Testimonial for Charity Vazquez, CLD
If you're looking for a knowledgeable, compassionate, commited, and adaptable doula, we highly recommend Charity. We hired her before the COVID19 breakout but, due to hospital policy changes, were only allowed to have 1 support person in the delivery room, so Charity couldn't join. Despite this disappointing change up, Charity proved invaluable. As first time parents with no birthing classes, we were nervous. To help us feel more comfortable and ready to handle the situation solo, Charity came over beforehand and went through a number of pain techniques and positions, explained when they're most effective, and took pictures of each. Between my husband's notes and Charity's pictures, we were armed with a knowledge bank to take into the delivery room with us. With this my husband felt confident supporting me through the first part of active labor on his own. Eventually, after a small dose of pitocin, my contractions and pain became far more intense. As I was feeling ready for an epidural, my husband wisely decided to call Charity. It was probably close to 9p at this point but she answered and stayed on the phone with us until our baby was born just after 12a - and we made it through without an epidural or other medical intervention! I wasn't sure that remote support would be helpful but I know I would not have gotten through those extremely difficult final hours of labor without intervention had my husband not called Charity. She was somehow able to assess the situation just by listening and provided the comforting words and helpful suggestions we needed to pull us through to the end.
We could've never expected to be giving birth during a pandemic and having our birth plans completely upended just days before our due date. If I could've expected and planned for it, though, I still would've hired Charity to be a part of our team. She's incredible and we would definitely use her again, under any circumstance!
-Andee McCoy
April 17, 2020
Charity Vazquez, CLD
Mahina Birth Support
Birth Fee: $1400 to $2000
