SoftSlumbers.com
