Testimonial for Odile Penet, CD(DONA), LCCE, PES

My husband and I decided to hire Odile, because, without external family help in town and my husband having to go back to work immediately after the birth, we thought it would help us recover! And it did! Odile is awesome: she has a French diploma and American certifications for taking care of newborn and infants. She is soft, well-educated, reliable (always on time or early) and has a magical touch to put babies to sleep. She helped us for a couple of weeks (from midnight to 6am) by taking care of the baby all night and just waking me up for breast feedings. She also did the baby's laundry and helped with keeping the baby's room organized. The additional great advantage to hire Odile was that by having a newborn expert with me, I was able to address a lot of worries and questions. Odile was great at putting to rest some of these nagging questions that we, new moms, all worry about. As an example, Odile was great at removing the fears of giving the first bath to our son. I smile now thinking back, but it was stressful when we did it for the first time. I recommend Odile completely, especially if you don't plan on having anyone to help you at home after birth.

-Armelle

December 01, 2012