Testimonial for MaryBeth Nance, AdvCD (DONA), CLD (CAPPA), SBD
It has taken me a long time to actually get this written, just because, surprise, having a newborn is a lot of work. However, even 6 months past, I can't say enough how wonderful MaryBeth was as our birth doula. She was supportive every step of the way, and was a calming influence for first time parents, even after we brought the little one home and couldn't soothe her at 3AM. My husband was very skeptical of getting a doula for our birth, thinking that he'd be perfectly capable (not that I doubt him) of being the support and coach that we thought we would need. He agreed to meet with MaryBeth and walked away from the first meeting completely in agreement that we should work with MaryBeth. She helped us come up with our ideal birthing scenario, but was consistent to remind us that despite all of our best efforts, not every birth comes out the way you plan. I was lucky in that I was able to have about 90% of what I planned, with a minor exception of not starting labor on my own. But even with that, MaryBeth was fantastic in providing us the best explanations of what would happen with the induction based on standard practices at the hospital. Because she has worked so closely with the staff and providers at the hospital, she has a great rapport with all of them, which only helped to smooth our own experience as well.
I can honestly say, if we do end up having a second child, if my husband isn't home when I take the test there's a good chance that MaryBeth may be the first to know; so I can make sure we have her at that birth as well.
-Emily Reinke
January 07, 2017
MaryBeth Nance, AdvCD (DONA), CLD (CAPPA), SBD
Changing Birth
Birth Fee: $825 to $1375
