Testimonial for Sheri Joy Chamberlin, CD (DONA)
Choosing Sheri as our doula was one of the best decisions we made. She is calm and generous and extremely knowledgeable. She's also easy to talk to, which is important because talking about what you're afraid of can be scary and hard. Because we hired her while Covid numbers were still going up, our pre-birth meetings were all done virtually over Zoom. She listened carefully to us and offered helpful suggestions. She also asked lots of questions and follow-up questions and took detailed notes, which I loved because it meant that she really cared about figuring out who we are and what would help us the most. She takes her role as a doula seriously and she is really good at what she does.
Although the pre-birth meetings were all done via Zoom, we fully intended to have Sheri join us at the delivery. Unfortunately for us, because of worsening Covid numbers, the hospital changed the visitor policy just a couple days before I gave birth; only my husband would be allowed in with me, and not our doula. We were crushed to hear this. We questioned how much help a virtual doula could do, but Sheri was already several steps ahead of us with ideas and comforting suggestions. She explained how we could set up a laptop in the room so she could still be there with us. She was indeed on call and available the entire time I was at the hospital. She talked us through our worries and concerns while we were there, and introduced herself to all the medical personnel, making herself part of the team. She suggested position adjustments and gave us new ideas to try. She reminded us about things we might want to ask. And she provided constant encouragement. She's so good at what she does, that even when she was limited to virtual support, she was amazing. We can't recommend her highly enough.
-Miah
February 10, 2021
Sheri Joy Chamberlin, CD (DONA)
Hummingbirth Doula Services, LLC
Birth Fee: $1200 to $1500
