Testimonial for Arielle Amenoff CPD (DONA), CBC
Arielle joined our family when my son was about 8 weeks old. We completely struck gold when we found her. Having Arielle's support and care through the early months of my son's life was not only the biggest life saver, it completely changed my entire experience while on leave. Arielle has a warm presence that calms a room, and assures you that everything is going to be okay. The crazy gets taken down a notch when Arielle is around. She is knowledgable, kind and just a really lovely human being. I had been having a hard time managing with my husband being back at work, and caring for my son at a time when we were having difficulty nursing, and a really hard time getting him to sleep. In came Arielle. She is like the baby whisperer! She took the time to get to know me, my baby, my husband (our cats!), and really provided care that she knew would be most valuble to us. On any given day, Arielle would make me lunch, grocery shop, hold our son so I could shower, nap, run an errand; she would join me at doctor's appointments, tidy up, calm the baby and get him to sleep on those days when it was simply impossible. Some days she'd just wear him for hours so he'd sleep. Arielle always proactively looked for answers and solutions to things that were going on -- whether that was related to nursing, post partum emotions, or anything in between. She'd always follow up and check in after a particularly hard day, and would always get back to me with the information she had found while researching something on my behalf. She found me the acupuncturist who saved me when I was having recurring plugged ducts. She was a godsend, and I always looked forward to the days she was here. My husband would ask "what are you going to do when Arielle comes today?", and I'd say, "Hang out with Arielle!" I didn't want to leave because I loved our conversations and how she interacted with our son. He adored her, and would light up when he saw her. We wish we could have her with us forever!
-Allison Mezzafonte
October 20, 2018
Postpartum Rate: $65 to $75
