We had such a great experience working with Maria. My baby started going through the 4-month sleep regression early, and by the time he was only 3.5 months old, his sleep was completely disrupted (awake every hour or so). I also have a toddler at home, so the disrupted nights were becoming really hard to manage and I knew I needed help.
What I loved about working with Maria was that she didn’t just give me a sleep plan and send me off to implement it while already exhausted. She came to our home overnight and actually did the work with my baby while I slept. She learned his patterns, figured out what worked for him, and handled his wake-ups, while also teaching me exactly what she was doing and why so that I could confidently take over afterward. Her approach felt very personalized to my baby and our family rather than a generic sleep-training program.
The results were incredible. After just two nights, my baby was sleeping through the night. It is now several weeks later, and he still consistently sleeps from bedtime until morning and, if he does briefly wake, he is able to settle himself back to sleep.
Having Maria physically there doing the difficult part while I was able to get some much-needed sleep was invaluable.
If you are exhausted and struggling with your baby’s sleep, you really do not have to figure it all out by yourself. Maria took an enormous weight off my shoulders, and I would absolutely recommend her.
— Rebecca C.
We couldn’t be more grateful for Maria! Before even hiring her, she listened to our needs and created a great care plan for our 6-week-old. She’s super communicative, transparent with her schedule, and honestly just a total joy to have in our home. Most importantly, she is unbelievably sweet with our baby girl and gives her so much love and attention. We've had to adjust our baby's schedule quite a bit to keep up with her everchanging needs and Maria has been extremely collaborative (and patient) with the process. We can’t recommend Maria and LA Baby Experts enough!
— Malea Hotson
We feel so lucky that Maria has been part of our family for the past three months helping take care of our son, Cal, as a nighttime Newborn Care Specialist. She has been absolutely amazing, and we truly couldn’t have gotten through the newborn trenches without her! From day one, Maria has been so loving, caring, patient, and attentive with him. She has such a natural way with babies and somehow always knows exactly what he needs. It’s been so sweet to watch the bond they’ve developed, and it’s obvious how much she genuinely loves and cares for him.
Maria has also been an incredible resource for us as first-time parents. She has so much knowledge and experience, but she never made us feel like we were doing anything wrong or asked too many questions. She was always happy to share advice, help us figure things out, and give us confidence when we needed it. She brought such a calm, reassuring presence into our home, which made a huge difference during those long and exhausting newborn nights. And somehow, thanks in large part to Maria, our son is already sleeping through the night! She helped us establish great routines and sleep habits while still giving him so much love and attention. We honestly don’t know how we would have survived without her.
Beyond how amazing she is with our son, Maria is just a wonderful person to have around. She is dependable, thoughtful, kind, trustworthy, hardworking, and incredibly easy to have in our home. She always went above and beyond and made our lives so much easier. We always felt completely comfortable leaving him in her care, which is truly priceless.
Maria has been such a special part of this chapter for our family. We are so grateful for everything she has done for us. She is truly one of those people you feel incredibly lucky to have found, and we would recommend her in a heartbeat to any new parents. Any family would be SO lucky to have Maria!
— Rainey L.
Hiring Maria for 3 months was our best decision. She’s incredibly knowledgeable and was a lovely presence in our home. In the tough early weeks, she was a huge help with breastfeeding. Thanks to her, our baby was on a great schedule and sleeping through the night by 3 months. Knowing our daughter was safe and expertly cared for gave us complete peace of mind. She was also so kind to our older daughter, who was excited to be a big sister. She is truly fantastic and we can’t recommend her enough!
— Chloe Wright
If you’re reading this, hire her. Maria is the best decision we made when we found out our first pregnancy was twins.
Speaking to her took away my fears of two babies at once and as soon as they were home she took wonderful care of them. She got us on a schedule, was wonderful with my NICU baby, helped get them sleeping long stretches, and supported a medical issue that impacted ability to feed. Our newborn experience was so much better with her here. She’s also really easy to have in your home and I enjoyed her immensely.
One tip for twin moms- account for adjusted age when determining contract length because it really does take 12 weeks adjusted to sleep full nights!
— Drew Brauer
Maria is an exceptional caregiver in so many ways! She got us through the first 14 weeks’ worth of nights with our baby boy, who was born prematurely by 7 weeks and was in the NICU for a month. She is kind, thoughtful and most importantly, very knowledgeable about how to care for newborns. From the very first night, we felt comfortable having her in our home. She has the emotional intelligence to know how anxious or nervous parents can be, and does a really good job of providing input without coming across as pushy. She was easily able to onboard to the apps we were already using (Nanit, Nara) to track our baby’s feeds & diapers, making the transition from night to morning very seamless. Our son was incredibly well taken care of and thrived under her care. Our goal for our time with Maria was to get help with getting him to sleep through the night, which involved planning his feed volumes, playtimes, etc in a schedule week-over-week. Maria was able to give us detailed plans and guidance on how to make it happen, and we’re thrilled that we were able to get to the place where our son sleeps through the night before her time with us ended. We would absolutely hire Maria again if we have another child! She is the best of the best!
— Darshana Umakanth
We were so lucky to be able tonight work with Maria as our newborn care specialist for three months, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. As first-time parents, we truly didn’t know what we didn’t know. Maria guided us through every step with expertise, care, and patience.
