Testimonial for Elise Benoit
We are so glad that we had Elisa as our doula. I had a long labor, with contractions starting 5 days before baby Luca finally arrived. I honestly don’t know what we would have done without her guidance. We were on and off the phone with her for two days of contractions at home. She met us at the hospital and stayed with us for 29 hours (!!!), spending the night in a chair next to my bed.
I planned on a natural birth, which ended up not being much of an option for me after such a long labor. Elise helped us with every decision we made straying from the birth plan, and continues to assure me that I made all the right choices. I’m also very grateful that she was able to use spinning babies techniques to get baby to move into a better position after the midwife mapped where he was. I think this was how I avoided a C-section.
After bringing Luca home, I had anxiety and insomnia for the first week or two, and had to keep cancelling our postpartum meeting at the last minute. Elise was very understanding and checked in on the phone with my husband in the meantime. Our two postpartum meetings ended up being extremely helpful. I don’t know who would have answered all of my lingering questions if it wasn’t for those meetings! She still checks in on me and Luca, and is still quick to respond to any random/ridiculous question I text her.
Throughout the whole thing, it felt like she really cared about my family, our birth outcome and our recovery.
-Vanessa Pastore-Smith
November 09, 2020
Elise Benoit
Elise Benoit Doula Services, A Brighter Birth
Birth Fee: $1600
Postpartum Rate: $35 to $40
