Testimonial for Joyce Havinga-Droop CD(DONA), CLC, SpBCPE, BRM Pro
My family had an amazing experience with our doula, Joyce Havinga-Droop. Joyce has a superb sense of people matched with indispensable knowledge.
Joyce provided community throughout my pregnancy fostering friendships and a place where people can share information. When the pandemic hit she went above and beyond creating weekly zoom meetings to keep us all connected.
Joyce made herself available to talk on the phone to me about concerns, and offered healthy solutions based in research. This was invaluable as I recognized that I wanted to make changes to my extremely demanding lifestyle. This is nowhere in her job description, but doing everything to help, is the kind of person she is.
When my husband and I met with Joyce she genuinely wanted to know what we wanted for birth and was on a mission to ensure that we saw our visions come to reality.
We were lucky to have a healthy and natural birth, however, labor is still painful even when everything goes well. As a first time parent, I did not know what I was getting into. Joyce taught me several ways to cope with pain from pressure points, to postures, to breath, etc. She also had a way of making pain go away through physical touch, which she also taught to my husband. In my opinion she is a profound healer. It was wonderful to celebrate the birth of our son with her as part of our team.
Joyce supported the dynamic between my husband and I, and it is invaluable to have someone who really believes in you, your marriage, and your new young family. She is extremely knowledgeable about babies, birth, relationships, postpartum, community building and there was not one question I asked that wasn’t answered with expertise. She never pushed an agenda but listened to help us learn what was best for us. We recommend Joyce without hesitation and she was critical to our journey of growing our family.
-Christie Coleman
August 28, 2020
Joyce Havinga-Droop CD(DONA), CLC, SpBCPE, BRM Pro
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Birth Fee: $3250 to $4500
