Testimonial for Dominique Spagnola, CLC
It’s been almost a year since I found Dom online and reached out to her, desperate for someone to support me to have the birth story I was desperate for. Dom was amazing from the beginning. Empowering me to re-write my own story, and encouraging me to be compassionate with the part of my story that was already written. She helped to steady my voice and find my power to choose, and became a critical part of my pregnancy and birth story. I credit her for finally coming to terms and accepting that I may not get the VBA2C I desperately wanted, and if I didn’t, I would be okay. Part of this was processing the birth traumas that had already been written into my story, and healing from those events. But so much of it was finding my voice and using it to express my expectations, wants, and needs to my care providers. To ask questions, and to challenge the answers. When the end of my pregnancy was not looking like I had hoped, she was there to provide unyielding support, and snacks. The best snacks. =) She was present for my induction, often giving me the play by play the doctors and nurses either couldn’t or didn’t provide, reassuring me throughout, providing pain management, helping to guide and support my husband, and also giving space. She supported our decision to move into a c-section, avoiding a potential emergency later, and still called me brave and strong. And she was there waiting when we came out. The months following the birth of my third child were tough. My husband and I split in our roles, he caring for our older two children almost exclusively and me taking care of a newborn. The postpartum period has never been kind to me. But Dom continued to offer support, and her support throughout my pregnancy allowed me to have peace postpartum that I had made the right decision for myself and my baby and my family, and that ultimately it was my choice. I will forever be grateful for Dom and this part she played in my life.
-Megan Golley
January 28, 2025
Dominique Spagnola, CLC
Dom the Doula
Birth Fee: $2000 to $2400
Postpartum Rate: $35 to $45
