Testimonial for Shannon Serrano, CD(DONA)
My husband and I found Shannon When I was about 5 months pregnant. After learning that many of her business policies and personal stances on childbirth aligned well with ours, we decided she should be our doula. Shannon emphasized a personal relationship between she and I. There wasn’t ever too much time passing before she reached out to check-in. I loved that our in person meetings were very relaxed and friendly. I went past my due date and had a scheduled membrane sweep and prostoglandin gel to get labor started. I was told that it could take up to 24 hours to be effective....BUT due to my previous labor being extremely fast Shannon was on high alert that whole day while most of the nurses and my midwife were convinced I wouldn’t give birth until the next day. Shannon took my labor history and high pain tolerance seriously and drove 45 minutes once I told her that I was starting to have some contractions (even though the birth center wouldn’t even admit me because they didn’t think I sounded like I was in labor). Shannon waited in the area for hours while my husband and I walked around a mall, ate dinner, shopped, ect. She took me shopping for some last minute necessities and when I was really tired Shannon accompanied my husband and I to a hotel that we rented in the area (since home was about an hour away). She ran me a warm bath, turned on a lavender oil diffuser, gave me a heating pad and mixed a tea/castor oil concoction. She thought of all the details that my husband and I definitely would not have remembered. When I finally did go to the birthing center, my son was born just a few minutes after we arrived. Shannon stayed for a couple hours afterwards and quietly left us to rest.
I can confidently say that we made an excellent decision to hire Shannon. She was knowledgeable, friendly, professional, and thorough. Without reservation I highly recommend Shannon Serrano!
-Desaray Mnyandu
May 20, 2017
Birth Fee: $1000 to $2200
