Testimonial for Haylee Richman CD(DONA), CPES, HCHD
Four days after my due date at 12:30 AM my labor started with a bang and I texted them and instantly got a response and they coached me through the night until finally Haylee said if it’s all right, I’m gonna come over now which I was so happy, because by that point, I needed her. I’m really speechless and feel such a gratitude for how Haylee walked into my birth space and was with me literally every second of my labor from about 7 AM, baby was born at 12:51 PM, and she stayed around for the post care for another two to three hours. She came into the birth space literally picked me up off the floor, got me on the bed into a position, dimmed the lights, put on soothing Christian Hypno birthing tracks, got the diffuser going with mint to help with my nausea, kept me hydrated, helped me to get some nutrients to keep my energy up, and put up with me as I moved from room to room and position to position trying to find some thing that felt right. During each contraction, she reminded me I could do anything for a minute, she helped me to stay in each position for 3-4 contractions, coached me to listen to my bodies cues on what felt right vs just telling me what to do. I didn’t realize that each position she was putting me in, was helping to bring the baby down to progress the labor. my whole body would go tense during each contractions and she really was trying to help me breathe and relax into them. I am with all her help I was able to have a relatively quick first labor just over 12 hours.
I really get emotional thinking about it because I don’t think I would’ve been able to have the birth of my dreams at home without her there. She was such an instrumental part of my birth story that will forever hold such a special place in my heart and memory of my little girl being born exactly how I pictured
-Kimberlee
August 14, 2023
Haylee Richman CD(DONA), CPES, HCHD
Boise Birth Village
Birth Fee: $1200 to $1450
Postpartum Rate: $35
