Testimonial for Laurie Levy
We interviewed three doulas and picked Laurie for the birth of our first child. I liked that she mentioned her sense of humor, and she had extensive experience with swedish first Hill where we were delivering. I can't say enough about how amazing her support was during the delivery. First of all, she stayed for the entire 36 hours of labor and delivery and slept in the room when we slept, which we did not expect. She was attentive and by my side, and had great ability to read my nonverbal cues. She also had our birth plan at ready and reminded me during crucial decision points what I wanted for the outcome of the experience so that we could make a good decision in the moment. One other thing that really stood out to me was when the nurses were suggesting I get pitocin, Laurie suggested that they leave the room and give us some time to make out, since that's a way of stimulating nature's pitocin :-) although we ended up getting pitocin, I appreciated that she remembered we wanted to avoid medications if possible and advocated/ reminded us in the moment of some options. Also, this might be a small thing but she had a BLT and chocolate milkshake ready for me right after delivery!! She knew the hospital up and down and made sure that she prompted my partner to eat when the kitchen was open and sleep when he could. Can't recommend her highly enough!
-Liz
February 19, 2022
Laurie Levy
Laurie E. Levy Inc.
Birth Fee: $3500
