Testimonial for Patricia Thomas

Patricia was the perfect doula for us. She had a calming, present, non judgemental, caring, firm, and hypnotic energy that made my labor tolerable and better than that, wonderful. When she came to our home I was going into active labor and was scared. She helped me to face my fears and ease my mind by doing almost nothing, just allowing me to voice my feelings and move through them to the other side. She coached me in breathing and vocalizations and she slow danced with me and allowed my baby to gravitate downwards. My husband found her to be a great help, and the perfect energy for us. Plus, and this helps! -- she is beautiful. Just looking at her face gave me comfort, especially when she did the breathing and vocalizations with me, looking up at her face was a source of calm for me. She went with us to the birthing center at St. Lukes Roosevelt and continued to be comforting and centering for me. And! She took awesome photographs of my husband, the baby and me. She went out and got us all food and as she was leaving she said she had to go to another labor very soon. This was after a 26 hour labor of which she had assisted us for about 15 hours! She looked absolutely unfazed by the idea that she was going on to her next journey with no sleep for so long. Another thing about her that we really liked was that she has been doing birth assisting long before she knew what the word doula meant. She is a true doula - clearly she is at home in this work. We will forever be grateful to her. If you want to talk to me further, please get in touch with Patricia and she will pass on my info.

-Molly

August 23, 2012