Testimonial for Joli Ammons
I found Joli on this site and she was the first doula we interviewed and we knew we couldn't go with anyone else! We felt so comfortable with her and she is a fun and smart person who is great at her job and is always available by phone or text. You can tell she absolutely loves what she does. She came to our house three times before our baby girl was born to formulate our birth plan, review the plan and go over essential oils and techniques to get baby in optimal position. My plan was a hospital birth with an epidural when I felt like I needed it and she was supportive with any decision I made. I ended up having to be induced, which wasn't my plan and was a shock to me to get 4 hours notice to be at the hospital. Joli was the second person I called. She had been at a long birth before ours and came up to the hospital in the morning after getting very little rest and was with us all day until baby was born at 10:30 pm. It must have been such a long day for her too but you would have never known it. She even stayed late to celebrate with champagne! It was comforting to me to have someone who had experience there with me because I ended up being on monitors because of the induction, which I didn't want, but she helped talk to the nurses about issues they were concerned about. In the pushing phase, she was right there with the nurse, doing just as much work. One of her best recommendations was to get a labor gown instead of using the awful hospital gowns. All the nurses commented on how great mine was and I was comfortable walking around without my rear exposed to cold air! She came to visit and check on me a week after the baby came and we had a long debriefing about the craziest day of my life. I feel like I have a new friend and we will always have a bond with her because she was there for a precious moment in our lives. If we were having another baby, there's no doubt who we would use again for our doula!
-Alison Balboa
November 10, 2016
Joli Ammons
The Painted Doula
Birth Fee: $1000 to $2800
