Chinese Confinement Nannies & Services in Australia

Every kind of confinement support in one place: nannies, confinement centres, meals, herbal soups, lactation teas, home care and specialists. Local services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and the Gold Coast, plus options that reach Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart and everywhere else in Australia.

7 types of support
29 providers

Prices checked on each provider's website in November 2026. Please confirm with the provider before you book.

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Confinement nannies in Australia

Lives in · 3 providers · About A$4,500 to A$9,800 a month

A confinement nanny (月嫂, yuesao) lives with you through the month and looks after both you and your newborn, so you can rest, recover and bond with your baby. Most families find one through an online platform or a Chinese-language community group, and some fly a nanny in from Malaysia, Singapore or Hong Kong for the right experience and cultural fit.

A good confinement nanny can:

Cook confinement meals, soups and tonics for each stage of the month
Care for your baby day and night, including night feeds
Support breastfeeding
Keep you warm and the home clean, following traditional practices
Guide you through yuezi customs with modern care

What it costs

Each nanny sets her own rate. MummyNanny's survey of nannies on its platform puts typical rates at about A$4,500 to A$9,800 for a month-long confinement, around A$7,450 on average. Flights, a visa and days off can add to that. Our nanny cost guide breaks it down.

Before you hire, ask:

How many confinements has she done, and can you speak to past families?
Which language or dialect does she speak, and which cooking style: Cantonese, Malaysian or northern Chinese?
Will she take the baby overnight?
What does the price include, and what's extra, such as flights, a visa or days off?
What happens if your baby arrives early?

Popular nannies book out four to six months ahead, so start looking in your second trimester. Flying a nanny in? Check which visa she'll need before you agree on dates.

MummyNanny

Australia-wide

A platform with verified confinement nanny profiles and reviews from other mums. You book by paying a deposit through the site, and it's free for mums to use.

Good for: Comparing nannies' experience, reviews and availability in one place.
Price: Each nanny sets her own rate. Their survey of nannies on the platform puts typical rates at A$4,500 to A$9,800 for a month-long confinement, averaging A$7,449.

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澳洲月嫂、保母群

Facebook group for confinement nannies and babysitters in Australia

Australia-wide

A public, Chinese-language Facebook group of about 24,600 members where local mums and confinement nannies connect. Post what you need and get recommendations directly.

Good for: Finding a nanny who is already in Australia.

Join the group

專業國際月嫂（台灣、美加、歐洲、澳洲、大陸）

Facebook group for international confinement nannies

Australia-wide

A public, Chinese-language Facebook group of about 5,700 members that connects families with confinement nannies in Australia and overseas.

Good for: Families open to flying a nanny in.

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Confinement centres and postpartum retreats

Stay · 3 providers · Retreats from about A$1,650 a night

Popular across Asia, confinement centres offer an all-inclusive stay: hotel-style rooms, round-the-clock care for you and your baby, nourishing meals, and access to specialists such as lactation consultants, physiotherapists and Chinese medicine practitioners. They cost the most, but every detail is handled for you.

Australia also has a few postpartum retreats. They aren't traditional Chinese confinement centres, but some offer a Chinese confinement menu or let you bring in your own confinement catering.

Baby Love AUS (愛寶貝澳洲)

Sydney
Perth
Gold Coast

Hotel-based confinement centres in Sydney (Shangri-La), Perth (Residence on Langley Park) and the Gold Coast (Imperial Hotel), with round-the-clock postnatal care. Part of Hong Kong's Baby Love Group, which also offers at-home confinement nannies.

Good for: A full hotel stay with everything handled.
Price: Not published on their website. Ask when you enquire.

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Borne

Postpartum hotel

Sydney

A postpartum wellness hotel with 24/7 care from midwives, doulas and lactation consultants, an overnight night nursery, daily housekeeping and a menu designed by a nutritionist and naturopath. It isn't a traditional Chinese confinement centre, but you can add a Chinese confinement menu.

Good for: A short, fully supported stay in Sydney.
Areas: Double Bay, Sydney
Price: $8,800 for 4 nights ($2,200 a night) or $7,260 for 3 nights, including GST. The Chinese confinement menu is extra.

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The Burrow

Postpartum retreat, opening January 2027

Kangaroo Valley, NSW

A private country cottage on 11 acres with round-the-clock maternity nurse support, newborn essentials, laundry and two weeks of phone support afterwards. It isn't a traditional Chinese confinement centre, but meals can come from a caterer of your choice, so you can bring in confinement food.

