Josie was beyond anything I expected. We had meetings a few times prior to my birth - she spent time to get to know me and my expectations for my delivery. This was my first time giving birth and having Josie as my doula helped a lot with my anxiety of the unknown- she also provided me with a lot of information and had an answer to every question. Going into all this initially I was very scared and anxious of the whole delivery process and after meeting with Josie and discussing everything - it didnt seem so scary!
When the actual delivery time came - Josie stayed with me the entire time I was admitted to the hospital. She helped me throughout all of my contractions and had me breathe through all them. Having her help me with this made it seem like the contractions weren't so bad! I still decided to move forward with the epidural - when the epidural kicked in - my entire left leg went completely numb and this was a bit uncomfortable for me. Josie massaged my leg the entire night up until it was ready for me to give birth. She is absolutely the best doula anyone could ever ask for.
Josie has been very caring, supportive, and knowledgable. I would highly reccomend her for your doula needs!
-Nicole Smolich
August 16, 2020
seattle central birth
Birth Fee: $0 to $2800