Testimonial for Jennifer Symes
My husband and I hired Jennifer to help us navigate the labor and delivery of our first baby. I really wanted an unmedicated hospital birth with minimal interventions and Jennifer’s knowledge, skill, and compassion helped me have a birth experience better than I could have ever imagined. Jennifer empowered us to ask important questions and understand each decision we made at the end of our pregnancy and during labor & delivery. Jennifer came to our house and got to know my husband and I, and our dog (very important family member), as we prepared for labor and delivery. We had such peace of mind knowing that we had Jennifer on our team- an experienced doula and mom herself. Jennifer was a quick text or phone call away in the days and weeks leading up to baby’s birthday. She guided us through my water breaking before the onset of labor. She advised me on how to spend my last few hours being pregnant and eventually on when to go to the hospital. She met us at the hospital in the middle of the night and calmly helped me manage my contractions and delivery without medical interventions, as I wished. I cannot imagine my labor and delivery without Jennifer. She was there with my husband and I as we welcomed our first baby into the world and as we became mom and dad. She was supportive as I learned to breastfeed and recovered during the golden hour. She was consistent about checking up on us postpartum and we thoroughly enjoyed reliving our baby’s birth story with her during our postpartum visit several weeks later. Jennifer is now an honorary part of our family and she will be our first phone call if and when we are blessed with another pregnancy in the future. As Jennifer has said to me several times, “you can do this without a doula, but you shouldn’t have to”. We feel so lucky to have Jennifer in our lives.
-Jessica
September 26, 2022
Jennifer Symes
Harbor Doula Care
Birth Fee: $0 to $2400
Postpartum Rate: $40 to $45
