Deciding to work with Jill as my doula was the best choice I made regarding my childbirth.
I will start out by explaining my background. I am in my early 30's and I had my first baby in May 2017. I always knew I wanted to have my baby in a hospital with a midwife. The decision to have a doula always made sense to me because although I am a healthcare provider and have seen several childbirths, I knew that experiencing childbirth would be a completely different and even scary experience for me. I interviewed a couple of other doulas in addition to Jill and I knew right away that she was the best match for me, not only because of her vast experience, but because of her calm, practical, and down-to-earth nature. I immediately appreciated her openness to whatever intervention I may have ended up deciding to pursue.
Jill was so great during the course of my pregnancy as she would send emails to check in on me and see how I was feeling and how my prenatal visits went. She was always very reachable via text message and email.
Jill was one of the first people I contacted when my water broke two and a half weeks early. She was very attentive and checked in on me periodically via text messages. Even 12 hours afterwards and still no contractions, she came to my house and worked with me to try to make the contractions begin before we went to the hospital.
During my childbirth, Jill was amazingly professional yet caring and reassuring. Without her, I cannot even imagine what the experience would have been like. She was always there by my side and helped guide my sleepy husband through the process. Even with me almost needing a c-section, she did nothing but reassure me and explain things.
I absolutely love the pictures she took of us and our son after he was born. It is the small things that Jill did for us that really created the perfect birth experience. I'm so thankful for Jill!
-Jeanne Doyle
July 27, 2017
Doula Baby! LLC
Birth Fee: $2000