Julie has been my doula for my last four kids. She listens to what I want, and offers help and suggestions without being pushy. For my first two kids (two separate pregnancies), I was induced and didn't want to have an epideral. Instead I was given narcotics that left me feeling out-of-control with my body, and left my newborn babies so sleepy they could hardly stay awake to eat for the first two days. Julie taught me how to manage the pain and gave me the self-confidence to deliver baby three and then baby four without an epideral or pain medicines, even during a pitocin-induced delivery. My last two pregnancies were problem free, and I enjoyed a pitocin-free and pain-medicine-free delivery.
Throughout the pregnancies, Julie was supportive: checking up on me to see how I was doing during the pregnancies, for the entire labor and delivery, and after the babies were born. She has lots of wisdom and experience to draw on for any problems I was having, and helped make me more comfortable while achieving my goals.
I am so glad I chose Julie to be my doula. Without her I wouldn't have had the confidence to deliver my babies drug-free, and doing so was so great.
-Carla Green
October 28, 2013
Plane Beginnings Wellness
Birth Fee: $900 to $1000
Postpartum Rate: $30 to $50