Testimonial for Renée Pizzuto

Hiring Renee as our doula was quite possibly the best decision my wife and I made. Renee is knowledgeable, passionate, and most importantly, personally invested in us, our labor and birth plan, and helping our birth experience to be exactly as WE wanted it. Renee helped us build our own birth plan. Renee’s guidance helped us figure out what approach to a birth plan was best for us, and also to be confident in making the decisions, choices, and changes to make that plan happen! The day of our daughter’s birth was a crazy one. While we ultimately saw most of our birth plan come true (natural and unmedicated, laboring mostly at home, calm and relaxed labor environment), the circumstances around how the birth ultimately played out were something we could have NEVER imagined. Because of Renee’s guidance, we were both prepared, confident, and empowered to handle ANY and EVERYTHING that happened on that day...we could not have done it without her! Right after the birth, Renee was immediately helpful in helping my daughter get the all important first latch. Because our daughter was born early, she had weight and blood sugar issues in the hospital, which made the first days of breastfeeding very difficult. She (literally) assisted us in hand expressing colostrum and taught us how to spoon feed it to our daughter so she could still have it even though she was having difficulty feeding because of her medical issues. Without Renee’s help, we would have not been successful with breastfeeding! Since the birth, Renee has continued to be of help to our family. She was always available when we needed to ask questions regarding breast feeding, sleep training, postpartum issues, and other general first-time-parent questions. We didn’t just find a doula, we found a friend, and frankly, a member of our family for life. We are forever grateful for everything she has done for our family!

-Gregory Boccuti

June 22, 2018