Testimonial for Birth First Doulas
Rebecca Durlin Smith was our Doula for the birth of both of our daughters. It’s hard to put into words how much her energy and knowledge helped me through each of the experiences. The first birth was 3 days long and Rebecca was there for me when I needed her. She even spent the night in the hospital with us the night before my first daughter was born. After that birth I had to have emergency surgery and she made sure my husband, baby and family were calm and taken care of. For the second birth we originally decided against a Doula for financial reasons and we thought we knew what we were doing the second time around. Well we realized how wrong we were a month before the due date when a couple things happened that made us completely question our care team. Thankfully, Rebecca had an opening and took us on at the last minute. She helped us switch our Midwife team and birth hospital and I’m so thankful for this. We really felt cared for and confidant about the birth after switching. The second birth ended up being a planned c-section turned into an induced vaginal birth. Little girl flipped at the last second! Rebecca stayed by my side and helped me make some big decisions. Even though we didn’t plan on an induction everything about the birth was great. I will never forget the conversations I had with Rebecca right before I started pushing and right after our daughter was born. She will always be a very important part of my daughter’s birth stories. She was absolutely worth every penny. A real life birth angel!
-Libby
December 02, 2019
Birth Fee: $1500 to $2700
Postpartum Rate: $55 to $65
