Testimonial for Marcia Mattern, CD (DONA)
Marcia is incredible, and I would highly recommend her to anyone considering hiring a doula. My husband and I decided at 37 weeks (second child) to indeed hire a doula--and I am so glad we did, but more importantly am so glad it was Marcia. We were concerned about having a "random outsider" with us during this most important and intimate time, and we did not want a doula over-shadowing my husband's role as my main support person. We did not need to worry at all! Marcia was such a calming, soothing presence that allowed each of us to shine in our respective roles. After having a 40 hour labor with my first child and getting an epidural that I did not want, this second birth could not have been more different or better. In addition to this birth being MUCH shorter, when I started getting into the irrational/transition phase, my husband called Marcia and she came over right away. Prior to that, she was supporting us through answering LOTS of questions via texts :) My husband said that when Marcia showed up, I immediately calmed down, and I remember just sort of melting into her calming and reassuring touch on my shoulders and words of encouragement. We both immediately felt more at ease with evaluating what stage of labor we were at because we now had a very experienced professional right there with us in our home. She helped us both by suggesting ways to cope with the contractions, and she knew when it was time to book it to the hospital. We are forever grateful for her support and expertise. I keep joking to my husband that we need to figure out ways to be BFFs with Marcia--we did not get enough time with her! Hire her before you are 37 weeks pregnant ;) I guess we will just have to keep having babies so we can see her more.... ;)
-Jennie G. Cordis
January 29, 2015
Marcia Mattern, CD (DONA)
Your Doula Marcia Mattern
Birth Fee: $1700
