Testimonial for Noleen Thurman CD(DONA) & Birth Photographer
Noleen Thurman was our doula for the birth of both of our two children (Emily, now 2 1/2 years old and Logan, 2 weeks old). Noleen is incredible. She starts by really helping us think through our birth preferences and plan. In the months and weeks leading up to labor and delivery, she guided us through thinking about concerns that we did not even know to think about. The preparation and planning she helped us with made decision-making during labor much easier and more effective.
Noleen made herself available day and night by phone call or text message and provided excellent guidance and support when labor started at home. When it was time to go in to the hospital, Noleen met us at triage and stayed with us all the way through delivery. As may be expected, things didn't go quite as planned. Noleen helped us think through options provided by the medical professionals against our birth preferences. When labor stalled out, Noleen was able to help get it back on track with different movements, stretches, and sifting - without which may have required medical intervention. In both of our deliveries, Baby and Momma both ended up healthy and happy.
Following delivery, Noleen continues to check in and make sure feeding is going well and that we are coping with our new reality. A week or two after delivery, we had a post-partum visit in which Noleen shared a very heart-felt birth story and photographs of the first moments we had with our sweet baby. This is an emotional experience, to be sure. Noleen does a great job at capturing this important time in our lives in a very succinct narrative.
Although we are not planning to have any more children, if we were we would absolutely hire Noleen again. She is an incrediblly caring individual and made a big difference in easing our concerns and guiding us through the birth of our two children.
-Wayne Klug
July 20, 2018
Noleen Thurman CD(DONA) & Birth Photographer
Doula Noleen
Birth Fee: $1600 to $2700
