Testimonial for Emily Campbell
We loved having Emily as our doula!
Emily is so calm, warm, friendly, and not overbearing at all. When we met her at the initial appointment, we immediately felt comfortable with her. I knew I wouldn’t mind having her present during delivery. Plus, she's experienced labor and delivery, and it was nice to have someone alongside me who had been through it before.
Her flexibility in showing up at the hospital when we needed her, assessing how we were doing, and immediately providing calm help and assistance was invaluable. She walked the halls with us, showed my husband how to apply pressure to my back, held a hand-held fan near my face during contractions, and she spoke with the most positive, reassuring phrases.
Initially, my husband was concerned that having a doula might usurp his role of supporting and coaching me through birth. In our experience with Emily that didn't happen at all! Somehow she managed to "read" us and be at our sides when we needed her and in the background when we didn't. My husband was incredibly grateful for her particularly during transition, when I was despairing and doubting my ability to tolerate labor. He said that if Emily hadn't been there, with her calm voice and good suggestions for how he could support me, that he would've given in to my pleas for an epidural (when deep down that's not really what I wanted, and I was so close to the pushing phase). She reminded us of additional interventions to help me cope with labor.
Emily took some photos for us during labor and after the baby arrived. I absolutely loved this, because it let me see our birth story from another perspective, and it helped me relive moments that otherwise wouldn't have been captured.
All in all, I’d highly recommend Emily, and I can truly say I had a positive birth experience. I can’t imagine giving birth without her as part of our team!
-Carlye Miller
August 21, 2016
Emily Campbell
Gold Country Doula
Birth Fee: $1500 to $2000
