Testimonial for Laurie Levy
We absolutely loved Laurie, she was a fantastic doula. We learned more during our prenatal meetings with Laurie than we did in our birth classes. Not only did she help us focus our birth plan and figure out what really mattered to us, she encouraged us to push for those things when necessary.
When we learned that our baby was breech, Laurie guided us through our options and met us with us to help us work through our emotions about this big change to our "plan." She came with us to an External Cephalic Version and really helped me to stay relaxed and focused throughout the procedure. She made sure we knew about all the options out there for flipping a breech baby and her positive attitude and thoughtfulness really helped us.
It soon became apparent that our daughter wasn't going to turn and we'd have to go through with the cesarean. I was very concerned about surgery and the possible challenges in recovery and Laurie responded by giving us lots of information, ideas and support. On the day of the surgery Laurie met us at the hospital to help us prepare and relax.
Since she wasn't able to help us through a labor, Laurie decided to give us an amazing gift. On our first night home from the hospital she came over and took the baby for two 3-4 hour stretches only bringing her in the room to breastfeed (which Laurie helped me with). While she had the baby she did laundry, dishes, and straightened up the house. But for two parents who maybe got two hours of sleep during 48 hours at the hospital, the eight hours we got that night were amazing! We woke up feeling like real people again.
If that weren't enough, Laurie came by for two postpartum visits and one of them was a massage for me.
She's informed, intelligent, thoughtful, positive, and easy to talk to, supportive and has a great sense of humor. Oh and for dog lovers out there, she was fantastic with our dog (aka our first baby) and he adored her.
-Heather Darval
August 29, 2011
Laurie Levy
Laurie E. Levy Inc.
Birth Fee: $3500
