Testimonial for Danielle Ben-David, MPH, PD, CLC from Nicky Wilson

Testimonial for Danielle Ben-David, MPH, PD, CLC

Hi Danielle,

Apologies for the delay doing this! Firstly thank you so much for all of your help since Ivy was born, I appreciated it when you were here but with now with some hindsight I can't emphasise enough how much of a difference I think you being here made as I/we adjusted to Ivy's arrival. To be honest I was worried some days when I didn't have a list of things for you to do, like I hadn't prepped enough, but now I see that you simply being here and being another set of arms to hold Ivy was a gamechanger, and that was probably more due to my nature and not wanting to 'fail'. Plus you always found things to do to help out which was amazing. I think would be the only thing that I would've asked to be different - reassurance that you didn't want/need a great big list and that you were ok just being with Ivy to give me a break, I liked when you suggested something you could do if I was struggling to think of something - the snack making was great! I got there in the end but my nature needed some sort of nod that that was OK. Aside from this very small thing (and to be honest is probably more a me thing), I appreciated your calm nature, you are clearly knowledgeable and so so caring. You let me have my thoughts and share what I was feeling and gave gentle advice and directions on where I could find out more by myself. You were amazing with Ivy, I felt so comfortable knowing she was with you when I pumped or slept, it gave me peace of mind to be able to relax and rest while you were here. On Wouter's behalf I think it also gave him space to not think about me and focus on work as well, he could put his whole mind to what he was doing.

I would've had a much harder time if we hadn't worked together, you helped me find my feet, get some rest, feel more confident and much more so that Ivy could have the best start. Thank you!

See you at the group soon.

Nicky

-Nicky Wilson

April 01, 2026