Testimonial for Maggie Gott (Watkins)
We are eternally grateful to Maggie for helping us out during the first weeks with our baby girl! Her knowledge is priceless!
It makes such a huge difference to have a doula in that period, and Maggie is great! I ended up getting a planned c-section (breech baby), and therefore Maggie wasn't our birth doula, but she turned out to be even more valuable as a postpartum doula, since I couldn't do a lot after surgery.
You can follow all the courses about breastfeeding, baby basics and other things, but it's different in real life. Maggie can look at a baby and see what is best for him/her. In the hospital they told us to keep nursing our baby girl every 3 hours. The first day Maggie came to us she saw me nursing her, and told us to nurse every 3 hours during the day and at night only when she woke up. We did and we slept for 9 hours with 1 feeding in between! And we have been ever since. Besides that, Maggie could see if our baby was too yellow, had tips for that, helped us bath her for the first time, could keep an eye on her umbilical cord and her diapers, etc. She took away so much worries that you have as a first time parent! Like I said, that's priceless! Besides that, she also helps around the house, so you can focus on the baby or sleep a little.
So don't doubt, just contact Maggie and hope she is available for you!
-Yvonne Manders
December 13, 2017
Maggie Gott (Watkins)
The Homestead Doula
Birth Fee: $1800 to $2350
Postpartum Rate: $25 to $45
