Testimonial for Anna Cole CD(DONA)
I am going to write at length about the lovely, Anna, but the skinny is that we highly recommend her!
My partner (John) and I met with 6 doulas, and we asked Anna to be our doula because we simply "clicked" with her. She was very relaxed, down to earth, calm, professional, kind, and helpful. During our pregnancy, Anna guided us in making a birth plan/ wish list, discussed coping mechanisms and spent time getting to know each other better. She was available by email or phone and as our due date drew closer she would check in and see how we were doing. I went to 42 weeks before we decided to induce. We called her in to the hospital early in the morning after starting induction the night before. When Anna arrived I was having frequent, intense contractions. A lot of the coping mechanisms I had expected to rely on (massage, music) turned out to not work for me. I wanted very little touch and other forms of stimulus. I even made poor John leave the room to chew his food at one point. :/ Anna arrived, asked me a few questions, and quickly helped find that a heating pad on my lower back with lots of pressure felt good to me. She kept this up through position changes throughout the rest of my labor. John was as involved as he wanted to be at any time-- Anna was very good at encouraging John's role as my primary support person. We labored and made it to the pushing stage but the baby was not tolerating contractions well, so we ended up choosing to get a c-section. Anna stayed nearby in case John had to accompany the baby to the NICU or something, but luckily baby Auggie and I both were fine. Meeting Auggie was the most amazing moment of my life thus far! Anna helped make sure we were ok in the recovery room, and left to give us time to bond. It was wonderful seeing her again at our postnatal visit, and she gave us a beautiful birth story written from her perspective. I treasure it! John and I only have good things to say about Anna!
-Emily DeVan
September 11, 2015
Anna Cole CD(DONA)
Joyful Noise Doula Services
Birth Fee: $1250
