Testimonial for Alison Knotek
My husband and I interviewed several doulas as we journeyed through our second pregnancy. I delivered naturally with my first child. Though I could not control the length of my active labor (25 hours), I had terrible back labor because he was coming out sunny side up. While I shared this with all doulas we interviewed, Alison was the only doula who instilled great confidence for us in her knowledge and technique, not only for comfort measures but also offering tidbits of her knowledge on ways to help turn/keep baby in a good position for labor and delivery.
Not only is Alison knowledgeable and confident, her demeanor and personability develop a great sense of trust for the parents-to-be. This is crucial for the labor and delivery to be as calm, relaxed and smooth-flowing as possible, no matter how you choose to birth. Alison is completely respectful and supportive of the parents' desires for their birth experience. Alison proved to be an amazing advocate for us with medical staff and unbiased in offering options to consider. While in labor, I felt my baby's feet/legs pressing out directly on my belly button, so I knew she was not in the right position! Alison suggested several things to do to help turn her for birth - she turned and I had no back labor! Just one of the many ways Alison had tremendous positive impacts on our birth experience. We are so grateful for her!
We highly recommend requesting Alison as your doula. She is fantastic!
-Erin Kleopa
January 15, 2015
Birth Fee: Not specified