Good for: A quiet, private stay out of the city, with your own confinement food.
Areas: Kangaroo Valley, about two hours south of Sydney
Price: $1,650 a night, minimum 3 nights, with 10% off each night after the fifth. Meals are extra.

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Comparing options? Read our guide to confinement centres in Australia.

Confinement meal delivery

Delivered · 10 providers · About A$130 to A$350 a day

Food is at the centre of confinement. Traditionally the aim is to replenish blood and energy, keep the body warm and help it recover from the inside out, and a good meal service also takes cooking off your hands in the first weeks.

Because meals need to be fresh, warm and suited to each stage, most services cook for one city or a few suburbs. Check that they deliver to you before you book.

Taste For Life (Zi Jin Tang)

Sydney

Fresh confinement meals delivered daily in Sydney, based on Chinese medicine principles. Each day covers breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and herbal teas, with herbal soups and a Chinese-style dessert.

Good for: Every meal and snack covered each day.
Price: $5,980 for 30 days (sale price, usually $6,540), plus $20 to $40 per delivery. 10 days is $2,180.

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Golden Month

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Sydney

Fresh Chinese confinement meals made in Sydney, with stage-based menus inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Good for: Stage-by-stage Chinese meals in Sydney.
Price: $4,800 for 30 days

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The S Lab

Sydney

Customised confinement meal plans built around both mum and the family. A one-day trial is available.

Good for: Trying before you commit.
Areas: Ashfield, Sydney
Price: Not published on their website. Ask when you enquire.

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Happymoon Confinement Food (好悦堂)

Melbourne

Complete confinement meal packages with breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, delivered once a day in the morning.

Good for: Every meal of the day covered.
Areas: Melbourne, from a kitchen in Camberwell
Price: $5,400 for 30 days (basic) or $6,900 (traditional herbal), plus delivery. One-day trial $190.

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Wellness With Chai

Melbourne

Confinement food on a four-week staged menu, either delivered to you or cooked in your own kitchen.

Good for: A cook who comes to your kitchen.
Areas: Melbourne metro, based in East Doncaster
Price: From $1,231 a week delivered, or $1,579 a week cooked in your kitchen

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Mum's Love Confinement Catering

Melbourne

Traditional Southeast Asian-style confinement food made with ginger, red dates, rice wine and sesame oil, and steamed, boiled or lightly stir-fried with no artificial seasonings. Fresh meals arrive Monday to Friday, planned for natural or caesarean birth and for each stage of recovery. Also has a 15-day package after miscarriage.

Good for: Menus planned for natural or caesarean birth.
Areas: Melbourne, from a kitchen in Glen Waverley
Price: $5,750 for 30 days, or $2,050 for 10 days, plus delivery. One-day trial $175.

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Confinement Mothers

Perth

Traditional Malaysian confinement meals with Malay, Chinese and Indian influences, cooked in a licensed kitchen in Subiaco.

Good for: Malaysian-Chinese confinement cooking.
Areas: Free delivery within 15 km of the Perth CBD
Price: $4,900 for 28 days (14 days $2,800). A 3-day trial is $480.

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LA Moon Kitchen Perth 月善

Perth

Postpartum meals, family-style dishes and catering, freshly made in Perth.

Good for: Meals for the whole family too.
Price: Not published on their website. Ask when you enquire.

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Aunty Alice Food

Perth

Warm, nourishing confinement meals for the postnatal period.

Good for: Paying by the day.
Areas: Canning Vale, Perth, for pick-up or delivery
Price: Not shown on their Instagram. Ask when you enquire.

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Good Taste Kitchen (美味廚房)

Brisbane

Taiwanese-style confinement meals cooked fresh each morning in a licensed commercial kitchen, ready every day for pick-up or delivery to hospitals and homes.

Good for: Meals delivered to hospital as well as home.
Areas: Acacia Ridge, Brisbane
Price: $130 a day for three meals, plus delivery (charged by distance)

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Confinement herbal soups

Cook at home · 2 providers · About A$480 to A$2,000 a month

Herbal soups have long been the heart of Chinese postpartum nourishment. Traditionally the month moves in stages, first repair, then rebalance, then rebuild, and each stage has its own soups.

Ginger is used to warm the body, red dates to nourish blood and energy, and herbs such as dong quai (Chinese angelica) to support overall recovery.

Golden Month

Our product
Australia-wide

Thirty days of herbal soup packs that follow the three stages of confinement recovery, with herbs chosen for each stage. About 3 minutes of prep a day, and each pack is enough for 3 meals. Free shipping across Australia.

