Testimonial for Aisha Awadallah
I was hoping for an unmedicated birth in a hospital for my first birth, and Aisha played a huge role in helping me achieve that goal. I came into the process seeking a birth Doula with a lot of knowledge and experience, and we found that with Aisha. She spent hours coaching my partner and I and getting to know us personally. On the birthday, I was physically fatigued and mentally struggling after being in labor for 30 plus hours. I was discharged from the hospital at 2am despite being in active labor. After 6 more hours at home, my partner felt there wasn't much else he could do to support me so he called Aisha. On the phone and at our home, she was comforting and empathic. She was decisive and recognized I needed to go to the hospital immediately.
When we got back to the hospital, ny water was still intact but I was too tired to move. She gently nudged me to take a walk to the bathroom and within 10 steps my water broke. She advocated for me and was collaborative with the hospital staff. I was able to deliver our baby without medication, as we had hoped. She stayed with us for a while to celebrate the birth of our baby - it was a really special moment. In addition to the physical birthing process, she validated many of the new emotions that were coming up for me with the flood of hormones, breastfeeding, and our new roles as parents. That last visit was incredibly healing for my partner and me. Aisha came over, spent a few hours with us reflecting on our birth journey and delivered the placenta capsules. Should we decide to have more children in the future, I would absolutely ask Aisha to be part of our birth team again. Aisha's greatest gift to me as a first time mom and birthing parent; helping me find the confidence within myself to work through my fear and most importantly trust my body. I am grateful that I got to have exactly the labor, birth and early postpartum experience that I wanted.
-TT
April 24, 2023
Birth Fee: $2300 to $3000
