Testimonial for Kathleen Wilson

I gave birth in Oct ’14 and have yet to write this because I’m not sure I can put into words what Kathleen has meant to our family-I’ll try. I learned about doulas through my research on all natural births and decided we should at least look into it (my husband wasn’t convinced). Kathleen was the first and only we interviewed-I felt completely at ease with her, like I had known her forever. Kathleen took the time to get to know us (being very patient with my still unsure husband) and made it clear that her role was to support the birth we wanted. I took great comfort In knowing that she would be there to help decipher scary medical terminology and remind us to take our time in making decisions when things can move so fast. From a scheduled checkup, I was sent directly to the hospital since my water had broken, even though contractions hadn’t started-NOT the plan. My not-so-sure husband’s response was ‘We have to call Kathleen’. He was right-she kept me calm and gave me tips for starting contractions on my own. It worked and I avoided Pitocin! During labor, Kathleen kept me moving and breathing, massaged me and used acupressure. She helped me into different positions, into the shower, etc. With no drugs, these things were painful but necessary to avoid interventions. On my own, I never would have done these things, but I trusted her implicitly. Her calm and soothing demeanor kept me focused and feeling confident. She helped my husband work with me as well (by the way, he was a total believer at this point!) and we had some very special moments. I achieved my all natural unmedicated birth thanks to Kathleen and her expertise. She is a wondering, caring person who is an absolute professional. She visited me post-partum to recount our adventure and helped with breastfeeding. In a word, our experience with Kathleen was beautiful. I recommend her to everyone and if we are blessed with more children, she’ll be our doula again!

-Emily Bintz Guerra

January 27, 2015