Testimonial for Katie White from Tori Huang

Testimonial for Katie White

The support given by Denver Born Doulas is truly amazing. I believe Katie’s help during birth made it possible for me to achieve my goal of having a VBAC.

My first birth, without the help of a doula, was an unplanned cesarean section. It left me a little traumatized. I was so scared of going through childbirth again, I was unsure whether a second baby was in our future. I did ultimately decide on a second baby, but there was no way we were repeating the experience of the first birth. We decided to work with a doula, and I am so glad we chose Denver Born.

From the beginning I felt incredibly supported by Katie and Tiffany. Katie was our main doula and we got to meet and work with Tiffany beforehand as our backup. Before birth, they gave us a ton of resources to prepare. They also gave us exercises to help best position the baby. They were very available when my partner or I had questions.

I was induced at 41 weeks and there were challenges from the start. Katie helped talk us through some early decisions and understand our options. Labor took a while, 24 hours, and Katie was there to help us the entire time. We did lots of exercises to help improve the success of various induction techniques. Katie talked me through the contractions and helped my partner better support me when labor began to get painful. When the pain became overwhelming, Katie encouraged me to get the epidural per my birth plan.

Katie brought us a sense of calm and control that we lacked during the birth of our first child. As someone who can feel awkward asking others for help or their time, I felt comfortable working with Katie right away.

Katie also took some great photos of the birth and wrote up a lovely birth story. I highly recommend Denver Born Doulas to anyone looking for a doula. We’re even considering having a third now, given how well the birth of our second went. We would 100% work with Denver Born Doulas again!

-Tori Huang

June 02, 2023