Testimonial for Melissa Espey-Mueller
I really hate writing this review. Melissa is so amazing and knowledgable, I'm afraid she'll be booked up for when I have my next baby! I've had Melissa as my doula for both my 2 babies so far. I definitely plan to use her again for any more. She works especially great at Baylor University Medical Center where she has personal relationships with the staff.
My first birth was a whirlwind and I did end up having an epidural rather than natural like I wanted, but Melissa was right there through it all. She was actually with another mother at the same time so she had her back-up doula come to be with me. She checked on me constantly throughout my laboring and was right there to hold my hand when it was time for pushing.
For my 2nd baby we had experience on our side, and knew my birth would be really fast so we were better prepared for natural birth. She had me do chiropractic care in the 2 months before Baby was born which was AMAZING for my aches and pains, and moved Baby into position. On labor day she was incredible. I would say "it hurts here," and she knew exactly where the baby was and what position I needed to be in to move the baby further down the birth channel. It was seriously like magic. When my water broke she called the hospital and knew the doctor on call was "knife happy" and she said "He will not touch you. We are going to wait to go to the hospital until the baby is ready to come out." Melissa had knew that the birth was going exactly as it should and that we could wait until the very last moment to go to the hospital. We did and I literally had my baby within 20 minutes of getting there. She was even haus enough to help carry me from the potty to the bed while my baby was crowning. Talking about "carrying her weight!" I didn't even meet the doctor until 5 minutes after!
Melissa knows so much and has such a sweet heart. I highly recommend her, unless you are pregnant when I am, then I want her all to myself.
-Hayley Chan
October 27, 2014
Melissa Espey-Mueller
VOTED BEST DOULA IN DALLAS
Birth Fee: Not specified
