Testimonial for Mikki Bell, Student Midwife, CBE, CD
Our experience with Michaela (Mikki) was in short a truly momentous, amazing life experience.
Why we chose Mikki: She has a very relaxed easy way about her, she was totally relatable and right away felt like someone we would be friends with. I had been worried about doulas being too "granola" or pushing an all-natural-only agenda, but Mikki wasn't like that at all. She was very knowledgeable and didn't push any particular birthing strategy as "better", she was very open to what we wanted for our birth and provided info to help us decide preferences. We also felt like she offered a great value for her fee, including pre and post partum visits.
About our experience: The labor was long and difficult (48 hours total, 3 hours of pushing with a "tired" uterus and ineffective contractions, ending with a hemorrhage / placenta that wouldn't detach but also thankfully a healthy baby boy). Mikki was amazing through every part of it. It was so much longer than any of us could have anticipated, but she was steadfast through all of it. She was great in helping me get through really painful contractions (even after getting an epidural, towards the end they were just so painful). And I'm even more thankful for her coaching us through the pushing - I was so exhausted I was passing out in between each contraction but I couldn't have done it without her, my husband and the nurse all working together to get me to push harder than I thought I could have. She helped me uncover strength I never thought I had in me. She was so thoughtful and came to visit the next day to check on us (even though she had just come from another delivery right after ours!).
More important than the specifics about our particular experience and Mikki's services, our connection with her was so deep and real and the whole experience was truly spiritual and life changing. She felt like a sister to us and we are so thankful for the new friendship forged in such a special experience!
-Erika Petty
July 31, 2018
Mikki Bell, Student Midwife, CBE, CD
Mikki Bell Birth
Birth Fee: $2900 to $3250
