Testimonial for Juanita Harris CD(DONA) from Kayla Kaluza

Testimonial for Juanita Harris CD(DONA)

Thankful, thankful is a short way of putting how I feel about Juanita. She was there from the very beginning. I had a planned pregnancy & I talked to her and she helped me so much before I was even pregnant! Once I became pregnant she helped me through every step of the way & I mean every step! If I ever had any questions, she didn't hesitate to help me. My husband was totally clueless to why I would need a doula but now that I had my baby boy and Juanita was there, there is no way he would have changed anything.

This is how my birth story went, I went into labor around 9pm. I did everything Juanita told me to do, drank lots of water, took a bath, tried to go to sleep & everything led up to me having contractions every minute. I went to the hopsital with a blind fold on that she suggested me to do keep my mind off of things & to block the light and that helped SO much.

Hours passed & I was still in labor & they wouldn't allow me to get out of bed due to my son's heart rate. At 6cm at 7am the next morning, I got my epidural. I was dissapointed in myself because my ultimate goal was to do everything natural, but Juanita assured me that everything was okay and I shouldn't be upset. She made everything so peaceful. They had to give me benedral to stop swolling & they informed me 4 hours later that I was no longer dialting & my son's head was crooked & I would have to get a c-section. BUT, since Juanita was there & had the doula training, she got my body into different postures & she got me to get me on my knees WHILE I WAS ASLEEP ON BENEDRAL AND AN EPIDURAL. Because Juanita was so trained, she got my son's head to move into the right postion and just a little while longer and 5 pushes later. Levi was here.

Juanita made it where I didn't have a c-section. She helped me so much. I honestly don't know what I would have done without her. Thank you Juanita. We are so thankful for you.

-Kayla Kaluza

February 13, 2017