Drew

4/22/2025

Schyler taught us how to be great parents!  

We cannot express how lucky we feel that we were able to have Schyler as our post-partum Doula.  We thought we hired Schyler to give us a few hours of rest and relaxation a few times a week, and she did.  But during these times she showed us a thousand things that made our little girl so much happier and made us feel like we were not just surviving but in the "top 1%" of parents :).  A few examples: she showed us how to put a little pillow under our daughter's head while we were changing her diaper to make her feel more comfortable; she showed us how to put a warm, wet washcloth on her stomach in the bath to keep her from getting cold (to this day she likes the water more than other babies, and is excelling in swim class!), and she often gave our dog a massage when he was near the baby which we think helped the dog really learn to love the baby.  

If you have the chance to have Schyler as part of your team, our advice is to take it without hesitation!

Natalie

4/20/2025

Schyler was an amazing doula. She not only helped me in terms of housework, caring for baby, etc but did SO MUCH MORE. She met me in a crazy time after having had my first child, while still having to help run by businness, and having moved into a new home (as a first time homeowner) with the move happening just a week after giving birth! She provided so much guidance and modeled so much in how to care for a newborn. Knowing I had her expertise saved me a lot of time as I didn't have to research online and likely saved my sanity as it kept me off of facebook parent groups. She also helped me with my healing journey including finding a pelvic floor PT to come to my home when my hips were acting up postpartum. She gently nudged me when necessary (like by starting the process unpacking by boxes of clothes when I had been afraid to and procrastinating it so that I ripped off the bandaid and did what I was putting off). Her experience comes through in caring for both baby and parents. The only negative thing I have to say is that she only does doula work because I wanted to keep her as a nanny after the first several months because she was my emotional safety blanket! So basically the only con is that you can't keep her forever! That being said we continue to stay in touch and she has continued to send me her magic infant schedules and answered any random questions that have come up even though she has moved onto other families. It truly comes through that she cares! I truly can't recommend her enough!

Eileen Schnarr

4/20/2025

Schyler came to our rescue when I developed complications and our baby developed colic and reflux after 6 blissful weeks. She was so calm and supportive and helped us think through what childcare options would be best long term, all while taking care of the baby and sometimes the 2 yo at the same time so we could sleep. She did more to help than any other doula we've had and did more than we could as new parents to two.

Caitrin Hall

4/19/2025

The best money we've ever spent? Schyler. (And an accountant.) If we lived on Whidbey we would hire her again for our second! Truly, my husband and I could not have navigated our first-time parenthood--of a preemie--without Schyler's wisdom, guidance, experience, and overall household support. She had a balanced but straightforward answer to each of our one million questions. She was grounding as we learned so much from her. She helped with extra things, too, like laundry and helped us fold while we all sat around holding the newborn. She also helped with very gentle but effective sleep training and set up our child well for independent sleep. She's also just fabulous to be around and after two years, we are still in touch. Cannot recommend Schyler enough. We love her!