Testimonial for Lauren Hulit Bradbury
From the very first moment Lauren gave us a strong positive feeling. Her personality exudes nothing but a kind and sweet demeanor, traits that work to her advantage when labor progresses. We knew right away we wanted her to be a part of our team.
Lauren has depth of knowledge to the entire birthing process. We knew if there were any questions we had along the way she would be able to answer them. She helped us with the last preparations in the final weeks of pregnancy, getting the birth plan in place, learning several comfort measures, sharing videos and audio of lessons to be learned, working to get a post partum plan in place. She did a lot of research to help us make our tough decisions.
On the night the contractions began we contacted Lauren at midnight, and she offered to come over right away. She spent an entire day with us at home for the early stages of labor, applying all the comfort measures, preparing us food, timing contractions and walking us through the proper breathing. She made the beginning stages go as smoothly and effortlessly as they could. And once we went to the hospital she was even more helpful, bridging the gap between the hospital staff and us, encouraging us to ask questions and communicate, and helping us make sure our birth plan was respected. And that proved to be such an asset. We were allowed to focus on the birth of our son because we knew Lauren covered everything else. When the labor got more intense, Lauren got more peaceful and calm. She made us feel safe and stable and supported. In the last moments as our son was coming she was that extra voice for us with the staff, the extra camera taking pictures, the extra encouragement to push.
In short, Lauren was indispensible. We are so grateful to have had her with us for the birth of our son and we couldn’t recommend her more to anyone considering her as their doula.
-Ian Harbilas
January 24, 2018
Lauren Hulit Bradbury
The Doula Life
Birth Fee: $3000 to $3500
Postpartum Rate: $40 to $45
