随着纽约月嫂行业热度的持续升温，这几年纽约月嫂工资可谓水涨船高。一年前还是一个不起眼的大妈，一年后她们的到手工资已动辄上万美金，挣得盆满钵满，让身边所有人刮目相看。

As the popularity of the postpartum doula industry in New York continues to soar, wages for these professionals have risen dramatically over the past few years. A mere year ago, they might have been just unassuming middle-aged women; yet today, their take-home pay routinely reaches five figures—earning them a fortune and commanding the newfound respect and admiration of everyone around them.

  她们的收入你不敢想！

在纽约，即使新手月嫂工资都达到了6000美元起步的高度，金牌月嫂更是高达8000美元，这让4000美元左右工资的应届大学本科毕业生情何以堪？！

爱心宝贝学员刘某霞，籍贯山东临沂，2012年春35岁的她来到爱心宝贝纽约总部学习了月嫂和催乳，一年后又在该校学习了小儿推拿和育婴早教师课程。一转眼9年过去了，刚到44岁自己已经为自己的儿子购买了小车和婚房。而她自己还留着10年的月嫂黄金时间，按照目前每月到手8000美元左右的收入，每年11单，还有160多万的收入等着她。

Their Earnings Are Beyond Imagination!

In New York, even a novice postpartum nanny commands a starting monthly salary of $6,000, while "Gold-Standard" nannies can earn as much as $8,000. This leaves recent college graduates—who typically earn around $4,000 a month—wondering how they can possibly compete!

Ms. Liu, a student at "Aixin Baobei" (Loving Baby), hails from Linyi, Shandong. In the spring of 2012, at the age of 35, she arrived at the Aixin Baobei headquarters in New York to train as a postpartum nanny and lactation consultant. A year later, she returned to the school to complete courses in pediatric massage and early childhood education. In the blink of an eye, nine years have passed; now just 44 years old, she has already purchased both a car and a wedding home for her son. Moreover, she still has another decade of her prime working years ahead of her. Based on her current take-home pay of approximately $8,000 per month—handling an average of 11 clients per year—there is still over $1.6 million in potential earnings awaiting her.

  选择+努力大于做梦！

刘某霞只是月嫂行业里千万人里靠选择和努力改变命运的普通一员，她们的辛苦是肯定的，但谁又容易？！比起穷困和由此带来的自卑，她宁肯选择努力。命运就是这样，当你在纠结的时候别人已经开始奔跑，当你还在踌躇时别人已经无影无踪。

假设美国的月嫂们都能像刘姐这样，从30出头就学习了完善专业的月嫂及其升级课程，努力工作任劳任怨，20年的月嫂黄金工作期，让一个彻头彻尾的大姐实现自己的财务自由又有狠难？！

The Right Choice + Hard Work > Mere Dreaming!

Liu—a professional postpartum nanny—is just one ordinary individual among the millions in her industry who have transformed their destiny through a combination of smart choices and sheer effort. Their work is undeniably arduous—but then again, whose isn't? Faced with the choice between poverty (and the sense of inferiority it breeds) versus hard work, she unhesitatingly chose the latter. Such is the nature of destiny: while you are still agonizing over a decision, others have already begun to sprint; by the time you finally stop hesitating, they have vanished into the distance.

Imagine if every postpartum nanny in the U.S. were to follow Sister Liu’s example—acquiring comprehensive, professional training (including advanced certification courses) starting in their early thirties, and working diligently and selflessly for two decades. Given this "golden era" of a 20-year career span, how difficult could it possibly be for a woman like her to achieve complete financial freedom?

  月嫂不是人干的活么？

都说月嫂很苦很累不是人干的活，其实，月嫂在不熟练的新手那里有很大的一部分成为了体力劳动，但对于金牌月嫂来说，传说的没时间休息、累死累活的情况压根不存在。她们会在繁忙的间隙找到休息的时间，并且会把看似繁杂的工作做得井然有序，突出了月嫂工作本该有的技术本色。

Isn't being a postpartum nanny a job meant for humans?

It is often said that the work of a postpartum nanny is so arduous and exhausting that it feels "unfit for a human." In reality, while a significant portion of the job does indeed devolve into mere physical labor for unskilled novices, for a "Gold-Standard" nanny, the legendary tales of having no time to rest or being worked to the point of utter exhaustion simply do not exist. They manage to carve out time for rest amidst their busy schedules and transform seemingly complex tasks into a well-ordered routine—thereby highlighting the true professional expertise that lies at the very heart of this profession.