Testimonial for Danielle M, Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula from Brett Pontecorvo

Testimonial for Danielle M, Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula

Danielle provides exceptional care for both labor and postpartum. Aside from having a wealth of knowledge about all things related to those areas, she is the type of peaceful presence that you would want both in the delivery room and your home.

At the start of working together, she asked a lot of questions to figure out the things that mattered to us and even did extra research to understand the complicated portions of my wife’s medical history. She made us feel like we were her only priority.

She came to the hospital with a Polaroid camera to take before and after pictures of us both, a framed picture of our toddler whom we’d never spent a night away from, battery-powered candles, lavender essential oils, and a small speaker for calming music. It set the stage for a peaceful birth.

Our waters were always full and helped me time stepping outside to check on my toddler and get some fresh air with the doctor's check-ins. She also helped my wife use a peanut ball to progress labor, which made a big difference compared to her last birth.

Her postpartum care was wonderful. She came in peacefully and helped put together foods my wife could eat quickly but were still nourishing and checked in on how we were doing. She even helped us both to take a 15-minute rest time, which was so grounding in the middle of a big transition period for us both. Breastfeeding was quite painful in the early days, and Danielle was able to step in after a quick call and was able to reduce that pain significantly in just a short call, and completely within a day or two.

Danielle was such an incredible support to our entire family as we welcomed a new little one home. When you read what she offers, it sounds amazing, but when you experience what a difference it can make to the overall well-being of your family as they go through this type of transition, you realize how valuable of an investment this truly is.

-Brett Pontecorvo

March 05, 2025