Testimonial for Emily Wannenburg
I had the absolute pleasure of having Emily present for both my births. My first was a home birth, where she was at the time also working as a birth assistant for the birth center I birthed through. The moment she showed up in my home my birth atmosphere shifted. I was floundering and feeling a bit overwhelmed by my "transition" phase. Emily gave me four or five different positions and was firm and loving in having me try them and get out of just leaning over my birthing ball. My stalled labor began progressing again and I had my healthy daugher within three hours of her arriving at my home. It was such a shift having Emily in the room. My mother, husband and I all expressed to ourselves later what an amazing gift it was having Emily on call that night.
A year later when I was three months pregnant with my son, we found Emily and got to experience her as a doula throughout our pregnancy. Her guidance, knowledge, patience and willingness to be involved in the pregnancy was such a gift. I was having severe hip pain and from just a few simple stretches she gave me, felt complete relief. Our birth of our son was so different from our first. We birthed at a birth center to follow my favorite midwife from my daughter's birth. The length wasn't a massive shift, but my state of mind was. Having Emily with my from start to finish, tending to my contractions, quietly suggesting a shift in movement to give relief or to progress the labor, was unparalleled. I had the birth of my dreams.
In both my labors with Emily, I felt comforted, safe guarded and challenged by her presence. One of my births was straining, hard and felt complicated and the other peaceful, assured and had a natural ease to it. In both I appreciated her comfort and guidance as she assisted me to the best of her abilities.
My husband and I would both insist on Emily always being our doula here foreward!
-Jennifer Schurke
August 24, 2018
Emily Wannenburg
MemmysMommas™
Birth Fee: $3250
