Testimonial for Julie Pichon
After hearing about doulas from a friend who had used one, we contacted Julie Pichon in 2007 to work with my husband and I with the birth of our first child. I was extremely anxious and had never been through any medical events of this magnitude. 2 children later, Julie present at the birth of both, I would never dream of doing it without her! Julie's calm and caring presence was extremely helpful, as both births were lengthy and different. Her knowledge of birth and pregnancy were invaluable as we experienced the gamut--early and long vaginal birth, to late and long labor before a c-section--and she was wonderful at answering questions and allaying my fears of the unknown. Her support of my husband throughout enabled him to support me and made the experience wonderful for both of us.
Julie is very accepting and supportive of what the parents want to do. I know she has experienced home birth, but I knew I wanted a hospital delivery with an epidural, and she coached me through what was OUR birth plan, giving us suggestions on pain tolerance, getting the baby to move down, and how to stay active with an epidural. Consequently, I think about the births of my children fondly, proud of myself, and comfortable with the choices we made to get them into this world. Julie's advice and counsel continued unofficially through breastfeeding troubles, fretting over weight gains, sleep issues, and clogged ducts. And her talent is appreciated every time we read our babies' birth stories and reflect on the joy our children bring us. She truly enjoys births and helping mamas enjoy their babies. I can't find the words to more clearly express that what she does is amazing and that my birth experiences would have been very different and less purposeful without her.
-Emily Bryant
May 07, 2012
Julie Pichon
Birth by Design
Birth Fee: $1200 to $1400
Postpartum Rate: $25
