Testimonial for Taryn Bennett
We had planned to do a nat birth at home, but ended up having an emerg csection. For the time we were home, it was nice having Taryn there for support. She gave us some space, while being available when needed. It was a blessing to have her help at the hospital. After not progressing much after 24 hrs and being in extreme pain, I got an epidural. Taryn was understanding of that and cont. to be encouraging. Shortly after, the nurses & midwife noticed that my baby's heart rate was dropping (likely from distress from how long I was in labour). After being told I would have an emerg c-sec, I was shocked bc right before that I was told I was 9 cm dilated. Of course, I understood that this was to rescue my baby and that's more important than anything. Not only did Taryn encourage& reassure me during this extremely difficult time, she prayed w/ me for God to protect my baby & keep him alive. Before finding that out, we thought there was time for my husband to get some of our belongings from home. Thankfully, she called him before leaving the hosp, to see me before getting into the OR. After our precious baby boy was born, my husband held him&did skin to skin. When I regained consciousness, Taryn was there by my side, and showed me pics of my baby as he was in the Nicu w/ my husband. Then she switched spots w/ my husband and went to be w/ baby while Eric(hubs), came up to be w/ me. We're grateful that our boy was never left alone w/ someone we didn't know. Thankfully, he was healthy and able to come up with us to our room shortly after. After getting settled, Taryn gave us privacy as a family to enjoy our baby while still being available over text/phone if needed. A few days after, she stopped by let me vent about the L&D and ppartum. If we still lived in BC, we would 100% have Taryn as our doula again! We were so grateful to have her. She was so encouraging, knowledgeable, compassionate, etc... Definitely worth it having her there!
-Lucy
June 16, 2023
Taryn Bennett
RAISE Doula + Photography
Birth Fee: $1400
