Testimonial for Janet Gordon, CD/PCD(DONA), CLC, LCCE
Janet is incredible! TLDR: she is a compassionate, well-trained, consummate professional, and fun to boot.
Our family has had the pleasure of working with Janet in each of her many capacities – as a birth doula (including lots of helpful childbirth ed), as well as a postpartum doula, and in providing transitional care for our baby. She was beyond helpful in each of these dimensions. Before our baby was born, she visited us, went over the important things to know to have the kind of childbirth experience we wanted, and built a strong connection. Her professionalism really shone through at our birth – what could have been a stressful experience or one outside of our control turned into exactly the kind of (physiological) birth experience we wanted. Janet was cool-headed, supporting us physically and mentally throughout the labor process. She melded seamlessly with the birth-partner (husband in our case) acting as a true support and partner to him and facilitating the exact amount of involvement and support that we wanted. After our baby was born, Janet provided invaluable postpartum support to all of us – from psychological support to exhausted parents, to bridging us to her network of professionals as needed, to helping with logistics, to taking care of our baby while we rested/ate/lived. As we transitioned out of the newborn phase, Janet continued to be an invaluable source of advice and support for us, and fun and professional care for our baby.
In sum, Janet is an incredible doula in every way – informed and knowledgeable and yet always putting her clients wishes first. To top her experience and knowledge off, Janet is just an all around great person – funny and kind, always responsible and communicative, and beloved by babies and parents alike. We recommend Janet enthusiastically. We hope that we will be fortunate enough to have her care and help with more babies in the future!
-Audrye Wong
July 29, 2023
Janet Gordon, CD/PCD(DONA), CLC, LCCE
Brewster Doula
Birth Fee: $2000
Postpartum Rate: $40
