Lisa Gaytan

8/28/2023

Lisa Taylor is a warm, kind, gentle, empathetic beautiful soul who was an amazing support for me and my family postpartum! She replied to an urgent request for help from a friend of mine (on my behalf) and was the perfect fit to provide assistance in our time of need. 

I was struggling after a traumatic birth of my 4th baby, there were tensions at home and we had just moved to the area--Lisa provided me with a safe space to work through it all, gave me a shoulder, acted as a sounding board and took such great care of not just our littlest addition but our older kids as well. 

She put her chef skills into play by prepping some meals, baked me lactation cookies, helped around the house, watched the baby to allow me to rest, and was a calming presence during a very chaotic and tumultuous  time in our lives. 

I couldn't be more grateful for her and her services. Highly recommend. 

Jody Ackstein

8/22/2023

Lisa was my birth doula AND my post partum doula for my second baby.  As a second time mum I knew what I wanted in a doula, and from the moment I met Lisa I could feel that her honest, approachable, and calm nature (with the right amount of humor mixed in!) was the right fit for me.   Leading up to the birth I had a lot of pre-labour signs I hadn't had with my first, and Lisa was always just a call or text away to answer my questions - I could tell I was a priority for her and not just another client.  When the big day arrived my labour ended up being VERY fast but she arrived as soon as I called and had everything I could have needed for comfort measures.  Because my labor was so fast we mainly spent our time together post-partum, and I was able to experience some of her incredible cooking.  From homemade curries, mediterranean lunch bowls, and breakfast wraps to lactation cookies and even a roast chicken dinner, my family was well taken care of in the weeks after baby's arrival with her amazing cooking.  I was able to shower and rest while she watched Emma and cooked for my family, and I enjoyed chatting with her about my birth and life in general.  Lisa is genuinely a lovely person and her support was so key in making our transition to a family of 4 so smooth.  THANK YOU Lisa, for everything.

Maggie

7/6/2021

Lisa is a very special person and her doula service was exquisite. Her support during my labour was very prepared with all her tools and arrived timely, hands on (so thankful for that hip squeeze technique!), attentive, offered options for pain management without pressure, jumped in at appropriate times, and provided courage and reassurance to me in the difficult moments. She has a heart of gold and goes above and beyond to welcome you in as family.

All that I have said above is not even the best part about her care! Post-partum we hired Lisa to prepare our meals as she was actually a chef previous to her doula work. Oh my, the food!!! As a hungry, newly breastfeeding mama just wanting to cherish that time with her family, the food could have been average and I wouldnt have minded, BUT(!) her cooking is so incredible!!! Well-balanced, mindful dishes that I could tell were prepared with love and tenderness. From roast beef dinner with all the fixings to home made stroganoff to indian curries to fabulous lunch buddha bowls, honestly I went to food heaven during that time.

I would absolutely recommend Lisa!!! An empathetic, sensitive person with a great doula skillset and mad cooking skills. If I have more children in the future, I will reach to her. Thank you for all your support Lisa!!!