Testimonial for Keisha Graham
Short version: Keisha was amazing and so crucial in making our baby's arrival as peaceful and happy as possible. HIGHLY recommend hiring her.
Long version: We had to change our care provider abruptly due to COVID, long story, and found Keisha only three months before our due date. I was working full time+ and had little time to study up on what to expect, and Keisha basically did that work for us, sherpa-ing us through with a ton of useful information, and nothing extraneous (which was my biggest problem trying to do research on my own -- 10,000 different opinions, many of them baseless. Very annoying and time-consuming to sift thru). When our "birth plan" changed abruptly, she guided us through that, too, keeping us sane and calm. She's full of great ideas to help distract you when you need it and focus you when you need it -- for example, having lavender essential oil during critical moments was surprisingly super calming. At one point we had a randomly huge patch of free time before a stressful part, which was plenty of time for me to get nervous and start to freak out, but she came up with fun games that really helped us stay chill and pass the time. Then she visited us at home afterwards -- wearing a mask -- which was so helpful and reassuring also, as I really needed the guidance on breastfeeding. She is very great at adapting to what you need; she heard the language we were using about our pregnancy/birth and mirrored it back to us. That may sound minor, but I find a lot of the rhetoric around childbirth very alienating / weird, so it was actually very important and helpful for me. All in all couldn't imagine a better experience.
-Mary
October 13, 2020
Keisha Graham
KeishaDoesWork / MyBirth RVA
Birth Fee: $1700
Postpartum Rate: $40 to $50
