Testimonial for Ariana DeFreitas-Fortier
Ariana is hands-down the best thing to happen to us while adjusting to newborn life. My husband and I don't have family support in Seattle (they live out-of-state), so hiring Ariana as our port-partum doula was essential to helping us adjust to a new baby.
Ariana arrived most mornings (our schedule was 7-10 or 11am to start), and in the early weeks, she would pick up my son's first feeding, diaper change, and clothing change while I got some extra rest after a long night awake with my newborn. What I love about Ariana is that she's flexible. In addition to helping me care for my son in the mornings, she also assisted with household chores so I could really focus on myself and my sleep. Ariana helped clean baby bottles, pump parts, as well as some minor household chores (vacuuming, laundry, watering plants, feeding our pup, etc.). Her flexibility and willingness to take on both baby and household work helped me with my mental and physical health, as well as post partum recovery.
Ariana is also an AMAZING baker/cook. I never realized how difficult it would be to make food and eat snacks in the early newborn days. Ariana prepared protein balls, pumpkin muffins, and soups for us almost daily so we could eat prepared snacks and meals while tending to our newborn. She also was extremely careful with not using allegens, as my husband has an extreme tree nut allergy - which I very much appreciated.
I honestly have NO CLUE what I would've done without Ariana in the first 4 months of my son's life. I feel tremendouly lucky to have found her and will definitely be hiring her again for baby #2. Thank you, Ariana, for everything - baby PJ loves you so much!
-Rachel
November 09, 2021
Ariana DeFreitas-Fortier
Mind Body Doula
Birth Fee: $2000
Postpartum Rate: $55 to $65
