Danielle Daem

11/12/2024

Hiring Thalia to support me during the birth of my first son was the best decision I’ve ever made!

When I found out I was expecting, I knew I wanted all the support I could get and immediately looked into hiring a doula. I searched around online and ended up having a few conversations with different doulas. It was a no brainer after chatting with Thalia I knew she was the right fit for me and had the energy and expertise I was looking for.

She supported me with my endless questions, concerns, and fears in the months before birth. Having her as a resource and a support in this new journey for me was invaluable and she really helped me tune into my own wisdom and what I felt was right for me and my family. I never once felt judged for my alternative views and concerns around certain interventions. She held such beautiful space and let me decided what I needed.

Thalia helped me feel so deeply prepared and supported as I planned my natural home birth. Because of our conversations and all that she shared with me, I actually looked forward to the process and really trusted in my body during the whole process.

I’m so grateful to say I was able to follow through with my plans and had a powerful and magical home birth of my dreams with Thalia a major part of my birth team. She was there with me through the hardest parts of labor AND the challenges that unfolded afterwards. She went above and beyond staying longer than planned, making sure I was fed, and even supplying me with some healing herbs and incredible support in the week after birth.

I don’t know what I would have done without Thalia on my birth team. She worked so beautifully along with my husband and really made the whole experience magical.

If you’re considering hiring a doula and want someone who truly cares and trusts the power and process of the women’s journey, look no further!

Brooke

10/20/2024

Thalia has a genuine passion for birth that shines through in her role as a doula. She is communicative, receptive and relational. She was thorough and knowledgeable in helping us draft a birth plan, available for support leading up to the birth and a great addition to our birth team. I really appreciate the positive energy she brought to the birthing space. I would recommend her to anyone looking for support for pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.

Hillary Wakefield

7/19/2024

I am eternally grateful that I had Thalia as my doula during the birth of our daughter. This was mine and my partner’s first baby, so everything was all new to us. Thalia helped to create my birth plan ahead of time. During our prenatal appointments, she made me feel very confident in my ability to birth my own baby exactly how I wanted to: drug free and at home. During my labour, Thalia went above and beyond to provide stellar support. She had lovely essential oils for aroma therapy. She brought me delicious electrolytes and fed me snacks in between the waves. She massaged me, provided words of affirmation and encouragement, and knew when to offer suggestion of a change in movement or position. She could intuitively tell that a contraction was starting without me saying anything, and was always able to apply the exact amount of pressure that I needed to my back. My labour went on for 37 hours and included some twists and turns that I didn’t expect, like two trips to the hospital (one to ensure baby was head down, and then again for a shot of morphine to get a nap after I had been labouring for 24 hours and was still only 3cm dilated), having my water broken after labouring for many hours, use of a catheter, a shot of oxytocin, and a five hour pushing stage, a large portion of which was on my back. Despite all of these unexpected elements to my labour, I never once felt like I couldn’t go on, like I wanted to give up, or overcome with fear. I attribute a great portion of this to Thalia’s calm confidence and belief in me. After I birthed my daughter and subsequently the placenta on our bed, Thalia went to our kitchen and cooked us a healthy, delicious and warm postpartum meal. This was in the middle of the night after supporting us for 37 hours. Thalia was the MVP of my birth experience. I never want to give birth again without her!