Testimonial for MaryBeth Nance, AdvCD (DONA), CLD (CAPPA), SBD
There are not enough characters in this box to express my feelings of my birthing experience with Mary Beth. I was a first time mother who wanted the magical, unmedicated birth - the fairytale birth. As my pregnancy progressed, I developed gestational diabetes and hypertension and had a breech baby that was determined not to flip. We set up a version with the doctors and they were unsuccessful with turning him so our last option was a scheduled c section - the exact opposite of what I had been dreaming of. Mary Beth kept reminding me that it was out of my hands and my baby was coming - just a different entrance into the world, that was all. We went in for the scheduled c section, which was magical - we were allowed to play music and take pictures and keep the placenta. All things I wanted to do with a vaginal birth were still possible with my c section. I had some medical issues in the hospital after my c section where I had to go back in for another surgery because I had developed some internal bleeding and I ended up in the ICU and away from my baby and husband for an entire day. Mary Beth came back to the hospital and stayed with my husband and baby until I was better. She visited me several times once we were home, brought us food and had babysit for us. I expected to hire a coach when I was looking for a doula and instead I gained an amazing friend.
-Katie Testerman
May 27, 2018
MaryBeth Nance, AdvCD (DONA), CLD (CAPPA), SBD
Changing Birth
Birth Fee: $725 to $1275
