Testimonial for Julie Pichon
Julie has been such a blessing all around. SHe has attended 100's of births, has a warm personality, and calming demeanor. Julie came to our home several times before the birth and had a ground-up approach to teaching my husband and I the ins and outs of birth. With each meeting, we felt much more confident about our big day! Throughout my pregnancy I had questions regarding everything from soothing aches and pains, to supplements I could take, any I'm sure a lot more! Julie would promptly reply to my questions with a wealth of resources.
When the big day had arrived, Julie was there with us at the hospital from the time labor was induced (not the plan, but we had to roll with it!), to the moment we met our sweet girl. During labor she gently pushed me to stay active, reminding me of the goals I had set and continuously keeping my sights set on meeting our baby! It's hereI should add that Julie always encouraged my husband to be my teammate, during pregnancy and during labor. She taught both of us simultaneously at our in-home meetings. She helped my husband prepare for all of the ways he would be supporting me throughout 3rd trimester, all stages of labor, birth, and postpartum. He did not feel as though his role as husband, father, and teammate was ever in jeapordy with Julie's presence. If anything, he felt more confident in the ways he would be able to help me.
Julie is a lactation consultant as well as a doula (the complete package!). She helped our baby latch just seconds after birth, and stayed until she was sure she was feeding well. She visited us several times during the post partum period to check on our breastfeeding journey. When my daughter had a stomach illness at 3mos old and struggled to gain weight as she recovered, Julie stopped by to check on us and even let us use her scale to track our baby's weight! Julie has been a huge part of our birth and parenting journey, we are so blessed to have her in our lives
-Casey
August 22, 2021
Julie Pichon
Birth by Design
Birth Fee: $1200 to $1400
Postpartum Rate: $25
