Testimonial for Grace Van Bruwaene from Sarah Gomez

Testimonial for Grace Van Bruwaene

My husband and I decided we wanted to hire a doula for the birth of our second as we saw the benefits one could provide after seeing how we handled our first birth (Induction process that we didn't know how to fully prepare for). Grace was the first doula we sat down with, and from that very first meeting we knew she was "the one". Upon Grace's recommendation, we did interview another doula as she is a firm believer that you want a doula that is the right fit - and that your instincts will guide you to whom you'd like to support you. Thankfully our instincts were right and we were overjoyed to have Grace on our team.

Grace was always there to answer any questions I had throughout my pregnancy (and afterwards!) and provided us with wonderful community and online resources as needed - many of which we still use to this day!

Grace preferred to come to a labour in its early stages, so she could lend her support from the start. Her gentle touch and kind supportive words were just what I needed to get through my early labour. I did labour with an epidural, so even though there wasn't as much physical support during most of my labour, she was there every minute answering any questions we had, giving both my husband and I many laughs, and keeping us both very relaxed. She is knowledgeable in pressure points which helped greatly throughout all phases of labour.

On her own accord, she came to visit me the next day at the hospital to check in and see how everything was going (including breastfeeding, and how I was feeling overall physically and emotionally).We had postnatal visits which were fantastic! With a newborn and a 2yr old at home, to have someone help it gave me time to sit and enjoy a hot meal, start dinner, etc. Some days both boys were asleep at the same time, so I got a chance to sit and have tea with Grace and just simply talk with another adult! It felt like heaven! She is truly amazing!

-Sarah Gomez

March 27, 2016