When I first considered using a doula to help me with my childbirth experience, I wasn’t sure of what I wanted or what my plan was going to be. Did I want a natural childbirth? Could I handle it? Would I need an epidural? I had heard so many horror stories about childbirth, and I with it being my first pregnancy, I didn’t know how I personally would react to the experience. I was full of questions and that’s where Catrice stepped in and helped me understand the process of a natural childbirth and helped to put my mind at ease and helped me decide that a natural birth was the right decision for our family.
Not only did she meet with us several times leading up to the birth, she gave us a tour of the hospital to help me feel more at ease when “go time” actually came around (I’m very type-A and knowing what to expected helped me a ton!).
When the time came for our little girl to arrive, I can honestly say that our birth went almost completely to plan and we are so happy with our experience. Catrice played a critical role to help educate us, relax me during labor, and coach me through each contraction. She was absolutely pivotal in reminding me of what I wanted (a natural childbirth), and she really helped to ensure that the nurses were also following our birth plan as closely as possible.
I would recommend Catrice to anyone who is considering a natural childbirth, because without her I would not have gotten through the birthing process as we had hoped.
-Dana Sowders
June 18, 2015
Baby's Best Start
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