Testimonial for Natasha Trapp, CD(DONA)
I wanted to have an unmediated natural birth experience and was afraid standard medical practices and attitudes would make it hard to achieve. I would rather have had a home birth, but since that was not possible for us we chose to have a doula help us though childbirth in the hospital. Natasha worked with another doula (Rebecca Urban), and both were super helpful in thinking through what we wanted out of our birth experience, which helped me and my husband comunidade about it. When the day came, they were both helpful with suggestion to help me manage early labor. Things progressed so quickly by the time she was able to join us, we were headed for the hospital. Immediately upon arrival on the hospital, Natasha ensured the nursing staff was aware of my birth preferences, handing out copies of my birth plan and advocating for me, in a moment both me and my husband would be too disoriented to do so. I was fully dislated and started pushing right away, and Natasha continued to help keep us hydrated, suggesting ways for my husband to be supportive (with hip squeezes), and finally taking pictures when the baby was finally born. Natasha was a calming presence and offered helpful guidance throughout, even onto the post party recovery, and I believe she was essential for me to have the birth experience I wanted. I would recommend her services to anyone considering a doula.
-Edie Plada
October 19, 2019
Natasha Trapp, CD(DONA)
Quiet Waters Doula
Birth Fee: $2500
