Testimonial for Elizabeth Hertz-Wahl
Elizabeth was not an official postpartum doula when I had my first baby but you would never have known. As one of my closest friends, she came to the hospital the night after my baby was born and helped me adjust to my new world.
Elizabeth came home with me and helped me get settled as a new queer solo parent. She got up every 3 hours with me to help get the baby to feed one way or another. She helped me sort out my feelings about a severe tongue tie and how best to care for my new vulnerable being. She helped me figure out how to keep a baby alive who did not know how to suck or latch and with a body that wasn’t making enough milk. She started me on my donor milk journey and helped me figure out how to source milk from strangers in a safe way. Over 40 people fed my baby and Elizabeth was paramount in helping me start that process. She helped me figure out how to get enough sleep.
Elizabeth was calm, supportive, direct, reassuring and inquisitive. She listened attentively, reflected back what I was saying in my sleep-deprived state and helped me figure out what I needed and how to prioritize. She was honest when she thought I needed to do things differently. She washed a bajillion pump parts, fed my baby with a syringe, changed diapers, organized the house, made sure we all ate and offered incredible companionship.
Elizabeth was caring and present and made, what could have been, a very stressful and tense postpartum transition joyful. She cared for my newborn and me in a way that forever changed our friendship and made me feel the most supported I’ve ever felt in my life.
I’m 32 weeks pregnant now and Elizabeth is planning to come be with me soon after this 2nd baby is born. I feel so grateful that she will be with our family through this next big transition. I feel any postpartum client that gets to have her care for you and your new being is so incredibly lucky.
-Rosa W. Goldberg
May 11, 2026
Elizabeth Hertz-Wahl
Blue Heron Postpartum Care
Postpartum Rate: $45 to $55
