Testimonial for Giulia Canali
I was a new mom in the middle of COVID with no family nearby to help. While laying in bed, exhausted and desperate, I googled "Postpartum doulas" and found Giulia. I sent an email asking for help with the expectation that the answer would be no. To my pleasant surprise, Giulia quickly responded and scheduled an initial phone call where she explained her philosophy, COVID safety procedures, and also asked what I needed and when I needed her. It felt amazing to speak to someone so kind and knowledgable about infants and motherhood.
Giulia became a part of the family for the next three months. She came over twice a week and was very flexible and accomodating whenever we needed to make a schedule change. She has a very soothing presence that made me and even my introverted husband want to tell her everything! After each of her visit, I felt physically and emotionally rejuveniated and also more confident about caring for my baby. I was able to communicate with her by text and email too, which I did when I wasn't sure what was wrong or if I just needed someone to talk to. I had very bad baby blues the first few months and Giulia helped in making me feel "understood." She even offered to watch my baby a few times so my husband and I could have a date night.
Also Giulia is very professional and uses the time booked in a productive manner. Whenever the baby was asleep, Giulia spent the time tidying up our home or educating us on a topic we wanted to know. She even made us homemade pasta sauce!
We were very sad to say goodbye to Giulia after our baby turned 4 months old because she brought great joy and comfort to our family. I highly recommend Giulia as your doula!
-Noni Wang
September 01, 2021
Giulia Canali
Seattle Gentle Beginnings
Postpartum Rate: $50 to $65
