Testimonial for Heather Norris CD(DONA)
Heather is an amazing woman and an exceptional doula! We reached out to her because we knew we wanted a doula for our first birth and because she had the experience and the services we wanted most. From the first meeting to our GentleBirth class and to up through the labor and delivery, Heather was exactly what we needed! As a first time mom, I had no idea what to expect about labor and had so many questions and concerns, especially as a type A personality. Heather answered so many questions and prepped the mental space for both myself and my husband to have a positive experience of birth no matter how it looked. When I texted late as I was getting contractions to let her know we'd be heading to the hospital, she met us there promptly and helped us get checked in and settled, and got me moving so that I would be dilated enough for actual admission to the labor floor with all sorts of movements and motivation. I'd headed to the hospital because I thought that I couldn't mentally handle it anymore, but with here there, I made it much further than I'd ever expected! Her kindness, focus, and constant calm helped keep myself and my husband in the zone and her patience through my tougher moments was needed: she knew exactly what to do to help me get comfortable and stay calm, I didn't even need to say a word, which was perfect because due to the contractions, speaking wasn't really in the cards. Her capturing of the labor and delivery gave us some amazing images, something that I was glad to have because everything went by so quickly and my mind wasn't focused on some of the smaller details. I'm so grateful we had her because I know that without all her work to prep us and be with us through the birth we wouldn't have had the amazing experience that we did.
-Maggie Kealy-Machella
November 22, 2019
Heather Norris CD(DONA)
Mind Centered Birth Services, Education & Photos
Birth Fee: $1650 to $2150
