Testimonial for Patrycja (Patty) Drozd CD(DONA)
I tell my friends “I couldn’t have delivered naturally without Patty.” I almost caved to an epidural 3 times, but thanks to Patty I was able to follow my birth plan and deliver my son naturally. My husband was hesitant to hire a doula and worried about the cost. He now tells family and friends that he is so thankful for having a doula in the room. The nurses aren’t there for most of the laboring and he said he wouldn’t have known what to do. It was so wonderful having an extra support person, especially since COVID won’t allow additional family or friends in the room. Patty and my husband took turns doing double hip squeezes for 8hrs! (which requires a lot of physical effort on their part but totally took away my pain every time.) Our friends who used other doulas didn’t get double hip squeezes for every contraction like I did. I feel so blessed to have had Patty. She went above and beyond the call of duty by cleaning me up during labor and post delivery. She helped me latch my son for his first breastfeeding session and also took beautiful photos of our son; including our first family photo as a family of three. We even give her the credit for helping me go into labor with her maneuvers she performed at our home the day prior to me going into labor. Patty came to visit about a week post-delivery and brought over homemade chicken soup. She is a treasure to the doula community and a rare find. She is “The Polish Doula of Chicagoland”.
-Meghan Grzesiak
April 10, 2022
Patrycja (Patty) Drozd CD(DONA)
PDdoula & Birth Photographer
Birth Fee: $1800
