Testimonial for Heidy Ramirez from Elisabeth Mevissen

Testimonial for Heidy Ramirez

My family and I had a very supportive experience with Heidy as our doula. I wholeheartedly recommend her!

Our first daughter was born in Austria and I was extremely nervous to be pregnant and give birth in the US, to say the least. Because of this, I switched providers multiple times and was generally anxious. Heidy was along for the ride and I'm so grateful! She offered names of providers who were known to support a natural, intervention-free birth, based on her community knowledge and experience and our wishes. h

She was in nearly constant contact while my husband and I prepared for a successful cephalic version because baby was still breech at 38 weeks. She would have been at the hospital had it been allowed.

I also went past my EDD and Heidy continued to help me talk things through and make decisions in an empowering way. She also provided me support and information as my husband and I tried to kickstart labor at home (with my midwife's blessing) before the scheduled induction. It worked!

Because of the pandemic, we met in person the first time at my home when my labor had started, but I felt I already knew her well! She was so calm and supportive, allowing me to stay in my bubble of focus. She sat next to me in the Uber to the hospital and worked perfectly with my husband to make my labor as comfortable as possible throughout. I needed no artificial pain relief and felt so empowered by this birth!

Heidy stayed with us to make sure we were comfortable and then slipped out quietly for us to enjoy time with our new baby girl.

She checked in via WhatsApp regularly afterwards, about breastfeeding and my well-being, making me feel I still had a great team behind me postpartum.

I loved my experience and will be forever grateful to Heidy for the huge amount of support she provided me and my family through this entire journey. I highly recommend her!

-Elisabeth Mevissen

February 22, 2022