Testimonial for Gretchen Carter
Gretchen was hands down the best decision we made in regards to our pregnancy and birth of our daughter.
After I told my husband and my mom, Gretchen was the first person I called. I am so lucky to have had her as a resource from the very beginning of my pregnancy.
Gretchen recommended our birth center to us. She helped me figure out a good prenatal vitamin to take and calculate an estimated due date based off of my last period. She also helped tremendously by providing us a couple books to read, which helped me so much with being mentally prepared and feeling good about labor. She also recommended our childbirth class for us which was another vital part in my confidence and knowledge. With this being our first baby, without her recommendations we really would have been pretty clueless on where to start.
When it came time for labor, Gretchen was readily available from the very early stages. We were able to text and call her & get advice on what was happening & decide together when was best for her to come. Once she was at home with us it was such a relief to have someone else not so emotionally involved to help us remember what we had practiced. It was so helpful to me to always be able to have one person stay with me if the other needed to grab something & I was able to have my husband in front of me to hang on to while Gretchen gave me much needed pressure and massage on my back. She also helped model breathing and low sounds for me which really helped me to stay focused. When we eventually made our way to the birth center she continued to be completely focused on me and making me as comfortable as possible and I am thoroughly convinced that I could not have had the natural birth experience that I wanted without her. She was such a vital and important part of our birth experience and I truly hope she can be a part of all of our future births.
-Chloe Hunt
June 30, 2022
Gretchen Carter
Birth Nerd Doula Care
Birth Fee: $900
