Hiring Mirna was one of the best, life-altering, decisions my husband and I ever made.
We have 4 children. We met and hired Mirna as our night nurse right before our 3rd baby. Our first 2 babies were nursed on demand and not put on a schedule before 3 months old (this is what all the doctors and lactation consultants told us to do!). They were both very difficult babies, had reflux, were constantly spitting up and were up many times a night until I finally gave in to letting them “cry it out” when they were 4 months old. I just couldn’t take the sleepless nights any longer. With Mirna, everything was different!
As soon as she began working with us, she immediately bonded with our older 2 children and she got my latter 2 babies on a schedule starting day 1! From day 1, she had both babies only waking up once to feed in a 7-8 hour stretch and by 3 months, Mirna had them sleeping through the night WITHOUT having to let them cry it out for an hour.
She got them scheduled, eating well, sleeping well and most important of all, they were always HAPPY!
Mirna has a wealth of information when it comes to taking care of babies (and moms)- from infant care, to scheduling, to baby feeding, to lactation support - you name it -Mirna has the answer!
I often refer to her as the baby whisperer.
Mirna has been a part of our family for the past ~5 years and I cannot imagine what my life would have been like without her. She is truly one of a kind and it will be one of the best decisions of your life ,too if you hire her.     

Mirna Martinez is such a wonderful baby nurse and  nanny! She started with me when my daughter was just a few days old. Mirna helped me with everything! She put me at ease and helped put my baby on an amazing sleep schedule. My daughter was on a schedule at 2 weeks which was incredible because it helped me plan my day. She’s extremely loving and caring and knows what she’s doing. Any mom would be lucky to have her help!

It is hard to even put into words how important Mirna has been to me and my family.  She not only kept us stable and sane in the early months but has continued to be a key resource for us well past my daughter's first birthday. Mirna came into our lives when our baby girl was just 3 weeks old.  From the minute we met her, a sense of ease came over us and knew she was going to be our person.  For the next three months, Mirna was with us two nights a week.  She helped us in so many practical ways:  sleep training, schedule, breastfeeding, milk storage, etc.  Our baby was sleeping 8 hours a night within a week of Mirna starting and was sleeping fully and consistently through the night by 3 months old.  She also helped us in intangible ways by building our knowledge base and our confidence in ourselves as parents.  Long after she stopped staying nights, she has served as an invaluable consultant and continued to help us evolve our child's schedule as her needs have changed.  I could not recommend her more highly and wish everyone could have Mirna in their lives!

We could not provide a better recommendation for anyone than we can for our sweet Mirna for any family looking for a baby nurse. Mirna is incredibly skilled and successful at working with families during this wonderful (but also tiring and stressful) time. She takes great pride in her work and spends her free time learning to increase her expertise. Every evening she walked into our house with a smile, graciously greeted us, and swiftly and professionally took our little girl into her arms with love and gave us incredible ease that she was in the best of hands and care. Mirna also had the most wonderful way of engaging with our older son, as she incorporated him in everything she did (because he only wanted to be with her)!  We called her the “baby whisperer” because she would have our little one in a peaceful trance within minutes.  Within weeks Mirna had our baby sleeping through the night, and she has been on a perfect schedule ever since.  She helped us organize our days and our nights, and taught us many useful tips and tricks (even though this was our second child, her wisdom was invaluable).  She was comfortable making suggestions and professionally offering her recommendation, but at the same time always listened to our preferences or concerns.  As an extra bonus, Mirna always managed to go above and beyond and find time to tiddy up around the house and help me with whatever other house work she could see I wasn’t finishing.  She has endless initiative.  We would have asked Mirna to stay with us forever if we could.  My daughter is almost four years old, and I still text with Mirna often.  If you are looking for a kind, smart, warm, and knowledgeable night nurse, and you are lucky enough to have found Mirna, hire her immediately. You will not be disappointed, and you will likely feel like it was a gift during this precious time in your family’s life. I am happy to serve as a reference if you want to call me.
All the best,
-Samantha N

