We’re blessed to have Joyce support both me and my husband through out this process. Few considerations from our circumstances so you can reference - 1. It was our first baby 2. We are both working (long hours) 3. Our hospital is in the city while we live an hour away in good traffic 4. Mom is below 35yr. No known pregnancy complication.
It all came quick. Pain and contraction started around 10pm. Hubbie called Joyce around mid night, she showed up in 15min. (She has a record responding to our messages very promptly and very on time for our appointments) We had Joyce sitting in the back of the car with me where she calmed me with acupuncture and helped me practice Lamaze. This continued throughout the labor process. It’s easy to feel concerned especially when you have a long drive ahead. Am I ok? is the baby ok? What if I start to bleed? What if my water broke on the road? What if...none of these bothered me much. Joyce has helped hundreds of moms. I trusted her and relied on her so I know we were doing great. I just focused on the contraction and tried to follow the breath. Hubbie was able to focus on driving as well so we got to the hospital safe. My contraction went on for three hours and baby came within a hour after we hit the hospital. Joyce helped us quickly navigate throughout the process and communicate with the nurse and doctor efficiently when and where she saw necessary.
We did not go to any prenatal birthing classes. It is not a must if you have Joyce. She is a great coach on all the the birthing concepts, processes and possible situations. We also had her work with us on our birthing plan which I found extremely helpful to understand into the very details of the labor process. This is a must. Less to worry about so you can focus on labor when it happens.
All in all, we are happy that we hired Joyce as our doula. She is professional, knowledgeable, mature and calm. We would recommend her highly.
-Cecilia Zheng
April 19, 2018
BirthAmbassador
Birth Fee: $3250 to $4500