Cole Deelah Doula Profile

From the moment I read Cole's expireance as a doula I was sure I wanted to meet with her, so when we did met her I was pleasently suprised by how sweet and funny she was and that was a plus for me right away. Cole was there for me night and day with any questions I had or any fears that were on my mind that I didn't want to ask my doctor. The prenatal visit were fun and full of laughter for me and my family because Cole has lots of wisdom when it comes to family, babies and life expirances in many colorful stories. When the big day came Cole came in a flash late in the night and stayed with me through what I thought was real labor and was ready to go again the very next night when I was in true labor. She brought this zen like atmosphere to my water birth that clamed me to the point where contractions were almost painless. She had many useful way to birng baby down but after 19 hour of labor and it was time to go to the hospital for a much needed c section she stayed right there by my side and i love her for that. Cloe is like family and I would recommend her to anyone who is new or unprepared for natual birth like I was because she made it feel as if it were a journey and not unthinkable task

My husband and I hired Cole to be our doula to help with the birth of our first child. We wanted to do a natural birth and were reading books on our own because none of the classes fit our schedule. I really wanted to have a doula not just to support me but also my husband. It can be overwhelming for him to try to know what to do to help, and knowing that Cole was there to tell him how to help me was really helpful for both of us. During my labor, Cole was completely accessible by phone and helped coach my husband on the best ways to support me at each step. Once we met up with Cole at the hospital, I knew that I could trust her to help us stay calm and focused. She was by my side the whole time, helped make sure I stayed hydrated and helped find a position and a time that worked best for me to start pushing. After the delivery, Cole was completely available for help at our postnatal appt and via email. I really appreciated that as there were times I didn't know who to turn to to see if something was "normal" or to get advice. I would completely recommend her. In addition, I can say that my Labor and Delivery nurse commented on how Cole was spot on with her advice and really good (and she'd seen many doulas) so that's also high praise.

I can't praise Cole enough for the support she provided me and my husband during the birth of our baby.  As a first time mom, I had no idea what the birth would actually be like, and I found it more difficult than I had ever imagined.  I doubted I could go on more than once,  but each time, Cole was there to guide me through and past those moments.  When things got really challenging at 9 cm, rather than looking for my husband, I looked for Cole.  I found her presence next to me, the knowing look of understanding in her eyes, to be profoundly comforting.  Coming from a family of all c-section babies, I'm still in disbelief that I actually managed a natual birth.  I know that had it not been for Cole, for her vast knowledge, suggestions, and support throughout the process, I would not have made it. 

My mom, who had never witnessed a natural birth and had never heard of a doula before, was so impressed with Cole, that she repeated asked me how we found such a wonderful person, and proclaimed that whatever we paid her was not payment enough!

Post birth, Cole continues to be a valuable source of answers to our varied baby related questions.  My family and I definitely would recommend Cole to anyone who is expecting a baby! 

 We are so very thankful to have had Cole attending at our birth. Her calming spirit was truly something we needed and are glad we received with her. Her knowledge was very helpful in making us more comfortable through the birthing process and really helped keep me calm and well as help my husband know what to do to be helpful. She was eager to come to us when we needed her and stay as long as we needed. She was very very helpful in making each surge more productive so we could have the baby. Her calming yet assertive words were just what we needed. I could HIGHLY recommend her to anyone who is looking for a doula who is not only calming, but patient and assertive. I would absolutely be using her for our next birth.

Thank you Cole for being a part of our precious day.

Dr. Gabor and Melody Farkas

My husband, Ahren, and I hired Nicole to support us through the birth of our first child. From the get-go I felt an instant connection with Nicole. She has a warm personality and eases into her relationship with you. She isn't overbearing in the beginning and she really just lets things unfold naturally. I felt this was very important in developing a relationship with her.

Ahren and I had taken a Hypnobabies childbirth course and at the time, we had not hired a doula. The last class of our Hypnobabies course rolled around. During that class we ran through a "birth rehearsal" which basically helped us to see how things should go during my birthing time. Drink some fluids, go to the bathroom, change positions, use cue words, read scripts, and on and on. At this time Ahren started feeling overwhelmed about being able to keep up with everything in addition to supporting me. We decided we needed to hire a doula, specifically someone with experience supporting Hypno-families. We didn't hire Nicole to only support me, but to also support Ahren. She was fabulous. She came right when we wanted her to and had all kinds of valuable knowledge to use during my birthing time: massage, counterpressure, double hip squeeze, different birthing positions....the list goes on. She was steadfast through the night and into the next day. My birthing time was 34 hours, she was with us for almost 24 hours. Even though we were all very tired, Nicole never showed it. She was positive, supportative and encouraging. We had an amazing experience and I give a lot of the credit to Nicole for helping us through. It was a difficult labor and when I was "done" with it, she helped and encouraged me along.  I can't recommend Nicole highly enough. 

