Emily Flynn Doula Profile

Emily and her partner were immensely helpful in preparing me and my husband for the birth of our daughter. After meeting with Emily, I went from scared to prepared. I knew more of what to expect, and what my options were. We planned for a hospital birth, and I appreciated having Emily as my advocate, and as someone to help my husband help me. Emily was a critical part of our plan and our team. Her thoughtful touches were very appreciated -- from flame-less candles in the room to a birth story written for my daughter to read one day. We're grateful for all of Emily's help! She made an excellent post-partum doula, as well. That's a service I highly recommend to help with the transition home. 

We had the privilege of having both Jasmiene & Emily at the (home)birth of our son, though we were working primarily with Jasmiene to begin with. She went over & above the call of duty, giving me a massage & bringing "Get Well" goods when I was sick (& about to have my baby!). She was very thorough in all of her pre-natal visits, wanting to make sure she understood my intentions for my birth, & wanting to be sure to have a connection with me before entering into this very powerful "birth space" together with my family. She & Emily took many turns rubbing my back, repeating affirmations throughout the labor, & basically taking care of essentially any other random thing that needed to be done. Jasmiene ran to the store to get me a very particular smoothie after the birth, & I think they were the last two to leave, as they made sure they had helped deal with laundry & any other odds & ends. Thorough, compassionate, passionate, & empathetic. They are who they say they are: Empowered Birth Doulas. Thanks, ladies!

Emily was present at the birth of my son, her second birth. She was used an assistant to the certified doula, Diksha Berebitsky. Emily was to take pictures for to give to me and with permission, to use on her website, in trade for the experience gained in bering present during this birth. The birth ended up being pretty lengthy as the baby was in distress and induction was required. Unfortunately my body was not ready and the process of induction took 2 1/2 days. There were minimal pictures taken during this time lacking pictures of family and friends during the days of visitation a of family during the actually birth. In fact, there were zero pictures taken of the birth itself. I was very disapointed and voiced my dissapointment. Unfortunately, Emily has not given me the pictures snapped with her camera. She did have the pregnancy pictures posted for a couple of months but has since removed them and has not provided me with the pictures that are rightfully due to me. I have provided a mailing address, I have called, i have sent texts and emails. I would not recommend Emily for the photography portion of doula services. She was, however, very dedicated in spending a lot of time with me at the hospital, sacrificing much personal time. She was very kind to provide foot and back massage as well. I am saddened that I have not received the pictures of such a glorious event and am fearful that she has deleted them in revenge for my constructive critism which I provided to her via email. I would have loved to receive pcitures of the birth of my son, the last child I will give birth to.

We were Emily's first birth and remain elated that it was such a positive experience for both her and us. She did a bang up job providing support during and immediately after the birth of our son and I hope that she can continue to watch him grow. We would heartily recommend her to any of our friends who are pregnant and know that she will only improve with more experience.