Testimonial for Amethyst Hertsens
From the Mom: Amethyst provided an invaluable amount of clarity and support to both the prep and the actual birthing process. She helped me to understand what to expect and how to have a voice and a choice where possible. She helped to balance the experience of giving birth in a conservative hospital environment so that I felt the benefit of simultaneous perspectives without a sense of conflict. Her optimism and humor were reliable when my own were not. My single biggest reason for wanting to hire a doula was for assistance with laboring, especially from home. Even though that didn't happen (through no fault of her own), Amethyst provided so much support in varied other ways throughout the process I still felt hiring her was completely worth it. I cannot recommend her highly enough!
From the Dad: My Wife (and I) had an unusually fast labor-birth process; The grounding and process orientation that Amethyst had provided us beforehand was invaluable. It gave a strength and grace towards what would happen, so we could role with whatever came up in the immediate. Of course having her there to help with talking to the team at the hospital- things the three of us had discussed before hand- in the moment was terrific; when our heads were spinning with how fast everything was happening. Having Amethyst walk us through various possibilities in the journey, as we planned the final weeks of pregnancy, could not have been more helpful; Amethyst has so much knowledge; wanting to go as "Crunchy" as possible but providing a base for "Real" actualities, gave us a chance to breathe into whatever came up. Thank Goodness we worked with her!
-Jessica Niebanck
February 19, 2017
Amethyst Hertsens
Peace Love and Labor Inc.
Birth Fee: $3000 to $5000
Postpartum Rate: $65 to $75
