Allie C.

11/1/2025

Being a third time mom I decided that this time around I'd benefit from having a coach since it would be my first time with an unmedicated birth. I was grateful for Carrie's professional advice and approachable attitude in our first meeting. She made sure I knew all expectations up front and supported my decisions. We share the same Catholic faith and I appreciated all of her prayers for me and the baby before and after birth but especially during! There were a lot of new terms that I was learning and she guided me through decisions when I needed more information about issues such as delayed cord clamping and different methods for pain management. We met twice before the day I gave birth. One time was meeting with my husband as well so he knew how they could partner together to help me. The next with a more hands on appraoch of pain management techniques. Her patience was truly admirable checking in with me daily starting around my due date and going through the next 2 weeks while baby boy had us waiting! She made sure that I knew about her back up doula and that vice versa her doula knew about my preferences in case something was to come up. The early morning my contractions started I gave her a heads up an hour after they were consistent. She planned to come to our home asap around 7am when I was already in active labor. From that point on, she was with me every single contraction with hip squeezes to relieve my all encompassing back labor! She provided a birthing comb for a distraction technique along with ice packs. I truly believe she was a key factor in how I was able to manage an unmedicated birth with a 9lb 14oz baby boy! I would hire her all over again to help with any future births. 

Alyssa Harrington

7/21/2025

Carrie is a great doula! She supported my VBAC in May 2025. Carrie was very dedicated to me as a client. She came to the hospital to be with me once prior to baby being born, when I had prodromal labor. From then, we knew it could be a while, but Carrie checked in on me often to see how things were progressing. Once it was go time, Carrie came to the hospital as soon as we asked her to. My labor progressed very quickly and Carrie handled it well, helping me through each contraction with hip squeezes and showing my husband how to do them. She was so on top of caring for me, ensuring I was staying hydrated, bringing me a cool rag, and physically supporting me in whatever I needed. She helped my husband be involved, too. She spoke up for me when I was in transition and ensured my preferences were known. She helped me have a beautiful, redemptive VBAC and believed in me the whole way. She even stayed for several hours after the birth to ensure all was well after I needed a blood transfusion. I'm sure there are many more things she did behind the scenes that I didn't notice while I was laboring, like ensuring the mood in the room was right, and that's because she really is that good. If you need someone to be there to fight for you like a best friend and encourage you like a birth coach, Carrie is your gal!