Testimonial for Meg McCarthy
I met Meg McCarthy through a friend when I was around 35 weeks pregnant. I wish I could share that my birth was a beautiful experience, but the truth is it was the most terrifying magical day of my life. I would have never gotten through it if it were not for my amazing doula Meg McCarthy. Leading up to the birth Meg helped me make a birth plan and educated me about things I had no clue would happen after my baby was born. I went into labor 2 weeks after my due date. She met my husband and I at the hospital and stayed by our side over 24 hrs until my daughter was born. Everytime a doctor would come into my room and speak a different language (doctor language) Meg, would translate their professional jargin so my husband and I understood exactly what they were doing and what was going on with my body. Doctors have a sly way of saying things that bully you into doing things you don't want to do. If I didn't have my amazing Doula my birth would have ended in an emergency "C" section. Meg was there to support every decision I made. I originally wanted a drug free labor but changed my plans and had an epidural. I phyically could not take the pain anymore. Long story short, all of her encouragement and advise to not push my epidural button towards the end resulted in a vaginal birth. I did it! My daughter was rushed to the NICU because of merconium aspiration and I was rushed to the OR with hemmoraging. Meg, was with my family when I came out of the OR and helped me latch my daughter but she was taken back to the NICU. I felt like I failed. I couldn't get my daughter to latch or my milk to come in after she came out of the NICU. I was a mess. Five lactation consultants later and my daughter wanted nothing to do breastfeeding. Meg, met me after I was discharged and got my daughter to latch after 10 mins of working with us. She was available to me even after Ruby was born. BEST DOULA EVER! We still keep in touch.
-Kelly Boyd
July 03, 2014
Meg McCarthy
Compass Birth Services
Birth Fee: $1200
Postpartum Rate: $40
