Testimonial for Melanie Russell
Melanie is such a warm, compassionate person and extremely knowledgeable about labor, birth, and postpartum. My husband and I hired her as our doula and also took her class, A brighter Birth, when it was recommended independently to us by a midwife (who didn't even know that we had already hired Melanie as our doula!) A Brighter Birth is a really useful class whether you have decided to hire a doula or not because it combines the best aspects of several other birth classes (such as Bradley and Lamaze) as well as introducing you to basic knowledge of different interventions, coping techniques, etc, while focusing on working together as a team to bring your little one into the world.
We felt much more well prepared for our daughter's birth after completing it!
As a doula, Melanie made me feel so comfortable at every stage. She is so warm, caring, and knowledgeable. Before and during baby girl's birth, she focused on helping my husband help me, rather than taking his place, but during the birth she also had tons of tricks up her sleeve to help me, including positions to help make my contractions more productive, oils, mouthwash for after I threw up- and even holding the bag for me while I was throwing up! She also went way beyond what we expected a Doula to do for us by finding a breast milk donor for us when I had to pump and dump for a day due to a medication and offering to photograph the birth for us wihtout charging anything extra, which I am so glad I let her do.
I would definitely recommend both Melanie's doula services and her class. Our family was so blessed by her!
-Jamie Miller
July 12, 2014
Melanie Russell
A Brighter Birth
Birth Fee: $1800