 After taking hypnobabies classes, I was interested in hiring a doula for a natural childbirth. I met Nicole towards the end of my pregnancy and she was very informative and helpful on our first meeting, providing tons of knowledge. When it came time to go to the hospital, I labored there and Nicole arrived at the perfect time since I was in transition and needed all the support possible. She was very calm and help me relax through the contractions. And she help me throughout the whole process, providing support and encouragement and being soothing. After the birth, I was so glad I had Nicole there to try and help me breastfeed my baby as well, since I was clueless. Overall, I am so glad that I hired her! I totally recommend Nicole to other. :) 

Thanks Nicole

 I feel like Cole Deelah was definitely an answered prayer to my family.  I decided I wanted to have a natural birth with my second child after having a induction and an epidural with the birth of my first child.  After making that decision, my husband and I felt it would be beneficial to hire a doula.  We met with Cole and we hit it off from the start.  She is an amazing person!  I don't think I have ever met someone with as much knowledge about the natural child birth process.  She is warm, caring, compassionate, funny, calming....I can't begin to say enough good things about this woman.   When I went into labor she showed up at 3am and was there with us every step of the way!  My labor was around 30 hours and Cole was there encouraging me and keeping me comfortable every step of the way.  I really don't think I could have had a natural birth with out Cole.   She did everything she could possibly do to make this birth exactly what we hoped it would be!     At the end when things were really getting intense, I wanted to give up.   She knew how badly I wanted a natural birth and I am so glad she encouraged me to not give up.  A few minutes later, I was holding my 9lb 10oz baby boy that I gave birth to naturally with the help of God, my husband, Cole and my mother and mother-in-law.  It was an amazing moment!  Absolutely perfect!  It brings tears of joy to my eyes just thinking about it!  What an amazing journey!  It changed my life forever.  I am so glad we hired Cole!  She is such an amazing woman, and I am so blessed to have her in my life.  After all we have been through in this process, I wouldn't have wanted any other person (other than my husband - who was there too) by my side.  Cole became a true friend of mine through this journey and I would highly recommend her to anyone who is considering hiring a doula.    

Meeting Cole was one of the luckiest things that happened to me while I was pregnant. She was looking for books on midwifery at the library where I work. I was about 6 months along and had been considering hiring a doula and planning a home birth as well but wasn’t totally committed yet. She was very friendly and put me in touch with excellent local resources from that first meeting--before we had even hired her. When my husband and I met with her we were both impressed with how knowledgeable she is about pregnancy and the birthing process. It was only natural that we both agreed we wanted her with us no matter where we decided to have the baby.

We ended up deciding to have a home birth and I can’t say enough how glad I am that Cole was there. She was the first on the scene when my labor became more intense quicker than I had expected. Her presence helped calm both myself and my husband and the different positions and techniques she suggested were soothing. We ultimately ended up transferring to the hospital and Cole was right there with us. I truly believe that without her presence and assistance in the hospital I would not have been able to have a satisfying birth experience. As it was, she worked extremely well with the hospital staff, myself and my husband to get my baby out. I hope when we’re ready for baby #2 that Cole will be with us again!

She also gives a really good foot massage. :)

Choosing Nicole Deelah as my doula was the best decision I made during my pregnancy.  She was a wealth of information for my husband and me.  She told us about community events we could attend (which incidentally helped me make another wonderful decision...the decision to give birth at a birth center with a midwife), and she taught us how to relax and handle labor in a peaceful way.  She never made decisions for us, but rather armed us with the information and knowledge we needed to make the best decisions for us and our baby.  She was precious emotional support when, after my water broke, my labor seemed to be moving too slowly.  Her advice and encouragement helped relieve my doubts and fears and I believe it helped me avoid a C-section.  Nicole was the rock I needed during the birthing process, massaging me as needed, suggesting different laboring positions, and holding my hand when my husband needed a break.  She saw to all my needs and spoke the encouraging words I needed to hear when things were getting tough during transition.  And somehow, during all of this, she also managed to take beautiful pictures (and even a video) of the whole process...pictures I will cherish for a lifetime.  Overall, I believe that Nicole helped me attain the natural birth I had dreamed of.  Thanks to Nicole, I gave birth naturally (completely unmedicated) to a beautiful and healthy 7 pound 2 ounce baby girl 29 hours after my water broke (and I enjoyed the process!).  If God blesses me with another child, I will definitely choose Nicole's priceless services again.

