Testimonial for The Birth Collective | doula, photo, education
When we hired Austin around 6 or 7 weeks pregnant, I had my sights set on a VBAC. I knew we needed Austin to help us accomplish that goal and I didn't waste any time getting on her schedule. With my first baby, we didn't have a doula and I wound up in a fairly traumatic emergency c-section. I was committed to this birth going differently. At about 8 weeks pregnant, in the ER, we found out we were having mono/di twins and suddenly our hope of a VBAC went out the window. Austin was still committed to helping make this birth much better than the last and stayed with us to support us through a crazy pregnancy with lots of risks. She also walked us through what a scheduled c-section looks like, so that we felt more comfortable when the time came. The last c-section was truly a blur, we still felt like first timers. She was in the OR when our twins were born and took the most phenomenal photos that we will cherish forever. But also, she stayed right by me checking in and letting me know what was going on throughout surgery. Which, in the moment, felt like the most necessary and vital role for her. The OR for 36 week twins can be chaotic and loud. Everyone rushing around to do their part and meanwhile mom is just laying there cut open and wondering what's even happening, when it will be over, and how the babies are doing. Having Austin bend down to tell me she was still with me, while my husband was with our babies, meant the world to me. Somehow it felt like Austin was right where I needed her without me even saying a word. I will be forever grateful for her being part of this birth and couldn't imagine it another way. If you're debating a doula, let me tell you that Austin was worth every single penny and made this experience so special. Hiring her will be one of the best decisions you will make for your family. I promise.
-Brea Fyke
April 01, 2021
Birth Fee: $1800 to $2600
