Testimonial for Laura Fortner, CD(DONA) from Jennifer Pace

Testimonial for Laura Fortner, CD(DONA)

I cannot even begin to explain how invaluable Laura has been to my husband and I throughout this entire pregnancy. She is such a fabulous resource to have when beginning this amazing and crazy journey. From the moment that I first met her, I felt like Laura was a dear friend I had known for many years. She has a warmth, calmness, and understanding spirit about her that make her easy to discuss all aspects of pregnancy with and, as a first time mom, this was what I needed since I often felt silly for having so many worries and so many questions. Laura was quick to make me feel empowered, educated, and, most importantly to this new mom, completely normal for asking so many questions.

I gave birth to my sweet son 5 weeks early and Laura helped tremedously to calm nerves that come with a preterm birth and also helped to coach me through my unexpected (and opposite of the hoped-for birth plan) labor to make my son's birth as wonderful of an experience as it ever could be. She stayed with me as treated me as a friend when I needed it most and I know my husband and I could not be happier to have had such a wonderful person with us and with our son for his first moments in the world.

Her constant concern and care for our entire family has been such an incredible experience: calming fears and worries during pregnancy, empowering me through an early labor, and helping to ease my husband and I into new parent mode still being very available for any and all questions we may have had. I am so grateful and happy to have met Laura and cannot recommend her and her services enough.

-Jennifer Pace

November 08, 2015