Testimonial for christiane vermeersch
Christine was an absolute delight and a godsend during pregnancy and labor/birth. My husband and I felt an instant affinity for her warm, compassionate manner and the breadth and depth of her knowledge and experience with labor, birth, and the crucial post-partum time. From our first meeting, I knew she was the perfect doula. We met twice during my pregnancy, in the second trimester and again in the third. Christine provided excellent resources and information on things that were important to me, such as how to avoid a positive beta-strep test, prenatal herbs and nutrition (I was anemic and Christine made excellent suggestions for adding iron to my mostly-vegetarian diet), and how to devise a birth plan that would express our wishes without being off-putting to care providers. In addition to fruitful meetings, Christine responds to emails and messages with questions in a timely and thoughtful manner. Before we ever entered the birthing suite, I already felt so comfortable and well-cared for with Christine. During labor, her skill and support were absolutely indespensable. As I experienced the intense sensations of labor, she walked and talked me through it all with everything from supported squats with my husband, massage and pressure, various positions, Tens unit, etc, and she never left my side during the 24+ hours. When things did not end up going according to plan, she helped me to adjust to the changing conditions of my birth and gave me much-needed reassurance. And when our precious baby girl was finally born, Christine was right there with excellent breastfeeding advice, and our baby latched on right away. She checked in on us again at the hospital, and once more at our home to make sure things were going well. I want to have another baby so Christine can be our doula again! Now being on the other side of labor and birth, I would never do it without a doula, and one of the best, most experienced, compassionate and amazing ones is definitely Christine.
-Liza Monroy
July 08, 2015
christiane vermeersch
Healing Hands Doula
Birth Fee: $3000 to $4000
