Elliot Harada

10/29/2024

Me and my wife had Olivia as our doula for our very first daugher! Right from the start Olivia showed a sincerity and investment in our journey that created a great atmosphere for discussion. In our pre-birth meetings we talked not just about the birthing process itself, but about parenthood as a whole. Being a mother herself, she had a great baseline to assess thoughts and emotions about the upcoming life change. She helped cultivate a peace and excitement about the big day. For that big day, Olivia was everything we could have wanted and more. We had a home birth and she was critical to getting the space ready for us as my wife went into labour. Olivia was keen to assist me physically as we did what we could to alliviate the contraction pain. She also was a potent cheerleader, helping restore confidence when my wife was getting discouraged. Afterwards, Olivia stayed and really tidied up the place quite nicely - which was considerable work! Overall, her personality and presence was one that added so much to our birth experience, and I would recommend anyone looking for a doula to book Olivia. Thank you Olivia for everything!

Sarah Klukas

9/13/2024

My husband and I would absolutely recommend hiring Olivia as your doula. She was thorough and thoughtful in our prenatal sessions, asking insightful questions and helping us think through our birth goals. During the birth, she was attentive to our needs, always offering to help in any way we found most beneficial. When I was experiencing painful back labour, she gave me a helpful set of positions/exercises to try which helped labour progress. She was also a huge help with the logistics of getting to the hospital from our home. When we had her come by for the postbirth follow ups, she went above and beyond in giving us practical help at home in a time we so needed it. Friends asked us about our experience of having Olivia as a doula and we simply said "we couldn't have done it without her". My husband and I are confident that our birth experience was so positive in large part due to her help and support. Thank you, Olivia!

Brenna Harada

8/25/2024

Having Olivia as our doula truly helped my husband and I feel so at peace with our baby’s impending birth. Olivia provided two prenatal consultations that really helped set the tone for what to expect from her as a birth doula. I feel like Olivia really wanted to get to know us and our birth goals to know how to best advocate for us during a time where we may not be able to advocate for ourselves. Olivia communicates clearly, and is very compassionate with a calm demeanour. You can see that she is passionate about supporting women through birth, as well as supporting partners through their partners birth. She was such a positive support person to my husband and I during my labour; assisting with birth positions and counter pressure (which gave hubby a break). Because of purposeful time spent getting to know us prenatally, I felt that we were in such good hands during my labour.