Testimonial for Katharine Deeb
Working with Katharine as my doula was unquestionably the best part of my pregnancy and birthing experience. If you are looking for a doula who is extremely experienced, responsive to your changing needs through every stage of the journey, and both deeply attuned and confident as your guide during birth, it would be a mistake not to work with Katharine. Katharine gave me the gift of an empowered entrance into motherhood by helping me internalize that even an experience as challenging and unpredictable as birth can be beautiful. This perspective has helped me face the messy unknowns of early motherhood with more courage and grit.
Katharine was my anchor throughout pregnancy. The support she offered me via text and phone was invaluable - the virtual elements of her services alone make it more than worthwhile to work with her. She responded within minutes, providing knowledgeable answers and resources about whatever symptom I was experiencing. I never felt alone when something came up, nor did I have to resort to googling symptoms and becoming unnecessarily worried. Katharine shepherded me through the unexpected, from a surprising gestational diabetes diagnosis to going into labor two weeks early.
Katharine was the allstar of our birth and delivery. She was there immediately via text when I started having contractions and helped me articulate my needs during triage. Even though my husband and I had taken the birthing classes and read the books, there was no way we could have approximated the expertise Katharine brought into that delivery room. She was so attuned that it felt like she was reading my mind. She knew exactly when and where to provide gentle touch and how to direct me through different positions to keep labor moving. Katharine helped me come into labor open to however it might go, yet because of working with her, I was able to have an unmedicated birth. I know Katharine would have helped me make any birth experience an empowering one.
-Tara F
May 24, 2020
Katharine Deeb
Dare Alla Luce Doula
Birth Fee: Not specified
