Testimonial for Heather Pound -DONA, Hypnobirthing, Photography
After we interviewed Heather, we decided not to interview other duolas because she was kind, experienced, and passionate and knowledgeable. During our pre-natal visits, she explained terminololgy and stages of labor. We were instructed in exercises to help open mom pelvis, positioning to faciliate positioning the the baby, and resting positions. Heather provided resources for evidence based practices which helped us create a birth plan with baby's health as our number one priority.Because of advanced age, mom had to be induced at 39weeks and 6days, which was not part of our birth plan. I was nervous that my body and my baby were not ready for labor, and what happened would be out of my control at that point, in the hands of the medical professionals. Heather helped us see that we had choices, gave us the confidence to ask questions and discuss options with the medical team, walked with mom, assisted with positioning before and after epidural, brought dad dinner when he didn't want to leave mom, and overall provided calm to both of us. During delivery, Heather provided cues (better than the medical tema) to mom on how to pusheffectively. She also took our phones, as we were not in the right mind at the time, and took tons of pictures of our son's first moments of life. These are truly priceless. Once we got home, Heather came over for a post partum visit and gave us tips and assurance on caring for our new son and mom's post-partum recovery-physically, emotionally, and wanted to ensure mom was doing her own self care. Her service is completely comprehensive. Even though we had just met, having Heather with us throughout the birth process was like having a really smart friend by your side who you could ask any question to and who really cared for us and our baby.
-Julie and Mat
February 10, 2020
Heather Pound -DONA, Hypnobirthing, Photography
Mama & Sprout Birth Services
Birth Fee: $1900