Good for: Doing confinement at home with every day planned for you.
Price: $480 for 30 days ($5.33 a meal)

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TCM clinics

Australia-wide

A Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner can prescribe soups for your body type and recovery needs.

Good for: Mums with particular health concerns who want a personalised approach.
Price: Often $1,000 to $2,000 for a month of soups

Confinement lactation teas

Make at home · 2 providers · About A$52 to A$380 a month

Tea plays a meaningful role in Chinese postpartum care. Soup is usually had once or twice a day, but confinement tea is sipped through the day to keep you warm and hydrated. Warm drinks are especially valued during recovery.

Red date and longan teas are a popular daily ritual for breastfeeding mums. In Chinese medicine, red dates are said to build blood, and breast milk is thought to come from blood and body fluids, which is why these blends are traditionally used to support milk flow.

Golden Month

Our product
Australia-wide

Thirty days of our three signature confinement tea blends, with red dates, longan, astragalus, codonopsis and fenugreek across the blends, in pre-measured daily packs.

Good for: Several servings a day through the month.
Price: $380 for 30 days ($12.66 a day)

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Your Tea

Australia-wide

Breastfriend Herbs Tea, created by TCM practitioners, is a four-week program of two cups a day. It contains black tea with rice, formosan gum, licorice root, dang gui and cowherb, so it isn't caffeine-free.

Good for: Mums who like a familiar tea taste.
Price: $52 for the four-week program

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Confinement home care services

Visits · 2 providers · About A$1,400 to A$1,700 for 4 weeks

Home care providers don't live with you like a traditional confinement nanny, but they come for long, regular visits. They can help with newborn care, cooking and light housework, and some offer lactation support, so you get time to rest. It's a flexible choice if you'd like professional help without live-in care, or if you can't secure a nanny.

Sydney Joyous

Sydney

Postpartum home care with a weekly in-home session from a registered midwife or lactation consultant, plus message and video support for 28 days. A separate plan delivers 12 fresh Chinese-style dishes a day, still warm.

Good for: Professional check-ins at home, with meals as an option.
Areas: Most of Greater Sydney
Price: $1,680 for 28 days of care. Meals are $6,000 for 28 days, sold separately.

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Confinement Care

Sydney

Home-visit postnatal acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine from TCM practitioners. Packages combine home acupuncture sessions with a course of herbal granules.

Good for: Chinese medicine care without leaving home.
Areas: Metro Sydney, with travel fees further out
Price: $1,375 for a video consult, 4 home acupuncture sessions and 28 days of herbal granules. Other packages from $490.

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Postnatal specialists: lactation, acupuncture and belly binding

Appointments · 7 providers · Priced per session or package

Beyond nannies, meals and herbs, many mums add hands-on care. Acupuncture, moxibustion, belly binding and postnatal massage are traditionally used to ease discomfort, help circulation and help the body return to balance after birth, and lactation consultants (IBCLCs) help with feeding, supply and attachment.

These providers won't be with you around the clock, but they can make a real difference to how you feel through the month.

Milk & Mums Co

Lactation support

Sydney

Lactation consultant (IBCLC) Natalie Spencer, who also holds a graduate diploma in midwifery and has worked in the USA, Australia and Singapore. Consults cover supply, mastitis, tongue and lip ties, attachment and settling, at home or by video.

Good for: Feeding help at home or by video.
Areas: Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, North Shore and Sutherland Shire, or by video
Price: Fourth Trimester package $650 per family. Consult prices on request.

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The Dao Health

Acupuncture

Sydney

Postpartum acupuncture, with the first visit ideally 7 to 10 days after birth and your partner and baby welcome to come along. Treatment is tailored to the kind of birth you had and may include a mother warming technique. They also run labour preparation sessions from 36 weeks.

Good for: A first visit 7 to 10 days after birth.
Areas: Burraneer and Randwick, Sydney
Price: Not published on their website. Ask when you enquire.

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Wellness With Chai

Belly binding, lymphatic drainage

Melbourne

Chris Chai is an Australian registered nurse with a midwifery degree from the University of Salford in the UK, eight years of clinical work there, then time in Brunei and Canada. She offers belly binding, lymphatic drainage and pain management.

Good for: Belly binding with a midwife's background.
Price: Full belly binding package $3,313. Lymphatic drainage $383 a session.

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Qi Medicine

Acupuncture, moxibustion, herbs

Melbourne

Postpartum treatment that combines acupuncture, mother warming (a gentle moxibustion technique), individually prescribed Chinese herbs and food advice. Their free postpartum ebook has recovery recipes and exercises for after a vaginal or caesarean birth.

