Juliea Paige Doula Profile

Juliea has the natural ability to put anyone at ease and brings out the confidence a woman needs during labor. Juliea was my doula for the birth of my second child at home. And while I knew from my previous birth experience that my body is wonderfully capable of birthing babies naturally, I also knew that I would not feel wholly at ease without a doula that I trust and thus my husband and I decided to ask Juliea to be our doula.

At around 9 pm with the devleopment of regular contractions, Juliea and our midwife arrived. While my midwife did a brief examination Juliea transformed the designated birthing space, setting up a Reiki grid and playing some wonderful meditation music. My midwife determined that at the time I was only dilated to 2 cm. and should get some rest, she would be going home, planning on hearing from me later. Juliea asked if she could give me a nice session of Reiki and crystal therapy before she left for home also planning on returning for the actual labor later. I gladly consented and this is where some magic happened! After the reiki and crystal therapy labor kicked RAPIDLY into high gear. Juliea had only been gone for 15 minutes, the time being 10:15 pm, when my husband called her requesting that she return because I had definitely transitioned. For the following hour and forty minutes of incredibly intense labor Juliea stayed by my and my husband's side performing reiki and keeping us both centered, focused, and confident. At 11:55 pm I stood and delivered my son, who entered the world in the caul on Christmas night. Tears of joy were shared by all it was truly a beautiful and magical experience in which Juliea played a most important role.  She was clearly put on this Earth to do birth work, she is amazing and my whole family is now in love with her.

 

This testimonial is for dads. I am a dad who doesn’t know what he would have done without his doula, Juliea Paige. Our first child was born via C-section, and I wanted to do everything possible to help my wife have a natural childbirth the second time around. I wanted it for her, because it seemed to me that this was an experience that all women should have. So I wasn’t skeptical at all when my wife discussed using a doula for our second pregnancy. We met a few doulas, and none of them seemed to be the right fit until we met Juliea Paige. My wife and I liked Juliea’s calm and positive demeanor, her views on pregnancy and labor, and her positive references from area doctors. As a father, I felt like Juliea would work with me to help me be a better coach. Natural childbirth can be scary for many reasons, but the most intimidating thing for me were the unknowns. Not knowing when labor would start or how long it would take or how intense it would be. Not knowing if our doctor would be on call, or if we would be able to do everything in our birth plan. It was good to know that we could count on Juliea being there for us when the big day finally came. Not everything went the way we had hoped, but despite this, we were able to deliver our second son naturally, and Juliea was a big reason for this. She helped both of us to remain calm and focused, and it was a great experience because of her support. What I realized after the thrill of childbirth wore off was that it wasn’t just my wife that needed this experience. I needed this experience too. Comforting my wife through contractions, helping her to push during labor, actually seeing my child being born-these were all experiences I needed. They changed me, they helped to make me a better husband, father and man. Juliea helped me to have these experiences, and I am grateful to her. I would recommend Juliea to any dad who might be skeptical about using a doula.