Testimonial for Heather Karlson (DONA)
I believe it was an act of providence that Heather ended up being our Doula. Being a man, I found it a little stressful trying to figure out how to even evaluate a doula in the first place, not even knowing what questions to ask. Never having been through a birth before, I felt inexperienced, and no amount of book reading was getting me comfortable that this baby was definitely coming and it was going to go down at our house. Nothing, I mean absolutely nothing gave the sense of relief that the first meeting with Heather gave. It was like ok, Heather knows what's she's doing. She has all sorts of confidence(maybe faith is the better word)in the process and makes you a believer. She was just what was needed for Whitney and I. We had a newer relationship, having yet to work out many kinks in getting along and dealing with conflict. Although the birth was fairly difficult, having over 18 hours of rather intense labor that began at midnight, add nearly four hours of pushing, yet somehow, considering,it couldn't have been more flawless. Plus, Whitney really was amazing too. :) But there is no doubt Heather was a huge contributor to the sense that everything is unraveling just as it should and really helped make the birth of our boy Ezra beautiful, like it should be. She really helped deliver Whitney's dream birth and for that, I feel so fortunate and grateful that she was there. It's worth mentioning that I did consider one thing to not make much sense when it comes to Heather. She absolutely does not charge enough for what she does.
-Shawn A Frick
October 17, 2016
Heather Karlson (DONA)
DoulaKarlson.com
Birth Fee: $1800
