Testimonial for Kathleen Wilson
First, Kathleen was born to be a doula. No other way to put it. She is awesome
I had a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section) with Kathleen and Erin last May. Without Kathleen, I don't think I would have ended up with another c-section. We had many obstacles facing us - increasing BP toward the end if pregnancy (pre-e in a prior pregnancy), an OB who was out-of-town, PROM and not progressing. Although I had been having contractions for 3 days before my water finally broke, I was only 2 cms dialated when I got to the hospital, I was only 2 cms dialated...and my OB was out-of-town! Kathleen walked the halls with me for hours. We tried massage and many other things. Still I was at a 4. Due to being a prior c-section, the on-call doctor was not at all crazy about giving me pitocin...and then I didn't even progress with a low dose of pitocin. And I had a resident who kept trying to check me every hour--I finally had to start refusing cervical checks. Finally, they increased my pitocin with internal monitoring, Kathleen helped me get in positions to aid the baby decending and I went from a 4 to an 8 in a couple of hours. Then my baby started having heart rate decels, but by then I was complete and I was able to have my vbac! Kathleen stayed with me the entire time--23 hours from the time my water broke until I finally gave birth. We dealt with a lot of set backs and she was encouraging the entire time. I truly don't know if I could have done it without her!
She was also great during the pregnancy. I have a tendency to freak out and she was always a calm, soothing source of information.
I can't say enough great things about her. My experience with this pregnancy and birth were completely different (better!) than with my first--which was a borderline traumatic experience--and I think much of that is owed to Kathleen.
-Elizabeth Steiner Godsy
January 23, 2015
Kathleen Wilson
Labor Enabler
Birth Fee: $1000 to $2900
