Jenna Elamin-Mueller

12/12/2020

Hidayah is amazing!! She's incredibly knowledgeable, patient, a calming presence, and truly and indispensable force to have at your side for your birthing journey. At both of our prenatal visits, she calmly explained the purpose of the comfort exercises and made sure not to move on from each activity (putting together a birth plan, talking through concerns, etc.) While all the COVID-19 updates were going on, she stayed up to date with the changes and let us know what we could expect in terms of if and how she'd be present at our birth at our hospital of choice. She checked in with us after each and every doctor's appointment. When it came time for our birth, she quickly got back to us and got to us quickly to labor with us at our home. She was great at keeping us calm and giving us pep talks throughout my 36~ hours of labor, and when we got to the hospital she was so helpful in working with the midwives and nurses to make sure my husband, our baby, and I were comfortable and supported the entire time until baby arrived. Every single person at the hospital wanted us to her you know they loved working with her and that she was "one of the best doulas they've ever worked with" and they told us if we have another kid to definitely bring her back ?????? please PLEASE don't hesitate to consider having Hidayah with you throughout your birth journey! You will be so so glad you did.

razan mohamed

10/19/2020

good afternoon , 

i contacted hidaya through facebook in the last trimester ..  my husband and my mum are overseas and could'nt be in the states for my delivery , so a doula was a must . she came to my house when i requested , we did alot of excersises for my comfort and to ease the delivery . i texted anytime when i had a concern and she responded promplty . my delivery was induced on 27 september .The morning of induction she came at 7 am to my house picked up our hospital bag and the carseat and drove me to the hospital . pitocin was injected at 10 am and contractions continued for 12 hours and i gave birth at 12 am the next day . she was comforting me when ever i had a contraction , used the ball  , and attended the whole process relieving my stress .. she stayed for a few hours after delivery untill i was settled in the postpartum ward.. she made these cute footprints for my baby ... after 2 weeks she came to my house for a postpartum visit where she answered all my concerns and gave me a beautiful gift for the baby and i . 

overall i would reccomment her for anyone who is my shoes .. she is a very nice person and made my whole birth experience easy , i wouldnt change anything 

Hebeh Fares

7/29/2020

Hidayah was truly a blessing throughout my pregnancy. She was always there to answer my millions of questions and never made me feel silly for asking. She was incredibly supportive and receptive as to what I wanted for my labor and delivery. When it came time to deliver my daughter Hidayah was just amazing. She talked me through everything. She reminded me that my body was capable of giving birth to my daughter and she helped me remain calm. I also loved that she was able to help my husband find his place in the process. 
The birth of my daughter was so different than the birth of my son three years prior. When I gave birth to my son it was nothing like I had envisioned. But this time around, thanks to Hidayah, my labor and delivery was an absolute dream. She is an amazing doula and I hope that she will be there to support me if I decide to have more children in the future. I absolutely love Hidayah, and she will always be a part of our family.

Julia Browning

7/29/2020

Hidayah was very helpful and amazing as a doula. She was always open to my questions about postpartum, breastfeeding, taking care of a newborn, etc. She was open to doing whatever could help me out during such a stressful, exciting, and emotional time. It was very comfortable and was just like a friend was there to help me out and give me advice. I highly recommend her as a doula.