Testimonial for Joyce Havinga-Droop CD(DONA), CLC, SpBCPE, BRM Pro
My husband and I had an incredible time working with Joyce Havinga-Droop as my birth doula. This was our first birth and from the start of our working relationship, Joyce provided us with so much information and resources. She was responsive to our needs and incredibly supportive - meeting with us both on zoom and in person. Joyce listened intently to our wishes and did a tremendous job guiding us in our decision making re our birth plan etc.. During the birth itself she was such a grounding force - guiding us at every critical decision-making-juncture. Her hands-on work during the height of my contractions was a gamechanger. Finally, Joyce had encouraged me to express colostrum in the final weeks of my pregnancy and bring the frozen syringes to the hospital should they be needed. For a host of reasons not worth going into in this testimonial, my husband and I had to make a fast decision post labor about how to feed our daughter in the NICU - the options presented to us were formula or donor milk. Because of Joyce we had a third option - my harvested colostrum. We used that to feed our daughter until I was able to breastfeed her a few hours post birth. We highly recommend Joyce - if we have a second child, we won't hesitate in asking her to be our doula again.
-Emily Simoness
June 14, 2023
Joyce Havinga-Droop CD(DONA), CLC, SpBCPE, BRM Pro
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Birth Fee: $3250 to $4500