Mirna's method is amazingly effective! Much to the disbelief of our family and friends, our daughter Lilah slept through the night at 7 weeks old and never turned back. From the first day we brought her home from the hospital, Lilah was put on Mirna's schedule: sleep, eat, play, repeat. This regimen allowed us to conquer those early weeks of sleeplessness without ever having to implement a daunting "sleep training" method. Now at 20 months old, Lilah is still an excellent sleeper. We highly recommend Mirna! 

Mirna was an outstanding asset to our growing family last Fall. She helped me with my third child every weekend for six weeks. Her gentle and loving demeanor made such a huge impact on both the baby and our family.

Even though this was my third, I found that there was so much I didn’t know about newborn care and sleep! Mirna was a great educator, support system, and her soothing attitude left a huge impact on our family, even to this day. Even though Mirna was only with us got a short time, she was vital in setting the baby up for a good sleep routine. She was also available via phone for additional support. 

Mirna was one of the best baby-related decisions we made! I absolutely enjoyed my experience with Mirna and would highly recommend her without any reservations!

I have three children. With my first two I did not put them on a schedule or train them to sleep. I have zero tolerance for my babies crying. If you were to label me you would call me an attachment parent. With my third, I called Mirna weeping after spending several months walking the streets of Venice with my newborn. I was exhausted and the baby was up crying a lot of the night. I couldn’t fathom leaving my newborn for the night but I was so exhausted that my friends and family had begged me to get some help. Mirna came into our home and our baby was crying. She took him and pumped his legs and got all the gas out of him and soothed him right away. The first night she was with us he slept almost all night for her. I was in disbelief. I was adamant that I didn’t want my baby to cry or go unsoothed and she made enormous headway immediately. If I had known it was possible to teach a baby to sleep without making them “cry it out” I would have spent any money getting her right away. Mirna worked within what we were comfortable with and my baby is now sleeping through the night and on a nap schedule that I never dreamed was possible for a parent like me. Mirna is the only person I have ever trusted my infants with and I can honestly say she is the single biggest asset we had trying to transition from two kids to three during a time I did not think I had the energy to do it. Mirna is not a night nurse and she is not a sleep trainer, she is really more of a very gifted baby wizard!

Unfortunately we only used MIrna with our 2nd child and it’s probably the only thing I’ve ever regretted. She got my daughter to sleep through the night almost right away. Not only was she sleep “training” my daughter but she was re-training us as parents. She taught me so many tips and tricks I wish I had known with my 1st. MIrna comes into your home with the sweetest, warmest, kindest heart and is there to help- that’s it, it’s all she wants to do, whether its rubbing tired mommy’s feet or doing the dishes as the baby naps, she’s got it all covered. I have referred her to so many people who have all come to me to say they could NOT have done it without her. She is absolutely the BEST there is.
- Ali G

In life, the best people find you in your deepest moments of crisis. When we brought our son home from the hospital, I was still recovering from intense pains due to complications of my delivery. I was struggling to walk, let alone care for an infant. But Mirna was there, from day one, to help. She anticipated our every need, helped with not just the baby, but also with our state of mind as new parents. As the night nurse, we knew we could go to sleep confident that our child was in the best of hands. When we awoke, his bottles would be clean, his laundry folded, and our son would be happily eating away, excited to see us and start the day. She knows how to help out first time parents- there were times when she would give us advice on what was coming next developmentally only to hear it verbatim from our pediatrician a week or a month later. She is our sounding board, and crisis hotline and most important, our friend.

We hired her as an infant night nurse- but two years later, she's now our son's nanny. And every quality that made her a great night nurse makes her an even better nanny. Our son was sleep trained within weeks. He eats well, is respectful and courteous to all. But most important, he is loved by his friends, his family, and Mirna.

