Testimonial for Kate Finley CD(DONA)
Kate was there for me during the delivery of my 5th child. I had never before used a Doula but made the choice to utilize a doula due to personal reasons. She was a blessing to me. I had a long labor where nothing went according to what I was used to and Kate never skipped a beat. A situation that had always been natural to me seemed everything but natural. Kate helped me feel calm and empowered. She sympathized with me through the hard parts, kept me distracted when I needed it and stepped in to aid me in my decisions about interventions. She is very knowledgeable to help with and without an epidural and has a talent for reading the room. Due to the loss of my mother and my spouse Kate was the only person who was with me in the delivery room. During our sessions before labor and during labor she helped me to navigate through the confusing emotions of simultaneous elation and grief. She was willing to do whatever I needed her to do and had suggestions of her own but was never pushy. She is a natural and has such a calm spirit and kind heart.
Kate came to the hospital when my back labor started and stayed with me until discharge doing all she could to help move things along naturally to avoid discharge and kept in touch with me the next day until I was readmitted to the hospital due to my water breaking. She spent what to me felt like forever with me at the hospital and had lots of tricks up her sleeve to help move things along in a labor that was stalling. She worked great alongside the nurses and was able to be flexible and figure out new things when monitoring or other things to ensure me and babies health interfered with our laboring plans. I truly believe my birth experience would have gone extremely differently and I would have needed many interventions if Kate had not been with me through the process. Kate's services and knowledge were priceless for me and she will be the first call I make in the future if I ever need doula services again.
-kayleigh lewis
June 16, 2023
Kate Finley CD(DONA)
Bluebird Baby Company
Birth Fee: $650 to $950
