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Cyndi Whitwell Doula Profile

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Website: www.cyndidoula.net
Phone: (916) 454-1774
Type of Practice: Solo practice
Clients per Month: to 5
Birth Doula
Experience: 25 years and 763 births attended
Area of practice: Sacramento, CA
Travel range: 50 miles
Travel comments/restrictions:
Languages spoken: English, some Mandarin

Birth Doula Certifications

DONA (DONA International)
Academy of Certified Birth Educators and Labor Support

Specialized training or previous experience:

Over 40
Families conceiving with ART and IVF
VBAC
Home Birth
Multiples
Twins
High risk
Single parents
Cesarean birth
Waterbirth

Relevant volunteer or advocacy work: Past president and founding member Valley Foothill Doula Collective, past treasurer for VFDC, Kaiser Research Project on Doulas, contributed to many articles and tv pieces on doulas.

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
Have worked in over 700 births at more than l8 locations, participated in the Kaiser Research Project on doulas
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Have attended births at all local birth centers
Attends home births? Any Home Birth
I had two homebirths myself so I totally support this option for birth and have attended homebirths as a doula.

Birth doula fee: $750
Fee details: Flat fee, partial required as deposit, remainder due after birth. Contact me for current fees. Can take credit card payments through Pay Pal account.

Client Testimonials for Cyndi Whitwell

Julia Siebert

Cyndi was such an imortant part of my birth process. The meetings during pregnancy helped so much to instill confidence in our birthing plan and to answer any questions or concerns we had. Through labor, her soft spoken encouragement was instrumental in keeping me focused and empowered. She was able to guide my husband to be the best support he could be and helped him feel confident in his participation in the births of our children! Her extensive experience is obvious and there's no way I could have gotten through my labors (3 of them...one hospital, one water birth at a birthing center, and one water homebirth...all unmedicated) without her. We joke that if we ever moved away and ended up having more babies, we'd have to find a way to fly her to us! :o) I am eternally grateful for all of her help!

Posted 8/17/2011

Erika

My husband and I want to thank Cyndi for helping us achieve such a beautiful birth. We may have started out as her most reluctant clients - we never imagined hiring a doula, never pictured that anyone other than the two of us would be present at the birth. Our expectations changed when, late in the pregnancy, we transferred to a new doctor who advised that engaging a doula could help us meet our goal of a natural birth. We were worried that a doula might interfere with the birth experience that we had imagined, but, at the same time, we wanted to do everything possible to avoid a C-section. Cyndi was able to address all of our concerns and to ensure us that she would respect our birth preferences. On the day that labor began, we had no idea what to expect. We’d always heard that “you’ll know” when you are in labor...but we didn’t know! Cyndi’s 20-20-20 test was very productive, as it provided an objective way to determine whether labor had really begun. And, it was so helpful to call and check in with her as the labor progressed - she provided the support that we needed to meet our goal of laboring at home for as long as possible. Once at the hospital, we were immediately grateful for Cindy’s calming presence and supportive attitude. As labor progressed, she kept both of us comfortable and relaxed. She was never intrusive, always respectful, ever soothing. The birth was more calm, positive and joyful than we ever could have hoped. We are very grateful to have a gorgeous, healthy baby, and it is a wonderful gift that we were able to bring her into the world in such a peaceful, positive way.

Posted 6/17/2011

Erika E.

Ryan, baby Bryn and I want to thank you for helping us achieve such a beautiful birth. We may have started out as your most reluctant clients - we never imagined hiring a doula, never pictured that anyone other than the two of us would be present at the birth. Our expectations changed when, late in the pregnancy, we transferred to a new doctor who advised that engaging a doula could help us meet our goal of a natural birth. We were worried that a doula might interfere with the birth experience that we had imagined, but, at the same time, we wanted to do everything possible to avoid a C-section. You were able to address all of our concerns and to ensure us that you would respect our preferences, and this helped us to trust you to do your job of helping labor progress. On the day that labor began, we had no idea what to expect. We’d always heard that “you’ll know” when you are in labor...but we didn’t know! Your 20-20-20 test was very productive, as it provided an objective way to determine whether labor had really begun. And, it was so helpful to call and check in with you as the labor progressed - you provided the support that we needed to labor at home for as long as possible. Once at the hospital, we were immediately grateful for your calming presence and supportive attitude. As labor progressed, you kept both of us comfortable and relaxed. You were never intrusive, always respectful, ever soothing. The birth was more calm, positive and joyful than we ever could have hoped. We are very grateful to have a gorgeous, healthy baby, and it is a wonderful gift that we were able to bring her into the world in such a beautiful way.

Posted 6/12/2011

Melissa S. Robinson

Cyndi is an amazing, Amazing doula! I don’t know where I would be without her. She walked me thru a cloud of pain and made it seem like I did it alone. I had a successful unmedicated natural birth because of her help. I highly recommend her and all her years of experience!!!

Posted 6/30/2010

Sarah Romanov

I am SO glad I made the decision to hire Cyndi as our doula for our first birth (of a long-awaited child...conceived after 14 years of marriage)! She was so encouraging and helpful, and her support at my birth is one of the main reasons I was able to fulfill my goal of a natural, drug-free delivery! I am so proud of myself for being able to do that, and Cyndi helped make it possible -- her voice is so soothing and calming, and she helped me focus and not panic during each set of contractions. She is very professional and yet down-to-earth and accessible at the same time. And I loved that she had so many years of experience! Highly recommended!

Posted 6/26/2010

Cara O'Shea

I can't say enough about Cyndi!!! She is an amazing Doula! I had a very difficult birth experience with my first born. Although his birth will always be special, being that it was the day he came into the world, it was highly medical and not the peaceful birth we had envisioned. When I became pregnant again, we knew this would be our last baby and we hoped for a better, more peaceful experience- So we hired Cyndi Whitwell. From the moment we met her, we knew she would be perfect for the birth. She was a wonderful support to us throughout the pregnancy and even helped me in the hospital with some unpleasant tests that I needed before the baby was born. She always made me feel strong. As a cancer survivor, I have anxiety in hospitals. Cyndi helped me though my fears and I actually came out of the hospital feeling strong and empowered this time. My husband valued Cyndi's help as well. She was there for the entire family! This last birth was exactly what we had wanted. We have a wonderful birth memory and we are so profoundly grateful for what Cyndi did for us on that day. She gave me the strength to go on through each contraction and helped me bring out the strength within me. Because the birth went so well, the recovery was so much easier. This in turn helped me to have the energy and endurance of nursing and caring for my newborn and two year old! Thank you Cyndi for being there for our family!

Posted 6/26/2010

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