Ani & Patrick Y.

If being a first time parent (for someone who had never even really babysat growing up) was wasn’t scary enough, my husband and I were expecting twins! After going over all the numbers we determined that a nanny was going to be the way we wanted to go for a while. As any terrified expectant mother does...I was reading all the books...scouring the internet for all the “useful” tips etc. We had interviewed several potential nannies. All were nice enough but none of them really stuck out. We were told about Mirna, that would be flying in from California in a couple days. We decided to hold out on our decision until we met her.
Late one evening she arrived at our house after just getting off the plane and a long day of traveling. I am not sure how to describe the feeling other than instant relief! It was immediately clear that not only did she “know what she was talking about”...but was very comfortable and experienced with what she was saying. Needless to say, she was our person!...I put down all the books and relaxed...for the first time since finding out I was pregnant.
We came home with the boys over a weekend and the joke became that we just had to keep them alive until Mirna arrived on Monday! She was such a calming influence on our entire household. She was so deliberate with every activity, nap, meal...everything had a bigger purpose. I learned more from Mirna in the first week than I had in 8 months of reading and research. My boys were on a very set, predictable schedule in less than a week...100% would not have happened had it not been for Mirna. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. She was not only calm and patient with the boys, but also with me. She gave me so much confidence in my own maternal instincts which is a gift I cannot ever repay her enough for.
After I went back to work I would come home every day and ask her how the day was (she kept a very detailed diary for me so I could see every little thing that happened all day...as well as send me pictures throughout the day) and what I needed to work on weekends. She made my life so easy and put my mind at such ease.
When she had to leave us and move back to California (she left us basically a “lesson plan” of foods and activities for the next couple months which was amazing) she left a void that we were never able to fill with another person. We tried....but never found anyone even in the same ballpark so we ultimately ended up putting the boys in a good daycare.
Mirna was instrumental in the boys development and my development as a mother. I really do not even want to imagine how our lives would have be different without her.

“Mirna was such a blessing -- from 2 months old, she had our daughter on a sleep schedule that saved us! I’m not sure what we would have done without her advice and structure. She’s truly one of a kind!”

Mirna was a game changer in our house. We had Thomas (10 months) on a loose schedule and he slept through the night most of the time, but a couple of nights a week he would wake up and be up for hours in a row. We didn't know what to do! He also napped at different times and for different lengths every day, so it was hard to schedule our days. Mirna got us on a schedule that is easy to follow and came up with rules to deal with the different situations. It brought so much order and predictability to our lives and removed a great deal of stress. Thomas thrives on the schedule and the night wakings have all but disappeared.

My baby was 9 weeks old when we hired Mirna. She came highly recommended so we didn't even meet her before hiring her. Needless to say, my son was sleeping 12 hours by 12 weeks with Mirna's help. Mirna came in and made tweaks to his daytime schedule which in turn helped him to sleep through the night. Additionally, he became the best napper EVER! She's seriously a baby whisperer! Not only was Mirna amazing with my son, but she was patient with my husband and me and gave us the confidence and tools to stick to the schedule when she was not here. She coached us through this difficult transition, made sure that we were not instilling bad habits, and was available over text if needed. After working with Mirna, I feel that my baby is also more confident and less fussy. He can self soothe and fall asleep on his own. He actually LOVES bedtime!? Mirna was also such a pleasure to have in our home. I really can't say enough amazing things about her! Just wish we hired her when he was first born 🙂

I'd be happy to answer any additional questions, so please feel free to contact me

Chelsea Chemtob

To us she is “Magical Mirna”: A real-life Mary Poppins who sweeps into your house when you’re tired and desperate for some sanity. She is an encyclopedic wealth of knowledge and I actually ended up trusting her more than our pediatrician! Thanks to her, our baby was sleeping through the night in no time, and napping through the day. I still consult with her monthly because she knows all the tricks to raising a baby. On top of that she is so loving and warm, and never judgmental. Hire her and you and your baby will be very happy.

