Testimonial for Kelly Sunshine CD(DONA)
We were initially planning on having our baby at Babymoon Inn. Being that I am 42, I wanted to ensure that, if we did end up having a hospital birth, that I would have ample support in that setting as well. I loved that Kelly came to our house and met me and Chris---he immediately approved and we felt comfortable choosing Kelly. We remained in contact with her throughout the pregnancy, just to let her know how things were going. I felt that I could contact her as much or as little as I liked. We then had a second meeting at our house not long before the baby came. We had been doing classes through Babymoon Inn and had taken a five week Hypnobirthing course, but Kelly coming over and doing some activities with us made us feel more confident and ready. We had some issues that necessitated a change in delivery plans. Kelly was calm and helped me make decisions that I think really kept us on track for a natural birth, even though it would be at Scottsdale Osborn. Days later I went into labor. I labored by myself for a few hours and then Kelly came to the house. I know that for my fiance that was an enormous relief. And for me- I felt like I could not have gotten through the contractions without her. I really valued her help because I was having a hard time taking deep slow breaths and I really needed some coaching. We made it to the hospital just in time and Kelly was invaluable there, too. She helped me with pushing, with handling the pain of the contractions, and with voicing all of the things that were important to me - natural childbirth, skin-to-skin contact right after delivery, not bathing the baby, etc. I feel like everything went as it should have because we surrounded ourselves with people who were supportive of our birth plan. We really feel so grateful to Kelly. I would choose her a thousand times over!
-Lori Dillon
July 05, 2015
Kelly Sunshine CD(DONA)
Sunshine Doula Services
Birth Fee: $2000 to $2350
