Testimonial for Laura McCarthy, PCD(DONA)
Laura was such a wonderful, calming, and thoughtful postpartum doula. My partner and I are both pretty high strung/anxious people and we knew that we needed someone to balance that anxiety out with our first born. Laura was so, so reassuring during those early days. She taught us how to wear our baby, which was a huge help since her preferred nap surface those first few months was on us. She made us nutritious meals and left the house very tidy. She went above and beyond, bringing us baked items from her home or picking up something she knew we liked from the grocery store. She also really helped with breastfeeding, helping show me positions like laid back and side lying that I couldn't practice in the breastfeeding center and she helped figure out a solution to help get my baby (who favored laying on one side and therefore was only nursing on one side) to nurse on both sides, which greatly helped with some engorgement issues I was dealing with. Most importantly, as I was dealing with a health scare that was going to potentially require that I be hospitalized, Laura offered to come over day or night to help with the baby. Luckily, I didn't need to be hospitalized, but as a transplant to Pittsburgh without much family around, knowing that we had someone we trusted who could come help care for our baby gave us great peace of mind during an otherwise very scary situation. I cannot say enough positive things about Laura and how warm, caring, and wonderful she is. She not only took care of our precious baby during her earliest days, buts also helped care for us. My partner and I are hopeful to have a second baby and one of the things we are most looking forward to if we do haev another, is getting to have Laura as our postpartum doula again! One final note, Laura is very LGBTQIA+ affirming, which was important to us as a queer couple and she made us feel safe and respected during a very vulnerable time in our lives.
-Aisling McIntyre
March 10, 2023
Laura McCarthy, PCD(DONA)
Wear Your Little One
Postpartum Rate: $35