I don’t suggest anyone have a baby without having Mirna for the first few difficult weeks. You don’t know how much you need Mirna until you have her. I had no idea what to expect with my first baby.

Yes, she is there to care for your sweet baby and she is there to train the baby to sleep through the night (what a blessing!) but what she is really there for is to keep you sane.

She helps with sleeping, feeding, baby caring, bathing and therapy, you name it. Both our babies were on Mirna’s schedule from day 1. Our babies were sleeping 8hrs in the early weeks and 12 hours consistently by 12 weeks. People would always comment that I’m so lucky that my babies are great sleepers, but I explained to them that in reality Mirna was my secret weapon. My babies were not born “good sleepers” we helped them get there with gentle training and consistency. Her schedules are life savors and they truly make everyone in the house happy.

Keep in mind that Mirna never really leaves, Even when she has completed your project (and your baby is most likely sleeping through the night) she is still there for you by phone. I text her often and she is quick to respond. She always gives the best advice no matter what the question.

I can’t recommend Mirna enough. She was indispensable to my family. Now If only she could train my husband sleep through the night...

When we hired Mirna our 3 1/2 month old little boy had been waking up at night anywhere from 2-7 times a night. He was colicky the first 3 months so I was emotionally exhausted and desperate for sleep. At first I was really skeptical of what Mirna told us to do, but by the third night he was sleeping through the night and he's like a totally different baby now -- super happy during the day and getting good sleep at night. I'm beyond grateful, and would recommend her to anyone that wants to try a different approach with their little one.

We had a wonderful experience with Mirna! As new parents, my husband and I were so scared when we brought home our baby. I felt overwhelmed and anxious about caring for an infant, and we just didn't know what to expect. Mirna immediately made us feel comfortable. She taught us everything - how to feed, soothe, and take care of our newborn with peace of mind. We also really appreciated her guidance in breastfeeding and pumping. Her baby knowledge and sleep training skills are extensive. I can't believe how quickly our baby was sleeping through the night - truly life changing for sleep-deprived parents! At 6 weeks she was sleeping 8 hours total, at 8 weeks our baby was sleeping 10 hours each night, and finally at 10 weeks she was sleeping a full 12 hours. The detailed schedule she created made everything so much easier. Even when she wasn't working she was available and helpful. Mirna is a true professional and expert at what she does. She is genuinely gifted with babies and new parents. I can't express how much she went above and beyond in caring for our baby. She truly became part of our family and we loved having her!

I am already getting emotional writing this, but Mirna is truly a godsend! My husband and I were introduced to Mirna by a close friend of ours who was working with her at the time. Hearing their story first-hand we immediately knew she was exactly what we needed. We have two daughters, one 18-month old (Harper) and one 3 month old (Penny). Penny was 2 months old when we called Mirna and had colic and was waking up every 1.5-2 hours. We tried everything with Penny. We tried high-tech sleep bassinets, warming wraps, 3 different swaddles, 2 different pacifiers...you name it, we've tried it/bought it and nothing worked. Penny was also spitting up a lot! The moment we called Mirna she put together a sleeping/feeding schedule and we tried it right away. You guys...that night, Penny slept over 8 hours. 8 HOURS!!! Our minds were blown! NO GADGETS! Mirna also worked with me on adjusting my diet a bit to help with Penny's tummy troubles. She also provided great tips on nursing that helped alleviate Penny spitting up. Aside from the fact that our newborn was now sleeping so well, what I loved most about Mirna was how responsive she was. She always checked-in to see how we were doing and answered my emails, texts and calls! Mirna genuinely cares for you and your family. To everyone reading this and thinking about working with Mirna...just do it! If you follow her tailored plan, you WILL see results! I can't recommend Mirna enough. Thank you so much Mirna for everything!! -The Wong Family