My family and I absolutely LOVE Leslie!
I connected with Leslie online and we met a few weeks later at a group baby shower. I kept her in mind throughout my pregnancy. She helped me with questions/concerns I had, even before we hired her as our doula. We arranged for her to meet my husband and the rest of my family. They all loved her immediately as well! Leslie has such an amazing energy. Something about her just makes you feel at ease and like you've known her forever.
My due date came and went. With our induction deadline quickly approaching, I contacted Leslie quite a few times when I had doubts about my son coming before then. Even though I knew exactly what was right for us and our baby, the few times I was worried, she knew exactly what to say to reinforce what we knew/believed. She supported everything my husband and I wanted. I think he just wanted to make us sweat a bit. Leslie had a training program she had to leave for Monday morning, so she arranged a backup doula just in case. Oscar was born at 11:30pm Sunday night, in the middle of a thunderstorm. I think he wanted to meet Leslie before she left! :) Even though she had to be up early the next morning for her training, she stayed with us for a few hours after his birth. Before she left, she made sure we were nursing, everyone was doing well and even took some pics for us!
I wish we had Leslie there for my oldest son's birth! I am so happy we hired her as our doula and she is now a family friend. My little guy will by one tomorrow - wow! We can't wait to see Leslie at his party next week! :)
-brandy griffin
June 05, 2011
Leslie C. Cuffee, Doula
Birth Fee: $1300