Lori Rose is an excellent addition to any birth team! Lori made it possible to get through the contractions without epidural as I planned for a natural hospital birth.
To begin with, I didn't even get to inflate my birthing ball. I had planned on walking and being mobile during labor. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I went through labor in bed attached to monitors and administered pictosin. Lori was there to assure me that there were other ways to deal with contractions and achieve the birth I wanted. She stood on look out for the waves and when they started getting stronger she helped me get ready, in advance, to ride them out. She knew the exact touch that I needed.
From start to finish, Lori was there to help me believe in myself. I began to think that an epidural versus the rest of the night overcoming more of the same or stronger was looking good. My doula assured me that the last few centimeters could hit the fast forward button and it could be through it all in no time. She promised she would suggest the option, if she saw the waves taking me over. Instead she brought out all that I had left in me, I was holding my baby girl and thanking my doula with all my heart.
Lori Rose is the best. I have no other birthing experience to compare her to, but when I do, she is going to be there, even if I have to travel around the world to make it happen!
-Brielle Maxwell
July 28, 2013
Doula Lori Rose CD(DONA), CLC, CPD(CBI)
Birth Fee: $1200 to $2000
Postpartum Rate: $40 to $50