Testimonial for Christine Yates
Christine was our doula for the birth of my daughter earlier this month. I am so happy we had her! My labor progressed very quickly. My contractions started strong and pretty close together, I was 6cm by the time we made it to the hospital so Christine met us there. She arrived about 5 minutes after we did which was awesome. She was able to help with my breathing while I waited for the epidural (I was about 8/9cm when I finally got it). My epidural became less effective after 2 hours and Christine rubbed my back and feet and worked to soothe me while helping with breathing and counting. It turns out they forgot to mention I could press a button every 15 minutes to keep the epidural at the same, consisten level. Once that was sorted out things progressed normally but after 5 hours of pushing the doctor recommended trying the vacuum. It was very overwhelming to have a bunch of new people come into the room to tend to the baby because she was likely to be in distress when she came out. Christine has a calming presence that I really needed. Unfortunately the vacuum didn't work and I had to have a c-section. My husband is squeamish, thankfully Christine was able to come into the OR with me - another overwhelming situation! Just having her there was very comforting. She was able to distract me from all my worries and anxiety about the surgery, the health of my baby, etc. Everything worked out in the end, baby was healthy and so was I.
Delivering a baby takes a long time, so it's important to choose a doula you can connect and chat with. A good portion of the night was spent chatting. Christine is easy talk to and has almost 50 births under her belt. I highly recommend her and I will gladly work with her if I have addition children.
-Dolores
February 21, 2020
Christine Yates
Positive Impressions
Birth Fee: $2000
Postpartum Rate: $65
