Testimonial for Amethyst Hertsens from Scarlett Cussell

Testimonial for Amethyst Hertsens

We found Amethyst online and after reading her long list of glowing testimonials and seeing how much experience she has in so many areas of child birth we knew we had to meet her. We were greeted by her beautiful warmth and open, enthusiastic personality during our first meeting. We knew immediately that we wanted to hire her as our doula. We had a couple of at-home visits with Amethyst in the weeks leading up to our due date.
When I began early labor, Amethyst was always on the end of the phone to answer any questions I had and would check in with me frequently. When my labor FINALLY turned active, we went to the birthing center and called Amethyst to join us there. The moment she entered the room, she got straight to work with coaching Alex and I through the unknown territory of giving birth. She turned down the lights, got out my favorite essential oils, put on the soft sound of the ocean on her speakers in the background and gave my back, legs and feet a massage. Combined with her calming presence, I was immediately filled with the confidence that I could have the birth I had been dreaming of and that I had the best team next to me for the journey. We welcomed our sweet BIG (9.7lb) baby boy at 5:22am after nine hours of active labor and almost two hours of pushing. Amethyst stayed with us for at least 2 hours after the birth to help us with the initial latch and to navigate the first moments of our new lives as parents. Both Alex and I know without a doubt that we couldn’t have done it without Amethyst by our sides and so we say to anyone considering hiring a doula, hire Amethyst!! She will instill confidence in your pregnancy and your ability to give birth. We will never forget what she did for us and how lucky we are to have a healthy baby boy to share our most wonderful birth story with. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your beautiful spirit and hard work Amethyst!

-Scarlett Cussell

July 27, 2016