Testimonial for Jill Thompson CLD, IBI
I recently shared with a few of my girlfriends that giving birth was the best day of my life. They looked at me confused and said that most people dont treasure giving birth but more the after math but I can genuinely say that its my favorite life memory and Jill was paramount in creating it. After watching what I percieved as a coerced birth I decided that I wanted a midwife and subsequently a doula. My hubby didnt see the point and up until wk 37 I wasnt convinced but my gut said DO IT. Jill would text me every day leading up to my due date and post DD as I ended up being 6 days overdue. The morning of, the daily text came in around 730am as I was trying to determine whether my water had broken or if it was just an uptick in the normal pregnancy leakage. Jill suggested she head over to my house and just 'hang out' and we could devise a plan to get labor started. We sat in the kitchen sipping lattes as things progressed. I hadn'notice but Jill was always within feet of me keeping watch on my movements and demeanor. Within 3 hrs the cramping had become more noticeable so Jill suggested a bath or shower and that kicked things into overdrive. As contractions grew, Jill would apply heat and counter pressure to help ease the pain. By 1130am I was no longer able to speak during each contraction; my midwife suggested we head into the hospital to which I responded "but what if I am a baby and I am only at 2 centimeters". Jill calmly responded "but what if you're not". The final 20 minutes were a blurry chaos and Jill was right by my side. I thought I had lost all control and peed my pants (most likely the last of my waters breaking) and Jill was there on her hands and knees wiping up after me as she helped me out the door. Intuitively Jill called the midwife on my behalf and let her know that things were close! We arrived at 1255 pm. Jill remained by my side holding my leg as I pushed my daughter into this world by 1:39 pm. It was Perfect!
-Claire Hoffmann
December 06, 2018
Jill Thompson CLD, IBI
Doula Baby! LLC
Birth Fee: $2000
