Testimonial for DC Birth Doulas, LLC
My husband and I found the DC Birth Doulas through a recommendation from one of his coworkers, and decided to work with the DCBC after attending one of their info sessions for the birth of our first child. A month or so after we signed on, I was diagnosed with cholestasis, which meant that I would have to be induced at 37 weeks, and our dreams of an intervention-free, natural birth would not come to fruition. At our home visit with Sarah, she was so helpful as we emotionally came to terms with this realization.
My induction was long and difficult, lasting nearly 4 days. Sarah and Lindsay took turns supporting my husband and I the entire time. I can say with confidence that I would not have made it through those 4 days without their support. They were kind, encouraging, knowledgable, supportive of our wishes, and knew when to advocate for us to hospital staff when we were too tired to do so ourselves. Their abundance of techniques helped me make it through 4 days of induction, which resulted in our daughter being born vaginally as we had hoped. Though this process was hard work, it was also anxiety-free, which I attribute wholly to the fact that we knew we were in good hands with our doulas.
I cannot imagine having a baby without the support of such wonderful doulas, and my husband and I absolutely recommend DCBD to anyone who is soon to be welcoming a baby into the world.
-Maggie Stahl Wells
December 01, 2017
Birth Fee: $800 to $2100
Postpartum Rate: $50 to $60
