Testimonial for Jennese Birritteri from Katy

Testimonial for Jennese Birritteri

Jennese is a wonderful and caring doula, and thanks to her I had the birth I dreamed of. From the moment I reached out to her, I felt that I could share anything — from traumatic aspects of my previous birth, to all that I aspired to in birthing my second baby, to the mundane details of daily life whilst pregnant during a pandemic. Jennese listened over so many Zoom calls, FaceTimes, and text exchanges, and offered compassionate advice that left me uplifted, confident, and so very present and prepared for every stage of my pregnancy and birth journey. I always felt that I was in the competent hands of a seasoned doula, while also basking in the comfort of a genuine mama friend. Every woman deserves to feel this good in pregnancy!

While my husband and I made the decision to use Jennese’s services virtually, due to the Covid situation, I absolutely feel that we received a complete doula experience. From our scheduled prenatal meetings to all of the impromptu chats that Jennese graciously made time for — always to suit our schedule — I cannot imagine that an in-person interaction could have made me feel any more cared for. In the end, Jennese communicated through my husband for the duration of my labor, and what a blessing and boost it was for me to have a confident, knowledgeable partner by my side, facilitating stretches, suggesting positions, and providing gentle and comforting massage to get me through to the birth of our baby. The tools and resources that she provided me throughout my pregnancy gave me the strength and assurance that I could have the physiologic birth that I wanted, and in the end did, but perhaps her greatest gift was to support and encourage connection with my baby. Not only did this serve us well at his birth, but it has helped us to ease into breastfeeding and the postpartum period together, blissfully. Virtual or otherwise, Jennese is a true blessing to expectant parents.

-Katy

January 09, 2021