Testimonial for Suzanne DeSelms
Suzanne was our doula for the birth of our first child in 2015. I ended up getting an epidural during that labor, but we were very happy with her support. When I became pregnant with our second child, we hired her again and I’m so happy we did...I ended up having a drug free labor and delivery of our baby girl and I know that would not have been possible without Suzanne. Here are some of the ways she helped make our birth plan a reality:
- She was always available and responsive.
- She was able to give us guidance on when to go to the hospital based simply on my text message updates on contractions and how I was coping.
- She knew which positions would help baby straighten out when we learned she was not in the optimal position for delivery.
- She brought a TENS unit and when she realized she didn’t have pads for it, she contacted her doula network and someone was able to drop some off at the hospital.
- She advocated for my use of the hospital’s single nitrous oxide machine.
- She coached my husband on applying counter pressure and allowed him to take breaks as needed.
- She suggested new positions and switched things up to keep my mind off the pain and keep things moving.
- She rolled with my emotional moments and kept me thinking positively about the progress I was making.
- She coached me through pushing and essentially reminded me to push as I was still focused on vocalizing through the pain at first.
Suzanne also captured so many amazing photos throughout...I loved being able to relive the experience through the pictures. And she was very helpful in answering some breastfeeding questions in the days following. She confirmed things were going well during our postpartum appointment and reminded us we could reach out at any time.
I highly recommend hiring a doula for your birth, and specifically, Suzanne!
-Katie Kang
January 04, 2019
Suzanne DeSelms
Waiting With You
Birth Fee: $2400 to $3400
