Testimonial for Emerald Doulas
I heard about Emerald Doulas through my midwife and am so grateful for hiring them. My husband and I are both in the medical field (he is an MD and I am an RN) and were looking for a very practical but also supportive Doula team. Both Melanie and Ashley were supportive of whatever birth plan my husband and I decided on. I didnt feel like I would be a disappointment if plans changed and I got an epidural. They were accepting of whatever we wanted.
The most important thing for me was that the birth of our son remain an experience between me and my husband rather than between me and the doula. Melanie was an amazing facilitator of that. She was wonderful at helping my husband help me when we were in labor. She helped coach him to coach me which is exactly what I wanted. She was a wonderful presence in the labor room. Helping to get things when i needed them and helping me to reposition (epidural made it hard). She would quitely suggest things but also let things happen on their own. Melanie also took amazing pictures! My husband was really excited about that. So he could be coaching me while pushing and she was snapping the photos.
Both Melanie and Ashley came to visit our new family of 3 at our home after the birth. They helped us kind of debrief after the birth and helped with breastfeeding which was great to have that support in our home.
Overall I am so happy that we hired them and would do it again in a heartbeat!
-Lauren Varkey
May 26, 2016
Emerald Doulas
Emerald Doulas, LLC
Birth Fee: $1600
Postpartum Rate: $45 to $55
