Testimonial for Kathleen Wilson
Short story:
Kathleen made me go from "I will never have a child again" to "I want to have more babies"
Long story:
I was terrified to give birth. I couldn't sleep at night, had random panic attacks, cried uncontrollably, and was just horrified of going again through this experience. The worst of all was the feeling of being completely unfit to become mother again. Aren't we supposed to be born for this? So why on Earth would I start crying like a baby when merely thinking about the onset of contractions?! Shouldn't my body just naturally know how things work? My first experience was traumatic. And 7 months down the road my second pregnancy could have ended the same way. Instead...it didn't.
When I met Kathleen, for the first time, I heard that it's ok to be afraid. It's ok not to want to feel pain. It's ok to be a human and I don't have to be some super miraculous born to be birth-machine. I gotta admit, before I met Kathleen I thought Doulas are some crazy Birkenstocks wearing aunties that tell you that hospitals are bad for having babies, epidurals are an invention of the devil, and there's only one right way to give birth and it would probably involve burning incense. Boy was I wrong(still not sure about the incense part, I'm pretty sure you can have that if you like:-).
Instead of trying to ignore my fears, Kathleen helped me tackle them. Instead of telling me what is the 'right' way to have a baby she listened to what I really feared and really wanted and made me not feel bad/guilty about it (yes it's ok to be a bit selfish! You're making a human, there's more than one right way to have a baby). She helped me prepare mentally for the birth and made sure I wouldn't just try to wing it when it's time to have my baby. So this time I was prepared. And for me this time it really was a miracle.
(PS: nothing against Birkenstocks, they're super comfy)
-Jara
March 02, 2020
Kathleen Wilson
Labor Enabler
Birth Fee: $1000 to $2900
