Testimonial for Kathleen Wilson
I am long overdue in writing this testimonial, but that does not diminish my thankfulness and appreciation of Kathleen. I had a wonderful doula for my first birth in Dallas but found myself in a new city and in a new birth community when expecting my second baby. I was planning an HBAC and had met Kathleen at a local doula event. Being a doula myself, I know how important and helpful it is to have the care a doula provides, not just for me but also for my husband who was not as certain about our HBAC. We chose Kathleen for her knowledge and experience but also because she was so positive and energetic and we clicked with her right away. Our prenatal visits were always so much fun. On the day of birth she was that calm, reassuring presence my husband and I both needed. As it turned out, I needed my husband for every pressure wave and by the time we asked Kathleen to join us waves were coming so frequently that my husband couldn't leave my side. When I was in the birth pool and needed reassurance, it was wonderful to look up and see Kathleen there. Near the end of the birth she switched gears and became our videographer, per my request, and captured the birth of our daughter.
And ultimately Kathleen gave us something I didn't even know we needed. She helped my husband find a place of trust, something I think he was uncertain of with our first birth, and that was definitely shaken because of the resulting cesarean. He told me that he was concerned about us trying for a homebirth VBAC but that he could accept and let go of his concerns knowing we had a really midwife and a really good doula. Although I had been preparing my husband for 3 years for our homebirth, what he really needed was someone on the outside who was knowledgeable to say that our choices for birth were reasonable and that we would be carefully watched over, and that's exactly what Kathleen and my birth team did!
-Katherine Stanglin
August 07, 2013
Kathleen Wilson
Labor Enabler
Birth Fee: $1000 to $2900
