Testimonial for Therese Jensen
Where to start!? If Therese is available when you have your child, you are lucky indeed!
The short of it/TLDR: Therese will get a holiday card AND be invited to our child’s birthday parties —as they say, she’s like family and our child adores her and vice versa.She has been with us as a postpartum doula since we brought our child home through the 4 month regression a few nights a week. While we had help from two other postpartum doulas, Therese was by far our favorite. She paids great attention to detail, and while knowledgeable, checks with how you want things done and does it your way. Not all doulas are as flexible or diligent in this as she.
Having support in those hard first 4-8 days and weeks is so important. Therese was diligent in taking care of mom and baby! She would typically come in, tidy up a little, check in that mom had water, snacks or tea and once baby was done feeding soothe and put the baby down for a nap. All of this allowed mom to get a little more precious sleep and to lightening dad/partner’s load too!!
If this is your first child, having someone around who is more experienced with babies is essential. For us, she knew when wet diapers were worrisomely light and cause to suspect a feeding problem, which there was. I think with babies you never know what concerns might arise, but often there is something and having a knowledgeable person around, even just to tell you to meet with a lactation consultant, is so helpful to catch problems early.
-Caitlin K
July 24, 2021
Therese Jensen
Guided Beginnings
Birth Fee: $2000
Postpartum Rate: $45 to $70
