Testimonial for Elan Eddington
I'll admit I didn't want my wife to hire a doula for the birth of our 3rd child. Money was tight, and it wasn't something I saw as being necessary. My attitude on that has changed now. Elan was a calming presence from the first time we met her, and made my wife feel like she had made the right decision to have our baby without induction or epidural. When the time came to have the baby, I was impressed how Elan handled everything. She knew the doctor personally, and the doctor allowed her to carry out many things in my wife's birth plan such as having the lights down low, so she could relax. She was very nice to the nurses, but also aware of the birth plan, making sure that I would ask the right questions so that nothing happened that would deviate from the birth plan. She would make sure Chelsi was comfortable and "in the zone" with her hypnobabies techniques, and then she would have me help her squeeze her hips and do things like that, to help with labor. I was also impressed that Elan asked the doctor if Chelsi could labor in non-traditional positions, and she was able to. I think this was more comfortable for my wife, and it was a neat experience. I enjoyed being a "part of the action" during delivery, with our first two children I was usually sitting in the corner of the room, on my phone or computer. But this was a totally different experience for me, getting to actually take part in the delivery, as Elan would coach me. All in all, a very special experience for me, and I appreciated everything Elan did that night for us. The birth plan was very important to Chelsi, and it was carried out about as well as it could have been. I would highly recommend Elan - especially to you skeptical dads who don't want to pay for a doula. Worth every penny and more!
Kendall Erickson
-Kendall Erickson
September 12, 2017
Elan Eddington
Better Idaho Births Doula Services CD(DONA)
Birth Fee: $800 to $1000
