I hired Matilda because I was concerned about my midwife's intentions with my birth after getting to know my midwife better. I wanted to hire a Doula I could count on to keep un-nessacary interventions away from baby and me. Luckily, I found a more suitable midwife in time as well. We hired Matilda again for the pregnancy after this one as well.
I loved Matilda from the moment we met. I felt like my birth was insured from the time we hired her. I could breathe a sigh of relief knowing I had the likes of Matilda on my side. She has a comfting demenor to me as a client, but has a formidable presence to be reckoned with if needed. I was able to make payments to her prior to birth which was nice. She was on-call via text 24 hours a day. She was very helpful with suggestions for any pregnancy related concern I had. She always arrived swiftly when the time came.
I'm the type of laboring Mom who doesn't want much but peace and quiet in my own home. Matilda was wonderful about seeing this through. She helped me find comtrable positions during contracions, reminded me to breathe, saw to it that I was hydrated and happy. Matilda was capable of exerting the right pressure on my hips during contracions just like I wanted. This was a major pain relief during my natural birth. She is experienced and having her around is a lot like a second doctor or midwife.
We chose to encapsulate our children's placentas- a service she offers. These caspules were even hand delivered with instructions. About the placenta encapsulation service, I remember that with one of our umbellica cords, she twisted it into the shape of a heart for a keepsake?
I was a very happy client and give Matilda 5/5 glowing stars.
May you have a lovely pregnancy and a beautiful blessed birth.
-Melanie Gerard
August 23, 2017
Matilda Doula Services
Birth Fee: $2400