Testimonials

Quotes and photos submitted by former clients:

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  From: Sue

  "She was wonderful - gave great backrubs in just the right place, helped me get comfortable, made great suggestions, came in when I needed a c-section and made sure we got what we needed to bond, went to the nursery with the baby for a short battery of routine stuff..."

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  From: Katherine

  "My doula really helped me through the rough spots. She gave me the encouragement I needed. I have never felt so empowered. My partner was thrilled that she kept explaining everything to him. I liked the way she pulled him into the birth rather than exclude him as he originally thought."

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  From: Rachel

  "My husband was against it at first. My reasoning which finally got him to agree was that I had never been through a birth before ( although I had witnessed my friend's home birth) and he had never been through one even though he's been trained, so let's have someone with experience on our side. April's right, the nurses leave you alone most of the time. It was nice to have someone nearby who was sympathetic and who could tell me if what I was experiencing was normal. Since we were trying to go as natural as possible, I liked having her around to tell me what she thought about the doctor's suggestions. I'm sure the nurses would have rather given me an epidural than sit through the tough contractions, helping me to work through it. My husband was a great help, but when things got very scary near the end and I was in a lot of pain, he fount it very comforting that my doula was there to help him, too. Even the toughest of men come apart when their wives are in pain."

• From: Sabrina

  "I had two doulas during labor (not planned that way, the back-up doula came : first, and then decided not to leave when my primary doula arrived.) It was : wonderful. They waited on me, brought me drinks, massaged my back, gave me encouragement, etc. It was even OK with me that my husband took a half-hour : cat-nap in the middle of it all, so he was more able to assist when it came : time to push. They also helped clean up the mess afterward (this was a home : birth), which was very nice."

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