Testimonial for Luipa Khandker
I highly recommend Luipa as a doula on your birth team. After a long and difficult first labor with epidural complications, I knew I wanted to try an unmedicated birth the second time. My husband and I asked Luipa to be our doula knowing that we felt unprepared the first time on our own to handle the intensity and duration of labor. She was an integral part of our team and I would not have been able to achieve an unmedicated birth without her. About a month before my due date, she came to our house for a consultation and education session. Even though we’d gone through labor before, my husband and I found ourselves asking questions and learning a lot. My husband and I agree that having her there once labor started was completely worth it: she helped us to assess where I was in the labor process, was hands-on in alleviating my pain with massage and pressure the entire time, gave suggestions for positions to try when I would start to get tired, was encouraging and positive, reminded me to go to the bathroom and sip water, and was an advocate in the hospital. She was an active part of our team but never “took over” my husband’s role as primary support person; she enabled him to do his part to the best of his abilities. These things are not small – they can make the difference between an exhausting/difficult and positive/empowering experience. Regardless of the birth you envision, I am absolutely certain Luipa can help you to achieve a positive and beautiful birth.
-Marisa J.
March 15, 2023
Luipa Khandker
Blissful Birth NJ
Birth Fee: $1000
