Testimonial for Melissa Espey-Mueller

Im so thankful we had Melissa at our birth!  Despite months of preparation for an unmedicated vaginal birth, we were footling breech and ended up with a c-section. Melissa gave us additIonal resources to help us understand our options with a breech birth and how to try and get our baby to flip.  Looking back I think it was critical that Melissa ultimately left the decision of having a csection between me and our Doctor.  She didn't push us either way... Even though she already spent over an hour with us writing our unmedicated birth plan weeks earlier.

once we made the decision that if our baby doesn't flip we'll have a csection we really doubted the need for Melissa.  However, I am so grateful she was in the recovery room with us.  I was so worried that bc of the csection I'd have trouble breast feeding.  Melissa helped us with our first latch which immediately relaxed me... We were going to be fine, more than fine.  Not to mention she took some amazing photos in the delivery room.

Thank you Melissa for getting us off on the right foot!!

-Meredith Loeck

July 06, 2016

a photo from Melissa Espey-Mueller

Melissa Espey-Mueller

VOTED BEST DOULA IN DALLAS

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