Testimonial for Jamie McKinney
Ever since I got pregnant my desire was to have a natural birth. While we visited a natural birth class I realized it would be very helpful if we hired a birth doula. I got in contact with Jamie through one of our friends. Thankfully she was available for our due date in August despite the short notice. She took a lot of time to get to know us better and to see what our individual needs and preferences are for the birth.
Labor started and developed very quickly. Jamie was immediately available to give advice over the phone, and shortly after we met up at the hospital. First of all Jamie has a very calming nature which helped us a lot to keep cool and to better manage the pain. It was also very helpful that she had all her stuff handy as we were somewhat surprised by the fast progression of the birth process and still had all our bags in the car. Us not having our music or the birth ball wasn’t an issue thanks to Jamie being so well prepared. Since both my husband and I are not native English speakers it was particularly helpful that Jamie explained what was going to happen next, and acted as liaison between the hospital staff and us.
There was a point where I felt I was in too much pain and was considering asking for pain medication. Jamie reminded me that I am already in transition phase and it won’t be long now and helped shifting my focus through concentrating on a breathing technique. This helped me a lot to keep going further. Soon after we were blessed with the most healthy and handsome little baby boy. On top of this we got the beautiful natural birth experience we were hoping for.
Jamie was also very involved and helpful in the postpartum period. She was interested in how we are all doing, gave good advice and checked in on us a few times. She gave me the reassuring feeling that we’re not alone and are going to be good parents.
Thank you Jamie for all your support and for joining us on this unforgettable journey!
-Veronika Fritschi
August 21, 2018
Jamie McKinney
Blissful Birth Louisville
Birth Fee: $1075
