Testimonial for Linda Collet
Saying that we're happy we worked with Linda just simply sounds too impersonal to be appropriate. Yes, of course we're happy, but it's more than that. We feel blessed that we had the good fortune to work with Linda through the biologically bewildering, life-altering experience of bringing our beautiful son into the world. From the moment we started our relationship it was clear that Linda was building a sincere connection to us that would be instrumental in her role as guide on what would be quite the journey. Many of Linda's qualities have been eloquently pointed out by others on her testimonials page. These resonate with our experience completely. She has a wonderful, motherly energy. She's compassionate but also doesn't simply placate any paranoia. She has an immense amount of experience with a well-honed intuition. She's generous with her time, flexible, open, etc...we could go on and on but then we wouldn't stop! There is one additional quality we really feel like calling out, however, because it was important for us: Linda thoroughly understands the importance and value of the medical profession and its critical role in keeping mother and baby safe. She does this while still adding the kinds of techniques and approaches you may not learn about from a hospital. This was the perfect balance for us: neither completely hippy-dippy nor hospital cold.Lastly, we'd say to anyone considering hiring a Doula that having someone with Linda's knowledge and calm-under-pressure could very well end up making all the difference in a birth that doesn't go exactly according to your plan (and they rarely do!). For us, we ended up with an emergency C-section and a lead up to it that looked nothing like what we had "expected." And being able to have a partner through that chaos that could help us understand what was happening and why was immensely valuable.
-Barry Forbes
July 14, 2019
Linda Collet
LittleGmaDoula
Birth Fee: $3500 to $4000
