Testimonial for Mikki Bell, Student Midwife, CBE, CD
My husband and I are first time parents, and so our experience doing a planned home birth was a first for us. My husband is naturally a very supportive person who has been pro-active in learning with me about unmedicated birth. For this reason, coupled with the fact that we'd be at home, I wasn't sure at first if we needed a doula but Reader, I was wrong on that! So very wrong. Despite the fact that my husband and I are experts at being with each other, we are NOT experts at labor. Some things are intuitive, but many things are easier when there is a guiding expert presence. Mikki's presence served as a reassurance that everything happening in my early labor, before our midwife arrived, was normal. Without Mikki there, I think my husband would have been frantically googling, which would have distracted him from being present as my support. In turn, I was able to put aside any fears, which I believe contributed to a very smooth labor and delivery.
When portions of my labor got intense, Mikki was there to apply pressure on my back which was such a relief. I never even needed to say that a contraction was peaking, she was right there to support without me having to ask.
I am not great at creating ambience, so to be honest I didn't think much about what I wanted the birth room to be like. Luckily Mikki brought twinkle lights to set up around my birth tub just in time for pushing. I was so glad she did.
Mikki brings a lot of heart and a good sense of humor to what she does. Throughout my labor, she was the presence I needed before I even had to think of what I needed, which I believe allowed me to stay in the zone and have a very peaceful labor and nearly pain free birth.
-Caitie M
July 25, 2022
Mikki Bell, Student Midwife, CBE, CD
Mikki Bell Birth
Birth Fee: $2900 to $3250
