Testimonial for Allyson Winburn
If you are hesitating at all in hiring Allyson, don't! Run, don't walk! Allyson was our "birth back up" support because my husband works out of state and we knew there was a chance that he would not be around when I went into labor. The extra complication? We were looking for someone who could work with me in medical sitautions and be a medical advocate, as I am Autistic and we were pretty sure that early labor without my partner would be the perfect storm of events for a meltdown. And perhaps it would have been, but Allyson was so calm, professional and collected from the moment we called. She was at our apartment in 15 minutes (to be fair, she lives down the street) and navigated packing a hospital bag, tidying the house, feeding the cat and doing everything that needed to be done before she drove me to the hospital. My husband did end up arriving about 12 hours in but Allyson stayed with us for 24 hours of a 32 hour labor and both my husband and I felt so much calmer and more clear headed because she was there, telling us what to expect at each step of the way. Plus (and this is important if you're in second stage labor for 20 hours), she's great to talk to! Allyson is smart, interesting, and a delightful human, as well as a skilled and compassionate dula.
She continued to support us in the first three months of our daughter's life and was incredibly flexible in terms of when I needed her and for how long each time, working around my sense of overload and my husband going back to work many many hours away. We can both definitively say that both the birth and immediate post-partum experience have been wonderful and that is because of Allyson. We cannot recommend her highly enough.
-Caitlin Krieck
June 04, 2026
Allyson Winburn
Honeycomb Postpartum
Postpartum Rate: $45
