Testimonial for Katie Richardson, CD(DONA)
Immediately upon meeting Katie I knew she was a perfect fit for my husband and me. She is extremely down to earth and informed having attended well over 60 births. My birth plan included a natural birth at Baby & Co. However, at 39.2 weeks my blood pressure was elevated to unsafe levels, which required me to transfer care to Vanderbilt where I was admitted to L&D for preeclampsia. At this point I was started on a Beta-Blocker, Magnesium, and Pitocin to help stabilize and progress me in the labor process. During this time my husband was on the phone multiple times with Katie discussing my condition, she prepared us to embrace an epidural as an additional means to lower my blood pressure that was rising to critical levels. She advised me to stay rested and to eat as much as I could tolerate to ensure I would have enough energy for the road ahead. Katie spent 12 hours by my side while I was on the Magnesium up until the time I delivered. After pushing for 4.5 hours and two attempts by physicians to manually rotate the baby in the birth canal I had to have a forceps assisted vaginal delivery. Katie was well known by the hospital staff and made me feel at ease as she had seen the attending physician perform multiple forceps assisted deliveries in her time as a doula. Over the course of my labor, my goals quickly shifted to a healthy baby born vaginally. It was important to me to “deliver” my own baby after the head and shoulders were safely out. Katie advocated on my behalf to ensure that I was able to do this as planned. She came prepared with peppermint oil as I became nauseated and vomited after delivery. She also held a fan on me to help improve my symptoms, all of these gestures come from her wealth of experience as a birth doula. She truly was my “Fairy God Mother” throughout my difficult labor. I highly recommend Katie to anyone considering the use of a birth doula. She will forever hold a special place in my heart!
-Lindsey Carlson
December 14, 2016
Katie Richardson, CD(DONA)
Nashville Doula Katie/Placenta Encapsulation
Birth Fee: $1200
