Loree Siermachesky Doula Profile

My husband and I were blessed to have Loree at the births of both of our sons in 2009 and 2011. Loree was an incredible source of information, support and encouragement before, during and after the births. I am a very nervous person when it comes to medical procedures, doctors and pain! Loree's presence alone was calming and took many of my worries away. She educated me and gave me the power to make decisions regarding the type of birth I wanted. I felt properly informed about labour, medications, interventions, pain relief etc. Loree was able to provide the stability I needed to have the natural births I desired. The most wonderful thing for me was the ability to comfortably labour at home for as long as possible. I was able to relax better at home and use my bathtub for relief during contractions. I trusted Loree's knowledge and instincts and was able to focus solely on getting through each contraction. She could calm my fears when I wondered if certain parts of labour were "normal". For my second baby Loree helped me labour in various positions so that he would turn into AP position for an easier delivery. My husband loved having Loree for a doula - maybe even more than I did! She never replaced my husband as my birth support but enhanced our ability to work as a team! Loree also provides incredible support after the birth with breast feeding and caring for your baby. Loree also goes beyond providing just labour support by taking amazing photos of the birth and writing detailed birth stories for us to cherish. I believe 100% that having Loree as my doula allowed my births to be positive and happy experiences for me. There is no fear, frustration or confusion related to my memories of labour and delivery. I feel proud, strong and delighted about how my sons came into the world. I would recommend Loree to anyone expecting a baby and wanting a positive birth experience!

Loree was there with my first birth and my second. Both extremly different births. I just had my second child on Augest 29th 2011 (Loree's 1012th bith). with this birth my sons head was looking to the side at my hip instead of being in the proper posiion. Loree knew all the right positions to put me in to turn my sons head. She was beside me from 4am till 11:30am the whole time. Talking me threw every contraction as they got more extreme. She gets in your head. Shes seen it all and been threw it as well. I met her when she helped with the birth of my best friends child....8 years ago.  After seeing her in action for my first time I knew if I ever had kids she would be a part of there births. And she was. Now I am done having kids....I feel extremly blessed to be able to have her there for my every birthing expirence. she is seriously a god send. I will love this women for the rest of my life....shes a real life hero.

We knew from the beginning we wanted a doula and from being from out of town Loree took the uncertainity out of being first time parents and new-ish residents to our city.  She answered any and all questions and made us feel comfortable and confident which made our birthing experience a positive one, one better than we could have hoped.  Our labour went rather quickly and having her there allowed me to relax and focus on birthing and gave my husband someone else to talk with and focus on. She was just as big of a support for him as she was for me. The pictures and birth story she did for us are amazing (something we can never put value on). You can tell she loves what she does and doesn't take any of it for granted. Loree was the only person able to help me with some latch & breastfeeding problems early on.  We were struggling and no one could get it to work. A few hours with Loree and she had my son breastfeeding like a champ! It was such a big relief and we will be forever grateful!

I wouldn't have wanted to do any of it without her!

We recommend using a doula and using Loree to anyone who is expecting a child. She is an invaluable resource. :)

 The first word that comes to mind when I think of Loree is amazing!  She was my doula when I was pregnant with my son in 2005 / 2006.  She provided constant support to myself and my husband during my pregnancy and right through my labour and delivery.  She was my rock when things got rough and her kind & nurturing nature helped us through the hardest moments.  She loves what she does and that love shows in every way.

Loree was such a patient and compassionate doula!  She drove to another province to attend the birth!  I'm SO grateful to have had her at such an important and memorable moment in our lives.  She not only knew what to do, and could give our midwife a bit of a break and go home and sleep, she could do everything with confidence and ease.  She was there for the birth and took amazing pictures of our daughter being born, and made the most beautiful birth story afterwards, which consisted of those wonderful pictures.  I highly recommend Loree and will definitely be asking her to come back for future babies!!

As a first time father, I can't say how important it is to have someone like Loree there during labor.  I'm the type of person who always wants to help and make things better - and being in a situation like childbirth makes me feel very useless.  Not only did Loree's expertese help me know what I could do to be helpful, her caring nature made sure that not only were the needs of my wife met, I got the help I needed so I could be there for my wife physically and emotionally.  We couldn't have done it without her.

Loree was absolutely fantastic. She kept us going through a very long labor. She was supportive, and calm, and just her presence was soothing. She took care of Dad {making sure he got rest and food during the 30+ hours of labor}. She took care of my needs perfectly. She was encouraging and had all kinds of helpful knowledge. She took care of taking pictures so Dad and I could focus on enjoying the event. And she helped prepare us in the pre-birth meetings. If I had one wish for all laboring mums it would be to have Loree there as their doula.