Jenny was a wonderful doula. She met with my husband and I for an initial meeting to see if we were a good match. Right away we felt incredible comfortable with her. My husband and I had taken a Bradley Method birth class and we really liked that Jenny had experience working with other Bradley couples. She did two pre-natal meetings with us. She brought lots of helpful information to these meetings including a list of items to bring to the hospital, things to consider/discuss before the birth, labor positions, and much more. During the second meeting we went over labor positions. She was also really helpful suggesting different spinning baby positions to help get baby in a good position for labor. During the end of my pregnancy I had a lot of pressure to be induced due to preexisting high blood pressure. Jenny was available to talk to me about this and help me in making my decision. She went over how to calculate our Bishop Score (which tells you how successful an induction might be) and really helped me feel like we were making an informed decision. She also helped give different ideas on how to induce labor naturally since we knew we couldn't hold off the induction for too long. When I was in labor Jenny's help was invaluable. She was really great about helping me stay focused and breath during contractions. She really helped my husband with different things to do for me to help me through it and also with different positions for us to do. I know that I would have been able to labor naturally for as long as I did without her assistance. She was amazing! If we have another child we will definitely have Jenny be our doula again.
Jenny met with us for one post-partum appointment where we went over how everything went and see how we were dong. She also encapsulated our placenta for us.
I can't say enough good things about Jenny! I would definitely recommend her to anyone.
-Beth Kennedy Venit
July 09, 2014
Silver Spring Doula
Birth Fee: $1000 to $2000