Heidi Thaden-Pierce Doula Profile

I had Heidi at the birth of my son four weeks ago to take photos of my labor and birth. Since this was my first baby, I was very choosy about who I asked to be at my birth as I wasn't sure how many people I would be comfortable with having in the room at the birth center. Heidi was such a wonderful addition to my birth team - my husband and I have discussed over and over how glad we are that she was there! Her presence was extremely calming to me throughout - she has such an ecouraging demeanor. She was constantly my advocate, doing everything within her power to make me as comfortable as possible. My husband greatly appreciated her as well - her presence freed him up to focus completely on me while Heidi took care of other details (like getting me water, communicating with the midwives, and getting the shower ready for me when I needed additional help relaxing). I am so glad to have the photos that she took - she has a great eye for capturing priceless moments during birth and we couldn't be happier with how they turned out! It is clear that Heidi has a passion and a calling for caring for women in this special season of life - we would recommend her any day!

I met Heidi at a birth class and appreciated her genuine personality. She was really personable. I approached her about her doula services and next thing we know, my husband and I hired her after our initial consultation meeting. Because of her experience and the fact that she is a mother of 6 assured us that we would be in good hands. Heidi was invaluable to us during my labor and delivery. I labored at home for a little while before laboring at the birth center. She assisted us greatly and was even in the OR with me when I had to have a csection. We could not have done it without Heidi. We are grateful for her!

We LOVE Heidi! We just had our first child and would not go through that again without Heidi's help. We had many uncertainties and doubts about the process of giving birth. Heidi not only gave us confidence and support where books, websites, and other mothers were lacking. She helped make the whole experience something special and sweet. We plan on working with her again even though we feel a lot more educated and empowered by our first experience. She is very attentive to every family members needs. Her wealth of knowledge is deep. We highly recommend Heidi.

Heidi was my doula for the birth of my first child (I have three now) and what a blessing it was having her there. Her extensive knowledge and experience were a huge help and I still talk to her regularly to ask for her help and advice when it comes to pregnancy, childbirth, infants or even children. I love the photos she took at our daughter's birth. I wish we lived closer so we could use her as our doula again.

We had the honor of having Heidi as our doula.  She was just finishing up her training, but you wouldn't know it.  She was so kind and caring and alert to anything we might need.  In addition to her doula skills, she photographed our birth and gave us photos that we will treasure forever.  I had no idea how much something like that would mean to us!  And, while she's not technically a professional, she has real talent with photos she was able to capture.  She made a beautiful slideshow of our birth that has brought almost everyone to tears who has watched it.  It really captured the emotion of the birth for us. 

With one of my older children, we used a different doula.  She had been recommended to us by several people and had years of experience.  She was a great doula, but to be completely honest, she didn't compare to Heidi.  One thing that stands out to me is how Heidi seems to have a real understanding of following the desires of the parents - whatever that might be.  She doesn't try to push her own ideas onto families, which is a problem we had with our previous doula. 

We prefer a more private birth setting, and at first we were a little concerned how having a doula there would interfere with that, but Heidi fit right in and everything was so comfortable.  We don't at all regret our decision to have her there for the birth.  She's awesome, and I can't imagine that anyone wouldn't love her!