Testimonial for christiane vermeersch
Christine impressed my husband and I right away when she came to our house for an interview. She's very intelligent, has a fun style, a big family of her own, and of course a very gentle kind demeanor. My husband hadn't been so sure about having a doula but was instantly converted and felt very relieved that he wouldn't need to be an experct birth partner.
When I met her at the hospital, Christine made me comfortable for the first time in a couple hours very quickly and set up my husband to give me some relief. My son's birth happened pretty fast from there but I realized later that at every step she remembered what I had expressed to her in our first meeting. She had a copy of my birth plan, which I'd left in the car and really didn't want to think about getting, and she communicated my wishes, which I really didn't feel like vocalizing. I just got to stay internal and breathe.
Since my birth was smooth she didn't need to pull out many tricks but she sure did have a couple moves that really relieved the pressure I was feeling and she made sure the nurses didn't tell me how dilated I was, which was seriously against their nature.
I used Hypnobabies, which was awesome, and Christing knew how to help me with it by using the relax cue.
I've wondered if the fee wasn't a lot of money to pay but I had a wonderful birth in large part because I was confident ahead of time that I'd be well supported, and because I was in fact well supported when the time came. Just a little bit of expert counter pressure can be such a relief! I always end up concluding, therefor, that my money was well spent.
-Sara Sushila Avery
January 25, 2014
christiane vermeersch
Healing Hands Doula
Birth Fee: $3000 to $4000
