We reached out to Christal with seemingly very short notice, roughly a month before our due date. I think the whole thing was very serendipitous. From our very first phone conversation we knew Christal was the doula for us. She was so caring and understanding of our short time frame (we were working with someone else but decided to switch) and she had so much knowledge, something a first time parent does not have!
She was able to schedule two home visits with us and, like the phone conversation, from the first one she showed us how caring, considerate, knowledgeable and just how down to earth she is. We had ideas of how we wanted our labor and delivery to go and her background in spinning babies, hypnobirthing, and Rebozo were an instant match. She spent time with us to make sure we were calm and collected in our heads and made sure we had some techniques to take with us to the hospital.
Well...nothing ever goes to plan does it?!
Our L&D was so short and everything happened so fast we didn't have time to even think about what we learned during our two visits with Christal. Thankfully, she was there. I can't even begin to explain how calm she made us feel and how much her pressence in the delivery room meant to us. She held hands right when we felt we needed it the most, she helped guide pushes, and she even took photos and videos (had no idea she was even doing that!!). She was everything we could have hoped for in a doula!
Our postpartum visit was no different. She came to our home again and talked to us about the L&D process and gave us some tips and tricks that are indispencable as new parents!
We can honestly say that through the whole process Christal felt like a friend that we have know for years and we could not have asked for anyone better!
-Alice and Sean
March 31, 2022
Radiant Heart Doula Services
Birth Fee: $2400
