Testimonial for Laura McCarthy, PCD(DONA)
We are an immigrant family with both of our families being on different continents and friends scattered all over the country and the world. Having Laura with us in the first months of our son's life was absolutely lifesaving. She kept us sane and made us confident in taking care of the newborn. Her calming voice, fantastic sense of humor, zero judgment, and what most important: baby whispering skills;) made a whole difference difference in the way we started our parenting journey. She helped us to see the world through the baby's eyes and grow compassion to this new human that is figuring out our loud and messy world.
Among many things that I'm going to list below, Laura helped us to understand how to divide the baby care efforts between mom and dad when it's only two of us, we just returned from the hospital, mom had an emergency c-section and our baby was going onto cluster feeding marathons.
And now onto the list of practical help we received from Laura!
- we learned how to understand our baby cues fast and easily
- mom was getting time for naps, mastered baby wearing, was supported physically and mentally (I'm pretty sure that one two many times I accidentally turned Laura's visits in a therapy session:))
- baby was rested and entertained, we remember zero fussing or crying, hence we started calling Laura a baby whisperer
- we still make pumpkin bars and peanut butter chia balls (3+ months after Laura's visits, her recipes are the best in flavor AND simplicity!!!), laundry was folded, dishes were done, water bottles were refilled, and I am sure many more types of help was provided by Laura that got lost in the brain fog of the first months!
Needless to say that we miss her and would recommend Laura as a postpartum doula without any hesitation! We want to specifically highlight that she is very intelligent, data-driven, and empathetic!
-Yuliia & Cesar
August 17, 2025
Laura McCarthy, PCD(DONA)
Wear Your Little One
Postpartum Rate: $35