My experience with Nicole, my beautiful doula, was one of the most precious of my life.  Having experienced 4 conventional, medicated births, I wanted my 5th child to be born naturally.  At the time, I didn't even know what the word "doula" meant!  My husband and I signed up for Bradley classes with Nicole, and it didn't take long for us to decide that we wanted Nicole to be a part of the birth.  And so she became, for a few months, MY Nicole.  My doula.

Nicole is intuitive and sensitive, with a rare ability to gently minister to a mother's needs while never overstepping her boundaries.  Her voice is soothing and gentle, her hands blessed with the gift of calming on contact.  She is passionate, devoted, and experienced, and the birth of my daughter was immeasurably enhanced by Nicole's presence.

Ask my husband how odd I looked when, several days before going into labor, I lay with my bottom in the air and my face on the carpet, helping the baby's head settle properly onto the cervix.  It worked beautifully--thanks to Nicole's timely and wise advise.

A few minutes after Molly was born, my husband took a picture of the 3 of us.  Nicole's smile is as bright as my own! That's how invested she is in each mama, each baby, each birth.  I treasure the time we spent together and remain ever thankful for how well she cared for me. 

I recommend Nicole without reservation.  She was one of the highlights of my pregnancy and birth experience.  I adore her!

Having Cole present at the birth of our daughter was one of the best decisions my husband and I have ever made. Cole's understanding of the birthing process is surpassed only by her kindness. It was wonderful to have her calm presence in the labor and delivery room, and also to have the advantage of her knowledge and wisdom in the weeks leading up to the birth. I especially appreciated how well Cole worked with my husband to support me during labor and delivery. Despite experiencing very painful back labor and wanting to give up many times in the process, I was able to achieve my goal of delivering my daughter naturally--thanks in large part to Cole's help and encouragement! We are so thankful that we were able to have Cole there to help guide us through the process of delivering our first child. We honestly don't know how we would have done it without her!

Nicole was great! I did not have a doula for my first birth and know that things would have went much better if i had. Nicole has a lot of knowledge and we had a great experience with her.

I met Nicole when I was about 7 months pregnant. We went to the same church and were both singing in the choir the Sunday we met. Naturally because of Nicole's occupation and me being pregnant we ended up in conversation about child birth. This was my second child and my birthing experience with my first child had not been easy. I'd had several complications (avoidable I'd come to find out later) ending in my son having to stay in the NICU for 1 week after his birth. I told her the story of my first birth which I thought was "normal", complications and all (I know, don't ask), while expressing that I had no desire to do anything differently. She just listened quietly and offered advise only when asked. About one month before giving birth to my daughter my view on healthy child birthing was turned upside down due to a video my mom rented for me to watch. After watching it I had a list of questions for Nicole. Nicole answered each of my questions one by one. She answered them very factually, never telling me what I should or shouldn't do just giving me the info I needed to make the best decisions for me and while  I hadn't gone into our conversation planning on hiring her to attend my birth as my doula her knowledge and passion combined with my new found knowledge convinced me that I didn't want to birth this baby without her. I approached this birth very different than my first and had a very different experience...a much better experience. If I could do it over I wouldn't change a thing. Nicole's services and support were invaluable and while more children are not in my plans...if it turns out they are in God's I will want Nicole there with us!
 

 After having two very medical births including epidurals, I wanted to take a natural route with my third birth.  I was very comfortable with Nicole from our first meeting, and chose her to be my doula.  My first two were born well before 40 weeks, and as I passed that mark with #3 my doctor was pushing for induction, which I didn't want.  Nicole has such a wealth of knowledge, and with her guidance and support I was able to avoid induction.  Her support was priceless during my laboring and birth - she was able to keep me calm and in the moment, and I can honestly say I enjoyed every second of it!!  With Nicole's help I was able to have my drug free birth with no medical interventions.  The follow up phone calls we so nice to receive, and the beautiful birth story and photos Nicole gave me will be cherished for the rest of my life.  She really played such a huge part in making it an unforgettable experience, and I'm so happy I found her.

Nicole was our childbirth instructor for our first birth.  After seeing how knowledgeable she was about birth, prenatal care and postpartum care, we decided to ask her to be our doula.  That was the best decision we made the entire pregnancy.  When my pregnancy went over 40 weeks, she laid out the options for my husband and me so we could make the best decision for us, and supported us ever step of the way.  When I was in labor, she was constantly offering physical support, guidance and emotional strength.  She was amazing!! Her wealth of knowledge, her compassion and her energy are truly inspiring.  I highly recommend Nicole.  I am looking forward to using her as my doula again in the future!