Testimonial for Mariana Graciano CD (PALS) CPPD (NAPS)
We've had a long difficult path to and through this pregnancy, so we knew we needed a doula who would appreciate our journey, would help alleviate our high levels of worry and anxiety and would provide informative, reliable, experience-based answers to all of our countless questions. This was our first time looking for and hiring a doula, so we were worried (see, lots of worry!) that we might have to settle on someone we weren't completely excited about or that we might regret who we hired.
Mari. Was. Amazing. If I weren't so sleep deprived from being a new parent, I would go on and on, but the short and sweet of it is that my partner and I constantly talked about how grateful we were for Mari and how lucky we were to have hired her. She patiently answered all of our questions, gave us useful tips on what to buy in preparation for labor and for welcoming a newborn, coached us through the various scenarios of what to expect during labor to help us build a birth plan we were very comfortable with and then she has also been great support through post partum.
You may have noticed that in my summary above I didn't mention Mari at the birth process. That is because, due to circumstances outside of all of our control, we ended up needing to rely upon her back-up doula. Thankfully Mari had a VERY solid back-up doula that she had us meet with early on. And Mari had prepped her well so the transition went incredibly smoothly, especially on such short notice.
Can't thank Mari enough!!
-Adam
June 11, 2023
Mariana Graciano CD (PALS) CPPD (NAPS)
Nutere Doula LLC
Birth Fee: $2350
Postpartum Rate: $75
