Testimonial for Meredith Markussen, CD(DONA)
When my husband and I were preparing for the birth of our little boy last year we realized, being first time parents, we had no idea what to expect and wanted someone who could help us through the process. We interviewed a few doulas and immediately connected with Meredith. We loved her sunny personality, her medical background, and her general approach to the birthing experience (which was to plan, but be flexible). Working with Meredith was the best decision we made and I could not imagine going through this experience without her. Meredith was there for us throughout the pregnancy, during the birth (obviously), and even after. I would reach out with questions, concerns, anything really, and she was always very responsive and did an excellent job of answering my questions and calming my fears. For example, she recommended a prenatal chiropractor who I fell in love with and still use today. My plan for the birth was to let the process occur naturally and avoid medication if possible. After my water broke, my body, and the little guy, had other plans. Meredith was completely supportive of our change of plans and remained by our side offering suggestions and alternatives, always deferring to our decisions. We ended up with a pretty long labor, over 4 hours of pushing, and in the end a C-section. Each time we faced a change of plans Meredith would discuss our options with us and prepare us for the next steps. Having her there to talk through all our options made making the decisions that were different from our original birth plan so much easier to make. She also ended up keeping my family (in the waiting room) informed through the process. My mom still talks about how helpful it was to have her there to explain where we were in the process and find out what was going on when things took longer than expected. She was a rock star and cannot imagine welcoming our child into this world without her.
-Allison Qin
March 13, 2017
Birth Fee: Not specified
