Testimonial for Birth You Desire ® LLC
We were interested in a doula for our second birth as we ended up unsatisfied with our first birth experience. It was important to us to have a positive birth experience this time and we decided that a doula could help. Ursula was perfect! Even though it took me awhile to embrace the fact that I needed to relinquish control, I could rest easy in the fact that I was in good hands and I think that knowledge and trust made all the difference. I could trust Ursula completely -- she instinctively knew when I needed cold compresses, juice, essential oils, to change a pose. Her actual knowledge of the birth process was invaluable in suggesting poses and offering massage and other techniques to ease the labor pains. The whole time that I was laboring I felt fully supported and, unlike the previous birth, I felt that labor was progressing usefully. Ursula clearly knows a lot and she doesn't sugar-coat her words and I knew that I could trust her to give me the best advice. Between the days leading up to the birth all the way to the post-partum visit, Ursula was my source of information, strength, support, and at times, a shoulder to cry on. It is a fine balancing act that makes a good doula -- remaining distant enough to avoid intruding on the husband-wife team and being available and ready to offer support. Ursula managed this magically -- my husband and I felt well-united the whole time, but having Ursula there meant that he could focus on my needs, while she handled the nursing staff, the monitors, logistics... and when he needed a break or we both needed a change (whether we realized it or not), Ursula stepped in to offer her help. It also helped that she had an amazing rapport with the hospital staff -- I felt that that their respect of her translated to an especially good treatment of us!
-Antara Basu-Zych
April 07, 2014
Birth Fee: Not specified
Postpartum Rate: Not specified
