"
With our first birth, I was so happy to have doulas with us to advocate for our birth plan, keep an eye on
my spouse and me, and interpret the fast-paced actions of the medical staff for us. I was so happy to
have the same doulas with us for our second, which in top of everything else, allowed us to involve our
firstborn in an appropriate manner. Small touches like taking photos and showing up in a middle of the
night blizzard show the love that the doulas brought to our team.
"
"
I hired a doula mainly because I had no other family members to assist me during labor, besides my
husband. And I wanted him to have a partner for support while I was going through an unmedicated
labor. With our first, it was a difficult labor and it lasted a long time and the nurses pressured me into
having an epidural. I didn't want that to happen again the second round and I wanted someone there to
help me advocate for myself. Our biggest hesitation when hiring a doula came with the fact that we
would have a stranger in the room during a very intimate situation. Also, he wanted someone that
would work well with my husband and myself, which is why we interviewed multiple different doulas
before settling on the one we did. After having my daughter with the help of a doula and my husband,
the best team I could have ever imagined, I raved about the benefits of having one.
"
"
We hired Melissa to be our doula to help with our hopes of an unmedicated birth, but unfortunately due
to complications toward the end of my pregnancy I ended up having to schedule a c-section. Melissa's
support was invaluable in dealing with the difficulties leading up to and after surgery, and she was with
us every step of the way. She was thoughtful and kind and provided me with tons of helpful educational
resources to help get me through an already fragile being pregnant and coping with the loss of my birth
plan; she even put me in touch with someone who had been through the same situation for me to reach
out to for additional support. Even though she didn't have to, she still came to support me on the (VERY
early) morning of my surgery and waited til I was released out of recovery to make sure everything went
ok. She was always accessible leading up to and after birth and checked in on me regularly, which meant
so much knowing that she really cared how I was doing. Even though things didn't work out as planned,
I'm so grateful we had Melissa to help through a tough time, and can't wait to hire her again to help
with my next birth. Thank you, Melissa!
"
"
With our first birth, I was so happy to have doulas with us to advocate for our birth plan, keep an eye on
my spouse and me, and interpret the fast-paced actions of the medical staff for us. I was so happy to
have the same doulas with us for our second, which in top of everything else, allowed us to involve our
firstborn in an appropriate manner. Small touches like taking photos and showing up in a middle of the
night blizzard show the love that the doulas brought to our team.
"
"
I hired a doula mainly because I had no other family members to assist me during labor, besides my
husband. And I wanted him to have a partner for support while I was going through an unmedicated
labor. With our first, it was a difficult labor and it lasted a long time and the nurses pressured me into
having an epidural. I didn't want that to happen again the second round and I wanted someone there to
help me advocate for myself. Our biggest hesitation when hiring a doula came with the fact that we
would have a stranger in the room during a very intimate situation. Also, he wanted someone that
would work well with my husband and myself, which is why we interviewed multiple different doulas
before settling on the one we did. After having my daughter with the help of a doula and my husband,
the best team I could have ever imagined, I raved about the benefits of having one.
"
"
We hired Melissa to be our doula to help with our hopes of an unmedicated birth, but unfortunately due
to complications toward the end of my pregnancy I ended up having to schedule a c-section. Melissa's
support was invaluable in dealing with the difficulties leading up to and after surgery, and she was with
us every step of the way. She was thoughtful and kind and provided me with tons of helpful educational
resources to help get me through an already fragile being pregnant and coping with the loss of my birth
plan; she even put me in touch with someone who had been through the same situation for me to reach
out to for additional support. Even though she didn't have to, she still came to support me on the (VERY
early) morning of my surgery and waited til I was released out of recovery to make sure everything went
ok. She was always accessible leading up to and after birth and checked in on me regularly, which meant
so much knowing that she really cared how I was doing. Even though things didn't work out as planned,
I'm so grateful we had Melissa to help through a tough time, and can't wait to hire her again to help
with my next birth. Thank you, Melissa!
"
"
With our first birth, I was so happy to have doulas with us to advocate for our birth plan, keep an eye on
my spouse and me, and interpret the fast-paced actions of the medical staff for us. I was so happy to
have the same doulas with us for our second, which in top of everything else, allowed us to involve our
firstborn in an appropriate manner. Small touches like taking photos and showing up in a middle of the
night blizzard show the love that the doulas brought to our team.
"
"
I hired a doula mainly because I had no other family members to assist me during labor, besides my
husband. And I wanted him to have a partner for support while I was going through an unmedicated
labor. With our first, it was a difficult labor and it lasted a long time and the nurses pressured me into
having an epidural. I didn't want that to happen again the second round and I wanted someone there to
help me advocate for myself. Our biggest hesitation when hiring a doula came with the fact that we
would have a stranger in the room during a very intimate situation. Also, he wanted someone that
would work well with my husband and myself, which is why we interviewed multiple different doulas
before settling on the one we did. After having my daughter with the help of a doula and my husband,
the best team I could have ever imagined, I raved about the benefits of having one.
"
"
We hired Melissa to be our doula to help with our hopes of an unmedicated birth, but unfortunately due
to complications toward the end of my pregnancy I ended up having to schedule a c-section. Melissa's
support was invaluable in dealing with the difficulties leading up to and after surgery, and she was with
us every step of the way. She was thoughtful and kind and provided me with tons of helpful educational
resources to help get me through an already fragile being pregnant and coping with the loss of my birth
plan; she even put me in touch with someone who had been through the same situation for me to reach
out to for additional support. Even though she didn't have to, she still came to support me on the (VERY
early) morning of my surgery and waited til I was released out of recovery to make sure everything went
ok. She was always accessible leading up to and after birth and checked in on me regularly, which meant
so much knowing that she really cared how I was doing. Even though things didn't work out as planned,
I'm so grateful we had Melissa to help through a tough time, and can't wait to hire her again to help
with my next birth. Thank you, Melissa!
"
