Testimonial for Amy Buckman, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA)
I will admit that I had no idea what a doula was prior to having Amy join us for guidance and support as we prepared to welcome our first child. My wife mentioned that she would like a doula and we signed up for an event where you could meet many different doulas in one day - one of those that we met at this event was Amy. Amy brought a sense of warmth/comfort, knowledge and candor when we first met her. We are people that thrive on information and Amy was able to provide background and context to our questions. We wanted to make sure that we also felt at ease inviting a person we barely knew into our home and personal life - there was never any hesitation in asking Amy to join us on our journey.
How you expect the birth to go and how it actually goes do not alway line up - we found this out the hard way. A month before the due date high blood pressure readings took us to the hospital for what we though would be a quick 1 - 2 hour check up for my wife and our baby. It turned out that we were in a more serious situation than we expected. Over the next 24 hours things progressed rapidly. We called on Amy to join us and she was there almost instantaneously. She stayed with us through all of the difficult decisions we needed to make and provided a great deal of emotional support to my wife and myself. I was happy to have Amy there with us through this difficult time.
I would enthusiastically recommend Amy to anyone looking for a doula.
-Michael
July 29, 2019
Amy Buckman, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA)
Sojourn Birth Services
Birth Fee: $1650
Postpartum Rate: $45 to $50
