Testimonial for Noleen Thurman CD(DONA) & Birth Photographer
If you are on the fence about hiring a doula for your birth, I can tell you that Noleen will help you feel confident in your choices as a mama and is an incredible support during pregnancy, labor and delivery and postpartum. She is the perfect balance of professional, compassionate and organized. She is an amazing listener who considered all of my concerns thoughtfully and helped guide me through some of the big decisions and emotional hurdles during pregnancy. She is a wealth of knowledge and had given me some very valuable resources to assist me with my decision making and to give support for my postpartum experience with breastfeeding.
We had an online meeting to get to know one another then close to our due date, Noleen visited in person. She made me and my husband feel very prepared on our expectations for birth. I especially liked that she offers a TENS unit rental to help cope with labor pain as well as the Motherboard birth plan maker, which allowed us to plan what birth accommodations were desired in a number of different circumstances if you choose to use it in that way. It was easy to communicate the plan to everyone involved in our birth using Motherboard.
During labor, we were in contact during early stages and she was there for physical and emotional support during the later stages. We also had our birth photos done with Noleen. She took many beautiful, candid photos as she moved about the birth space quietly- I was so glad to have had the memories of the birth photographed and also have a recorded birth story by her.
During our postpartum visit, she shared the beautiful photo memories with me and presented them in a keepsake box along with my birth story and an adorable onesie. We loved working with Noleen and absolutely recommend her for your low stress birth!
-Jessica Weis
March 31, 2023
Noleen Thurman CD(DONA) & Birth Photographer
Doula Noleen
Birth Fee: $1600 to $2700
