Testimonial for MyBirth
Bailey is a spectacular doula because while I don’t miss my pregnancy and L&D, I do miss her from those times. I don’t miss having a terrible time trying to regulate my sugars due to gestational diabetes but I do miss her emails telling me all would be well. I don’t miss the crazy SPD pain but I do miss the thorough research Bailey did about the subject to help ease my pain. I don’t miss my water breaking movie-style but I do miss her reminding me of what I needed to do next because my mind had drawn a blank. I don’t miss crawling to the door at home when I couldn’t take the contractions any longer but I do miss her eagerness to help when she met us at the hospital. I don’t miss asking for drugs but I do miss her sweetly distracting me because she knew I didn’t really want interventions by filling up the bathtub. I don’t miss the doctor counting down each push but I do miss hearing Bailey’s calming voice to my left helping me visualize my strength and progress. I don’t miss the hyperventilating from the pain but I do miss Bailey’s offer of honey which distracted me and gave me that extra energy I needed to meet my girl. I do miss holding my baby for the first time and in my foggy state seeing Bailey taking pictures of my husband cutting the cord. I don’t miss the severe engorgement that occurred once I was home but I do miss the brownies she brought over because she knew they were one of the foods I wanted to eat once my gestational diabetes was gone. I don’t miss suffering through mastitis or any other difficulty I’ve had as a new mom so far but I do miss her texts either comforting me, giving me advice, or just offering to come over even though her official visits that we paid for are long gone.
Even though I miss our time together, I know she will always be a text or phone call away and just knowing that gives me tremendous strength.
-Adrienne J
May 25, 2017
Birth Fee: $1200 to $1700
Postpartum Rate: $40 to $45
