Testimonial for Elizabeth Oldham CD(DONA), HCHD, HBCE from Stephanie Edelman

Testimonial for Elizabeth Oldham CD(DONA), HCHD, HBCE

My husband and I had a truly wonderful experience working with Liz for the birth of our first baby. She is an incredible doula, passionate and deeply invested in the families she works with and their birth experiences. Liz established a great rapport with us from our first meeting, and it quickly felt as though she was an old family friend we had known for years. Her warmth, kindness, wealth of knowledge, and calming presence were invaluable throughout my pregnancy, during the birth process, and post-partum.

She was a great source of reassurance and support when, at 36 weeks, I found out my baby was breech. She answered all of my questions and helped me think through the situation, recommended an excellent acupuncturist and chiropractor to help better position baby, and supported us through a medical procedure to manually turn the baby, which was successful.

Liz was an integral part of our labor and delivery experience, and I can’t imagine having gone through it without her. She was amazing at providing physical and emotional support to both my husband and me: she helped tremendously with pain management, and did a terrific job at making sure we were informed and empowered to make choices that were right for us, especially when things did not go according to our birth plan and we had to make some difficult decisions. Although I ended up having to have a C-section, it was a very profound and beautiful birth, and we're very grateful that Liz was such a pivotal part of it. She helped us to remain positive and calm, and it felt very special for her to meet our baby.

Her postpartum care and help with breastfeeding is wonderful, too. I could rave about her endlessly, but I'm running up against the character limit, so in closing, Liz is a fantastic doula and human being, and I also highly recommend her comprehensive childbirth class!

-Stephanie Edelman

April 02, 2018