Testimonial for christiane vermeersch
Christine was amazing! She was an incredible resource for us in pregnancy, and a great support during labor and after. She gave us a lot of very helpful information prior to birth to get us oriented on what to expect and the possible choices we might face so we could think about them ahead of time.
My labor and delivery was eveything I hoped and I was able to have a birth without any medical pain relief (only intervention pre-birth was a saline IV because I couldn't stay hydrated). I credit Christine and her experinece, coaching me and my husband through labor, providng ideas and advice regarding different positions to try and management techniques, with allowing me to do this. I wanted a doula for the labor support since the birth classes we took beforehand would not make me an expert if we even remembered. We also appriciate Christine's knowledge about birth and expereince providing support in a hospital setting as it provided yet another data point if/when we needed to make decisions about the labor that were not consistent with what we had planned -- and when this happened, I appricate that Christine was reaonable and supportive of medical intervention as needed and did a good job of allowing the doctor and nurses to operate as they needed to while still helping us stay as close as possible to our brith preferences.
Afterwards, she was very helpful in the labor room as we got to know our baby in his first minutes of life and I think helped us get going on the right foot with breastfeeding right afterwards. She helped with positioning, checking his latch and otherwise tweaking. We were lucky and our son was a good eater but it was great to have Christine present to answer questions and help reassure us. In the post-labor visits, she was a great source of knoweldhe as we peppered her with questions about breastfeeding and other baby care questions.
-Corinna
June 06, 2019
christiane vermeersch
Healing Hands Doula
Birth Fee: $3000 to $4000
