Testimonial for Sarah Paksima
I don't know how I would have had my son without Sarah's help. Really. The first thing I say when someone is pregnant now is, "Have you thought about a doula?" And if they are local, I try to push them Sarah's way.
Sarah is one of those people who are just easy to be around. She is a great listener with a gentle soul. She's competent and thoughful in how she teaches. Sarah educates without judgement - even if you go in knowing you want a more medical birth she will accept and support you 100%. My husband and I both say working with Sarah was the best decision we made in the pregnancy... I fully recommend working with her and taking her class series!
That's really the meat of my endorsement of Sarah as a teacher and doula but here are a few more details... My husband and I attended Sarah's childbirth class and used her as our doula with prenatal and postnatal visits. The classes were so much better than those offered through our local hospital system (INOVA) - they are hands on, fun, and very informative. The prenatal sessions gave us more practice with positions and strategies, as well as a chance to get to know her even better. At the actual birth, Sarah worked with our midwife (we were in the hospital) and was knowledgeable about positions to help get the baby to turn. More important really she kept me calm and walking around and breathing. Her movement suggestions, massaging and just her calm presence made me relax into labor like I never would have been able to do alone.
If we go on this crazy ride again one day, I'll do my best to find her again!
-Cynthia Grandjean
September 03, 2014
Sarah Paksima
DC Birth Doulas
Birth Fee: $1500
