Testimonial for Jill Thompson CLD, IBI
About a month ago my daughter gave birth to her first child. Any woman’s first experience with child-bearing and birthing is likely to include periods of anxiety, and, in the age of electronic access, this anxiety is likely to be heightened rather than lessened by the overwhelming amount of misleading information that’s available on the web. Fortunately, my daughter and her husband engaged Jill Wilkey as their doula, and from an early period in the pregnancy, Jill was there, in person and on the phone, to answer any questions that arose and to quell any anxieties. Unlike the too-readily available information on the net, Jill’s answers are grounded in her training and in her experience.
I had the good fortune to meet Jill in person during the delivery of my granddaughter. She was by my daughter’s side from the onset of labor in the wee hours of the morning, through a long day and into the evening. She offered comfort, wisdom, calming words, physical relief, and constant and calm companionship during those long hours. Her first priority was, of course, the comfort of my laboring daughter and her husband, but she also found time to keep those of us who were awaiting the delivery informed of the progress of the labor and to reassure us that all was going well.
I want to emphasize Jill’s gift of listening to her clients and of tailoring her advice to their wishes and needs. She does not push her clients into procedures and regimens that she herself advocates, but gives them full information and lets them make decisions relating to this most intimate and most important event. I recommend her with the greatest enthusiasm to anyone seeking wise, calm, and informed support during a pregnancy and delivery.
-Nicole Tonkovich
September 24, 2012
Jill Thompson CLD, IBI
Doula Baby! LLC
Birth Fee: $2000
