We had an amazing experience with Elizabeth - both as a birth educator and a doula. She guided us through the Hypnobirthing preparation process, which was intensive in a good way - meaning that there was reading material, breathing and visualization to practice, videos to watch, and audio guided meditations. Elizabeth helped us pace ourselves throughout the weeks leading up to the birth so that my husband, son, and I felt adequately prepared. For busy families like us, we found that she was extremely respectful of our time and schedule and showed up to meetings very prepared and professional.
As a doula, she was caring, considerate, kind and thoughtful. My husband and I both found her sympathetic and a great communicator. She took the time to meet with our midwife and level set around several key expectations. During the birth, I found her an absolute gem. She was everywhere I needed her to be and nowhere I didn’t want her. She encouraged me through difficult patches and acted as an advocate for me and my wishes. We had a homebirth and it was beautiful and amazing with her as part of our team.
After the birth, she participated in the clean-up and the care of me and my family in the hour or two after the birth. She made sure we were all set to be on our own by the time she left us, snuggly together in our bed with our beautiful new baby girl. She also did post-partum check-ins giving me support around breast feeding, sleeping (myself and the baby) and paid special attention to my son both during the birth and after.
She is such a honored part of our family now that we invited her to the baby’s baptism and we were absolutely blessed that she and her family attended.
-Megan Franzen
February 03, 2018
Birth 1st: HOME BIRTH & LABOR AT HOME & HOSPITALS
Birth Fee: $3500 to $4250