Meghan Henry Doula Profile

Meghan was absolutely wonderful for our whole birthing experience. My husband and I had met with her a couple of times prior to the birth date and she was very understanding and in tune with exactly what we wanted and expected at the hospital. She helped us put together a birthing plan and was always available to answer any questions we had by email or phone. She also had various suggestions on breathing and pre-labor stretching techniques that really helped me a lot. On the day of we called Meghan and within 15 minutes she was at the house helping me with my contractions. She was with us the entire time and was very helpful and supportive physically, mentally and emotionally. Having the physical (pressure on my back during contractions) and emotional support during delivery made all the difference, I was able to stay focused and calm knowing Meghan was guiding me through the birth of my daughter. She also met with us after we brought our baby home. Being a mother herself, she had some useful tips regarding our meals, the baby’s feedings and provided me with some valuable nursing tips. I cannot emphasize enough how much Meghan has made our whole experience so much more pleasant. We highly recommend her.

Meghan's doula services and expertise was the peace I needed to get through such a bittersweet birth. I was introduced to Meghan in the mist of contractions becasue she was standing in for my orginal doula. Despite not meeting me prior to she knew exactly how and what it would take to get through the natural birth process. She gave me different positions to try to ease each contraction, used motivating words to calm me and applied pressure to areas of my body that would help me through each contraction. She also shared her own personal child birth story which made me trust her even more. Meghan also helped me and my husband connect through the birthing process. Since he was traveling from New Jersey from military duties, she called him to give him updates and took pictures of the birth while it was being taken place. Meghan presence and support made Brian Duane Beatty II welcome to the world wonderful.

Meghan thank you so much for all your support. You are truely appreciated!!
 

I always wanted to give natural birth to my child but did not know how to bear the excruciating pain of labor. I was very much sacred of what is going to happen and whether I would be able to do it. One day one of my friends suggested me about having Meghan as a doula. Meghan explained me all about doula and I decided to have her as my doula. She visited me before due date and gave me all the guidelines. Her friendly attitude made me feel relaxed and gave me moral support. My water broke before my due date. I called her in the morning and she came immediately to hospital. My labor was not coming so it was induced. She suggested me to walk around in the hospital so that baby would come down. She use to hold me during each contraction and asked me to do stretching. Then we went to room and started with ball exercise and she gave me massage at the back. Her massage therapy helped me a lot. I was able to tolerate labor for about whole day. Eventually I delivered baby at night.

I cannot even think of tolerating pain by just lying down on bed. Her soothing and very useful tips made journey easy otherwise I think I would have died of pain. The physical and mental support Meghan gave me, throughout labor and delivery, was invaluable. I really could not have gone through it without her. Meghan’s services prior to my delivery were so relaxing and encouraging. She really helped me prepare mentally for my upcoming birth. Her knowledge made me feel comfortable and trusting towards her and my own body. My birthing experience with Meghan was one of the greatest experiences of my life!!
If I ever have another child, Meghan will no doubt be by my side at the hospital.

Varsha
 

Meghan was our doula for the April 2010 birth of our son.  She was with us from 12pm until about 11:30pm during a very complex and intense labor and delivery process.  Meghan was a rock for both me and my husband...she supported us with an amazing display of calm for the entire time.  My husband was able to handle family phone calls and have bathroom breaks with no worries because he was confident Meghan could support me wonderfully (which she did).  We would highly recommend Meghan to anyone- she was excellent in helping us make decisions about our birth, informative on lactation topics both pre-and post-birth, and such a perfect support during a complicated day for all of us!