Testimonial for Janine Mason
I first met Janine through a prenatal yoga class she was teaching. I really enjoyed the way she led her classes and the guidance and mindfulness practices with which she prompted us.
When I discovered she was teaching a childbirth education class, my partner and I decided to take it. We both came away from the class feeling well-prepared for our impending birth experience and super excited to ask Janine to be our doula. She was just so knowledgeable about birth and left us feeling confident that she would advocate and support us in every way possible.
When my water broke at 4:30am in the morning and I started having intense contractions pretty early, Janine helped guide us in our decision on when to head to the birth center and she met us there ready to help us work to deliver our son. As my labor progressed throughout the day, she provided verbal and emotional support, helped my partner stay calm and collected, gave me massage and counter pressure to help with my back labor and continued to reassure me that everything was going well and that all my work was yielding progress. Finally, towards the latter stages, Janine took a step back when I couldn't handle being touched any longer and began to take a few photos for us. We didn't hire a birth photographer and it is so nice to be able to look back at these images of our first child being born!
Janine continued to support us after the birth by coming to our house for a visit and we even met up for a post-partum playground visit a few weeks later. We were so glad she was a part of our birth team! ??
-Emily Lewellen
August 19, 2017
Janine Mason
Rooted in Love ~ Doula
Birth Fee: $1800
