Testimonial for Gretchen Carter
Making the decision to hire Gretchen as our Doula was one of the best decisions we have ever made. She made the entire pregnancy and birth a beautiful process instead of daunting, which it felt initially. As my husband and I met with Gretchen as first-time parents, we didn’t know even what kind of questions to ask our provider or what choices we would have for our baby. Gretchen helped us prepare, provided quality research and create a birth plan. After meeting with her we felt a huge sense of relief as we approached our due date.
When the big day came Gretchen was fast to respond to our phone call and came over to our house to support us. Gretchen looked at how often my contractions were coming and helped assess the situaion of when to go to our birthing center. When we arrived Gretchen immediately just took care of business to let them know I had arrived as well as helped get us settled without us saying a word.
As I was birthing, my husband gave me back squeezes (that Gretchen taught) and the entire time she gave us water, placed cool wash cloths on us, encouraged me, fanned me and just supported all of our needs. Gretchen has the most calming presence and I never felt judged or unsupported with her by my side. She made great suggestions of positions to try and made the environment overall relaxing. I wouldn’t have asked my birth to be any different and that was due to Gretchen’s amazing work as a Doula.
-Kierra Regalado
April 22, 2022
Gretchen Carter
Birth Nerd Doula Care
Birth Fee: $900
