Testimonial for Jo Ann Bishop CD/PCD(DONA) Body Ready Method Pro
Jo Ann was nothing short of AMAZING. I decided to hire a doula late in my pregnancy (34ish weeks) and I looked into over a dozen doula's and interviewed several. I hadn't felt like I found the 'right fit' until I spoke with Jo Ann. I loved her calm demeanor, constant encouragement and best of all, how empowered she made me feel. She offered an enormous amount of resources, meetings with one another to prepare for my VBAC delivery and everything in between. I felt like I was in control of our birth plan. I never once felt like I was being judged for choosing to do things a certain way. One of my favorite things that Jo Ann told me early on is "it's great to have a birth plan in place but with new information, that plan may change and THAT IS OKAY." This was huge in our personal story because so many 'unexpected's' came up and we just pivoted and kept pressing forward.
Coming off a c-section with our first child just 15 months prior, I was determined to have a VBAC delivery with our second child. At 36 weeks gestation, we learned baby was breech. Two days later, Jo Ann was at my house with my husband and I working on alignment and positioning to help make room for baby to turn on it's own. I am certain that without Jo Ann and her plethora of knowledge, our birth story would have been very different. At 37 weeks gestation, baby had successfully flipped on it's own- hallelujah! We kept pressing forward. At 39 weeks gestation, I tested positive for covid (another devastating road block that Jo Ann was there to help us navigate through). At 39w5d, I began laboring. I delivered a very healthy baby boy weighing in at 8lb 13oz with just 5 minutes of pushing and 4 contractions! I have absolutely no doubt that this was thanks to Jo Ann and the program/s she had me following to prepare for the birth.
We are forever grateful that we had Jo Ann on our team for the delivery of our sweet babe.
-Taylor Dahlke
October 05, 2022
Jo Ann Bishop CD/PCD(DONA) Body Ready Method Pro
Jo Ann Bishop, Doula LLC
Birth Fee: $1500 to $2000
Postpartum Rate: $40 to $50