Good for: A free telehealth check-in to start.
Areas: Moonee Ponds, Melbourne
Price: Treatment prices not published. A postpartum telehealth session is free.

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Quiescence Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture, herbs

Melbourne

Post natal care with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, plus food advice drawn from traditional post-birth practice. They know new mums are short on time and are happy for you to bring your baby.

Good for: Bring your baby to appointments.
Areas: Fitzroy North, Melbourne
Price: Not published on their website. Ask when you enquire.

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Kirsty Eng Fertility

Acupuncture, moxibustion

Brisbane

Her Post Partum Wellness program runs for at least four weeks after birth: weekly one-hour acupuncture treatments, individually prescribed Chinese herbs and supplements, moxibustion, and dietary advice with soup recipes.

Good for: A structured Chinese medicine program.
Areas: Paddington, Brisbane
Price: Program price not published. Consults are $210 for the first visit, then $135, with herbs extra.

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Acu8 Health

Acupuncture, herbs, massage

Perth

Postnatal acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and massage through the weeks and months after birth, at two clinics in Nedlands and Carine.

Good for: Massage as well as acupuncture and herbs.
Areas: Nedlands and Carine, Perth
Price: Not published on their website. Ask when you enquire.

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Confinement care by city

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Doing the month at home?

Many mothers run the month themselves, with family helping out. Our confinement soups, lactation teas and postpartum care packages are portioned for each day and delivered to your door.

Confinement soups Lactation teas Care packages

Frequently asked questions

How much does a confinement nanny cost in Australia?

What does a confinement nanny do?

She cooks the confinement diet for each stage of the month, looks after the baby day and night, supports breastfeeding and keeps you warm and rested, following traditional practices. She is there for your recovery, not only for the baby.

How do I find a Chinese-speaking confinement nanny in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth?

Use an online platform such as Mummy Nanny, or post in a Chinese-language community group like the ones listed above. Some families fly in a nanny from Malaysia, Singapore or Hong Kong. Popular nannies book out four to six months ahead, so start in your second trimester.

Should I get a live-in nanny or home care visits?

A live-in nanny covers the nights and all the cooking, which is the main reason families hire one. Home care covers set hours and suits you if your partner or family can take the nights. If food is your main need, a meal service or daily soup packs may be enough.

Are there confinement centres in Australia?

A few. Baby Love AUS runs hotel-based Chinese confinement centres in Sydney, Perth and on the Gold Coast, with prices on request. There are also postpartum retreats such as Borne in Sydney, which offers a Chinese confinement menu, and The Burrow in Kangaroo Valley, where you can bring in confinement catering. Our centres guide compares the options.

Can I do confinement without a nanny?

Yes. Many mothers do the month at home with family helping. Daily soup packs, lactation tea and a meal service can cover the food, and specialists can help with feeding and recovery.

How do you choose and check these listings?

We list services we think are worth considering for a Chinese-style confinement, and we check prices on each provider's own website. Golden Month's own products are marked, and our promo code is shown on the listing it applies to. Prices change, so confirm with the provider before you book.

How do I get my service listed?

Get in touch and tell us about your service, where you operate and your prices.

Want to go deeper?

Our Chinese Confinement Guide covers the whole month: what to eat, what to expect and who can support you.

Read the guide Or download the free eGuide

Are you a confinement service provider in Australia?

We're always adding to this directory to help more mums find trusted support. If you'd like to be listed, get in touch.

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What kind of help do you need?

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Confinement nannies in Australia

What it costs

Before you hire, ask:

MummyNanny

澳洲月嫂、保母群

專業國際月嫂（台灣、美加、歐洲、澳洲、大陸）

Confinement centres and postpartum retreats

Baby Love AUS (愛寶貝澳洲)

Borne

The Burrow

Confinement meal delivery

Taste For Life (Zi Jin Tang)

Golden Month

The S Lab

Happymoon Confinement Food (好悦堂)

Wellness With Chai

Mum's Love Confinement Catering

Confinement Mothers

LA Moon Kitchen Perth 月善

Aunty Alice Food

Good Taste Kitchen (美味廚房)

Confinement herbal soups

Golden Month

TCM clinics

Confinement lactation teas

Golden Month

Your Tea

Confinement home care services

Sydney Joyous

Confinement Care

Postnatal specialists: lactation, acupuncture and belly binding

Milk & Mums Co

The Dao Health

Wellness With Chai

Qi Medicine

Quiescence Chinese Medicine

Kirsty Eng Fertility

Acu8 Health

Confinement care by city

Doing the month at home?

Frequently asked questions

Want to go deeper?

Are you a confinement service provider in Australia?