Testimonial for Renée Pizzuto

Getting Renée to be part of the journey of our first baby was the BEST choice we could have done, and we would do it all over again with her!!! We came across Renée through a post I had done on Facebook. I had made the move from California to New York being 6 months pregnant to be finally settled in one place with my husband (who is from NY). My post was on the breastfeeding group of Staten Island, and was about reaching out for mommy groups and any suggestions in assimilating to Staten Island. One of the ladies on recommended getting a Doula, and for her to be Renée. I had no idea what a Doula was, so I decided to research it and getting in contact with Renée. After our first meeting with Renée, my husband and I knew IMMEDIATELY we wanted her! She gave us a sense of confidence and security. Being pregnant can be a scary and nervous thing waiting for the big day to be parents. Renée had all this wealth of information but the way she presented it, calmly and experienced, made us feel beyond comfortable with. My husband and I both expressed to her that what we wanted a supportive and calm birth experience, whatever that would look like. It was also important to me for my husband to have some sort of support through this journey, (he is the only child and parents are much older), and Renée did that. On the day of the “Big Day” things did not go as the three of us had planned, but Renée was a savior on that day! Here is why; it was decided on that day, October 6, 2015, (5 weeks before my due date), that my little guy would be born due to my high blood pressure. As soon as I arrived to the hospital, Renée was waiting outside for me, (my husband was on his way back from Virginia). The moment I saw her face I felt a sense of relief, someone I knew and trusted was there, and it meant the WORLD at that moment. (Continued below)

-Maria Michel Garcia

February 24, 2016