She recognized that our baby likely had a cow’s milk allergy, something we never would have realized on our own. We would have assumed our baby was just fussy on the bottle, but thanks to Maria, we were able to get the right help within days and avoid our baby being in discomfort. Even when we changed formula and altered the diet for breast milk, Maria still noticed excessive gas and signs of discomfort from our baby. Again, the signs were very subtle and not something we would’ve understood as first time parents. She referred us to the best pediatric gastroenterologist in Los Angeles where we finally sorted out our newborn’s tummy troubles. Maria also recommended other wonderful specialists including someone to help prevent “flat head” when our baby preferred sleeping to one side.
Her wealth of knowledge was invaluable. She taught us the best way to swaddle, when to transition to a sleep sack, how to administer medicine through a pacifier, how to follow a daytime schedule that set us up for the ultimate gift: our baby sleeping 12 hours at night.
Beyond her skills, her dedication and professionalism were unmatched. She always arrived early and stayed late in the mornings to ensure the baby was peacefully asleep before she would leave for the day. She treated our little one with genuine warmth and care.
If you are lucky enough to have the chance to work with her, I cannot recommend her enough.
— Julie M
We had the pleasure of working with Maria for 12 weeks, and we couldn't be more grateful for her support during such a vulnerable and important time. From the moment she arrived, she was kind, caring, and incredibly easy to be around--she quickly became a trusted presence in our home :)
Her knowledge and experience were evident right away. She not only helped us get our baby on a consistent sleep schedule but also guided us through several key transitions, including moving from a swaddle to a sleep sack. Thanks to her expert guidance, our baby was sleeping through the night in under 12 weeks!
She was also an incredible support with breastfeeding, offering hands-on help and encouragement, and she was always ready to problem-solve when our baby had challenges with eating, sleep, head movement, etc. On top of that, she made thoughtful recommendations for additional care our baby might benefit from, which we truly appreciated. We loved all the doctors and specialists she recommended.
We feel so lucky to have had her by our side during those early weeks. Her calm presence, warmth, and expertise made a world of difference for our family. We will definitely be calling Maria for future kids!!
— Chelsea Schem
As first time parents to newborn twins and wanting to ensure that we had a trustworthy night nurse as we catch up on much needed sleep as well as settle into our new reality. Maria and team got started immediately as we just got home from the hospital and quickly got us situated and made sure our new baby boy and girl were well taken care of. The team was great at communicating recaps of how our babies did during the night and gave great recs on how to handle certain situations. Would highly recommend them to anyone looking for night nurse services!
— Jerry
Maria is a true GIFT! We are first time parents who would have not survived the first 3 months of our son’s life if it wasn’t for Maria. She has been with us since the day our son came from the hospital. She is so hard working, ten steps ahead, organized, smart, personable, even consoled me when we realized my son didn’t do well with my breast milk. She’s always on time, stays beyond her scheduled time to help you and/or teach you. She is more knowledgeable than an online mommy course and most pediatricians. She has spent thousands of hours with babies and understands how to sleep condition them, feed them, what formula to use, how to effectively clean and sanitize bottles, how to prevent a flat head, what signs to look for when your baby is tired/hungry/sick and much more. In addition, she cares about the mother, always checks in on the baby and always makes sure you stay on schedule. Thanks to Maria, our son was sleeping through the night by 7 weeks. She made us become much more confident parents. Maria is worth every penny and more. I will definitely hire Maria again for our next baby. She is a true gift to any parent that hires her. The most caring, loving, gentle, knowable night nurse out there. Always answers any question even when she’s not on the clock. She really cares about her clients and their big dogs too ;). She is an asset to any new parent. If we could, we’d have her move in. We LOVE Maria and are so sad our time is coming to an end.. if you want someone you can trust who will teach you the ropes of parenthood, Maria is your gal!
— Amanda A.
María was wonderful with our baby girl! Would highly recommend to any new mom. She helped us sleep condition and my baby is sleeping great. She also helped me with breast feeding and other tips. We were very happy we had her those first couple of months.
— Jessica Dean
We had Maria since the day we brought our 3rd son home. She has been fantastic and is very proactive in communicating any potential issues he may have. Maria also provides information on infant care and a schedule for day time to help move him towards sleeping through the night. Our son is only 6 weeks but already sleeping well and hitting all his sleep milestones. I sleep well knowing he has Maria caring for him! It’s been great having her in our home and she quickly got up to speed on where everything is. Maria has also been very helpful beyond caring for my son (e.g., fills my water bottle, washes bottles, moves baby gear so I’m set up when she leaves in the morning). 100% recommend her!
— Amanda OBrien
We had Maria with us from day 1, and her experience and care for our newborn was incredible! Maria was not only wonderful and very meticulous in making sure our baby had the best care, but she guided us to do the same during hours she was not here in the 4 months she worked with us. Her schedules for our baby made it surprisingly simple for us to know how often to feed the baby, when the baby should sleep, and when baby needs to be up and playing. We were sad to see Maria leave after her night duties with us had come to an end, but our baby has been sleep trained wonderfully by Maria so we are able to get nightly rest without the baby waking up in the middle of the night. Maria was extremely punctual, always prepared, and really bonded with our baby. I can’t imagine having another child and not calling Maria to guide us again on proper care for a newborn! I highly recommend Maria for any new parents’ newborn care!
— Ankit Nayyar
