Testimonial for Joyce Havinga-Droop CD(DONA), CLC, SpBCPE, BRM Pro
An experienced doula brings knowledge, familiarity, and confidence to a process that was fundamentally unfamiliar to my wife and I. From a new dad’s point of view, a doula helped give me confidence to support my wife through the process. For my wife, those two extra experienced hands were worth their weight in gold!
We met Joyce by chance at Full Circle Women’s Health. During the yoga class, my wife and I immediately sensed for Joyce's experience, calming personality and confidence building teaching style. We stayed late after class to get to know her better and shortly thereafter scheduled a time for her to come over to our home to meet and to get to know each other better.
By the time the big day came, my wife was a week past her due date and very much hoping to go into labor naturally. I slept like a baby next to my wife as she quietly texted with Joyce in the early morning hours. Joyce had given her the confidence to know what to expect and to know how to react to it. Joyce met us at our home and helped us labor there until we were ready to head to the hospital.
We got to the hospital and with Joyce's guidance, my wife was able to remain in a calm and peaceful state of mind throughout labor. Part of the reason that my wife asked me to write this testimonial is because she doesn't remember a lot of the specific details about her labor and delivery. From what I remember, it seemed like either Joyce or I - if not both - continuously had our hands somewhere on my wife massaging or applying pressure. During the more intense periods, Joyce was always a calm and reassuring presence helping my wife to focus within and giving us both the confidence we needed to get through it.
Our baby girl was delivered healthy and naturally without the use of any pain medication. Joyce was a huge part of helping us get there and we hope we'll have a chance to work with her again in the future.
-KatrinaandJohn Wedding
June 05, 2016
Joyce Havinga-Droop CD(DONA), CLC, SpBCPE, BRM Pro
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Birth Fee: $3250 to $4500
