Testimonial for Mary Jane P. Bennett CD(DONA) IBCLC LCCE ECE
This was my first pregnancy and I wanted to be prepared. My husband and I took the Lamaze course with Mary Jane, she was informative and was able to come to our home and provide a private class (we were not able to find an in person class due to COVID). Before booking the course, I kept debating whether or not I wanted a doula. After the course my husband and I thought we would be ok without one. But as the due date started approaching, I started feeling a need for a doula. After knowing that doulas were again able to enter the hospital, I asked Mary Jane to be our doula. My husband and I were so grateful to have had Mary Jane with us. She assured us, assisted us, and made us feel taken care of emotionally and spiritually. She made sure I was staying hydrated, and emptying my bladder. The important things that I forgot about while in labor. When I decided on my own to get the epidural, she helped reposition me for comfort. While I was pushing, she would feed me ice chips, would encourage me and kept me cool by fanning me and placing a cold towel on my head. She took pictures for us, pictures we will cherish forever. She even packed me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for postpartum (the kitchen had closed). My husband and I were so blessed to have had Mary Jane with us. No amount of books, videos or classes could have prepared us for what labor and birth would be like. In knowing that now, I am so glad to have had Mary Jane by my side through it all.
-Deyanira Van Zwalenburg
June 29, 2022
Mary Jane P. Bennett CD(DONA) IBCLC LCCE ECE
Beautiful Informed Beginnings LLC
Birth Fee: $800 to $1600
