Testimonial for Lucy Paradiso, CD(DONA), CLC from Alison

Testimonial for Lucy Paradiso, CD(DONA), CLC

She has been our postpartum doula for the last month after the birth of our son. Lucy came highly recommend from multiple mothers in my neighborhood and the surrounding area. After our initial prenatal visit, I was immediately drawn to Lucy’s kind, caring, and motherly knowledge of all things mom and baby. Although we hired Lucy as a postpartum doula, her guidance and help started long before our son was born and she was there for us every step of the way since our first call. After hearing that our baby was in the breech position at 37 weeks we discussed all of our options together as a team. She provided us many resources on breech babies and how to help turn the baby - often leveraging research and/or articles which relied on proven techniques. She really made us feel comfortable and confident in the decisions my husband and I were making.
We had Lucy set up to formally start the first full day we were home with our son. My husband and I struggled our first night - we were up all night with a crying baby and I was having trouble breastfeeding. Once Lucy walked into our house the next morning there was an immediate sense to calm. She sat down with my husband and I for hours and took the time to really help us learn how breastfeed and answer any and all questions we had. She provided us with documents and articles we could later reference when she wasn’t with us. She knew that this was one of the most important things to accomplish postpartum. She is patient and kind throughout the process and constantly reassuring. After a couple of feedings with Lucy’s support both baby and I had figured it out. I truly feel that Lucy being there to educate us in the early postpartum days greatly helped my mental health. It was evident how passionate she is about her work. Whether this is your first, second, or third child I could not recommend Lucy more.

-Alison

June 26, 2023