Testimonial for Kym Benner
As a social worker, I visit patients in the hospital. On my first day seeing patients after my daughter was born, I was asked to see an OB patient. I was suddenly filled with dread. I had been through those same doors months earlier, only as a patient myself, 9 months pregnant, and scared. My water broke after my doctor stripped my membranes without fully explaining the procedure, and labor had yet to start. 19 hours I spent in that room, birth plan out the window, husband as scared as I was, saying yes to whatever interventions the doctor told us “had” to be done. When my daughter was finally born, I was in so much shock and so insecure in my abilities that I was scared to even hold her! Instead, I passed her on to my husband because I trusted him to care for her. I left the birth feeling disappointed, discouraged, and afraid.
When we got pregnant again a year later, the feelings hadn’t gone away. They had intensified. My husband and I met with Kym and immediately loved her. She was so sweet and seemed to understand my feelings – and fears. She educated me on my options and rights and empowered me to stand up for what I thought was best for my son. When I was past my due date, she reminded me that I didn’t “need” to have my cervix checked as the doctor pressured me to do. She answered my text messages at any time of day and called me right when I needed it. I went into labor naturally (as she said I would!) and was able to give birth drug and intervention free. I was even able to reach down and grab my son to bring him up on my chest as he was being born. This time, I felt confident in my abilities and my own strength to care for him.
When I returned to work the second time, my fear turned to confidence, my discouragement to strength, and my disappointment to joy. This I owe to the amazing Kym. My husband and I would recommend her to anyone and both agree that she was worth every penny ten times over.
-Amy Christensen
June 11, 2015
Kym Benner
"Pampered Package" Doula Services & CBE
Birth Fee: Not specified
