Testimonial for Susan Rotman, AAHCC, CD(DONA)
When my water broke at 5:30am, 4 weeks before my "due date", and while my husband was out of town, I could have panicked and thrown our birth plan out the window....but thankfully, we had Susan. Communicating with her during those wee hours of the morning kept me calm until my husband could get home 2 hours later. Her guidance prevented us from going to the hospital too soon. After hours of laboring at home, Susan met us at the hospital and immediately began comforting and reassuring me while my husband parked the car. In the labor/delivery room, she created a tranquil environment and advocated on my behalf with the hospital staff since I could barely speak through powerful contractions. She had a very diplomatic way of asking for things and making our wishes known without offending people. By the end of it, her & our delivery nurse had become friends! The most shocking part of labor to me was when I involuntarily began to bear down during intense contractions before I was fully dialated. This was very concerning because if my cervix swelled, the whole thing could have derailed right there at the end, after all that work. Susan coached me through all kinds of breathing and visualization techniques which helped me to deeply focus and keep it under control until I reached 10cm & was able to push my baby out in 45 minutes! We ended up having the low-intervention birth we wanted, despite the unexpected circumstances. This experience has been so empowering and the proud way my husband looks at me feels amazing. I can say without a doubt, that things would not have turned out this way for us if we had not hired Susan Rotman as our Doula.
-Lisa Saad
May 03, 2015
Susan Rotman, AAHCC, CD(DONA)
Rotman Education Services, LLC
Birth Fee: $2000 to $2500
