Testimonial for Susan Petrus
Susan Petrus was our doula. I've been trying to think of the words to best describe everything she meant to us on that day, but I've really struggled. In hopes of not leaving anything out, here is my attempt. Susan was our rock. From the time I labored at home and she sent encouragement and knowledge via text (because I told her not to worry with coming to be with us yet), to the last minutes before our daughter arrived 60 hours later and then after when she captured the first moments of my wife and daughter together on camera. She spent countless hours comforting me, both physically and mentally, and held up my wife when she didn't think she could bear seeing my discomfort any more. She was able to show us our own strength that we could not see on our own and was a silent confidence at every corner of decision making. In all the hustle and chaos, she was the strong hand that forced all else to calm so that we remained in control at all times. She worked respectfully with the hospital staff and even encouraged them when she past the point of exhaustion herself. I could continue to go on and on, but I'll stop with this. We don't know what we would have done without Susan. Yes, Our daughter would have arrived and yes we would have still gone home a few days later, but we would not have left knowing that we did all we could to make it what we wanted. We would have left with questions that never got answered. With her, we did not feel alone.
-Noel Palmer
June 07, 2017
Susan Petrus
BirthWise in Birmingham
Birth Fee: $1000 to $1600
