Testimonial for Ami Rickson CD(DONA), CPE, Spinning Babies, Brava, HypnoDoula
I would recommend Ami to anyone who is looking for a warm, knowledgeable, and excellent doula!! She came to our home for 2 pre-birth meetings to get us all on the same page and ensure we were equipped with as much knowledge as possible about the labor process. She showed us how to perform pain relief techniques like the hip squeeze, which really came in handy!! We felt very comfortable in her presence which was really important -- she didn't judge our choices and was enthusiastic about our birth, and let us lead the way. I was worried about how a doula being present at the birth might somehow usurp my husband and relegate him to the background, but instead Ami and my husband became teammates in my support, and my husband was my primary support person with Ami supporting both of us.
During the actual birth, she was absolutely invaluable. I don't remember much of it (lol!) but what I do remember is the sense of relief when she arrived and collapsing into her arms, and her voice constantly telling me I could do it and I was doing really well managed to penetrate the haze. Her encouragement and calmness were a total lifeline that I clung to! My husband was expertly doing the hip squeeze that she showed us before. He said afterward that he could feel my body relax each time Ami talked to me.
She also took excellent notes whenever I occasionally let go of her hand, and right after my baby was born she had a chance to take a bunch of pictures which I treasure to this day. She came to our home a few weeks after the birth to walk us through the birth to help us process, and to share the photos she took, and get some baby snuggles.
I hope Ami is available for any future babies I have, and highly recommend her to anyone else!! She's awesome and I wouldn't have had the birth I wanted without her!
-Lilly Brick
November 14, 2021
Ami Rickson CD(DONA), CPE, Spinning Babies, Brava, HypnoDoula
MotherRoot Doula
Birth Fee: $1400 to $1600
