Testimonial for Ryah Jo (she/her) Silver CD (PALS) CBE, OMP trained
Ryah has been a pleasure to work with from our first video call (COVID makes for strange times) through today in our "4th trimester." She has that perfect mix of professional and personable skills that make you feel comfortable and confident at the same time. Ryah was able to provide my wife with stretches and exercises early on that helped reduce her pelvic pain in late pregnancy and she has been a big help for us with personal breastfeeding advice to keep baby and mama happy.
Ryah was highly recommended by our midwives and we wanted her on our team to keep us comfortable, relaxed, and on track through birth. There was no way to know that our birth would go so fast that Ryah would race to our house, beating the midwives, and show up with only minutes to spare! She expertly coached my wife into a better birthing position and caught our daughter as she came into the world. Shortly after the birth the midwife arrived and Ryah immediately took up a support role gathering supplies, picking up some of the clutter, and even snapping some photos of our new family. Once everybody was stable and comfortable, she raided our kitchen and came back to the bedroom with a tasty bone broth soup to help prop us back up.
I expect most doulas don't think of themselves as professional baby catchers but even our midwives commented that if it had to be anyone who beat them to the birth, they were happy it was Ryah. If you need any more convincing at this point just know that even our dog likes her and I'm sure you will too.
-Iain
August 06, 2020
Ryah Jo (she/her) Silver CD (PALS) CBE, OMP trained
Ryah Jo' pregnancy birth and beyond doula services
Birth Fee: $1800 to $2400
Postpartum Rate: $40 to $45
