Testimonial for Taryn Bennett
Taryn felt like a friend from the moment we first met with her over Zoom. We had a wonderful experience with a doula for our first child's birth, but that doula moved out of town before our second pregnancy. I wanted to have a doula again for our second child and knew upon meeting that Taryn would be a perfect fit. She was available all throughout my pregnancy for any questions and would check in often to see how I was doing. Our prenatal appointments (both over Zoom and in person) helped my husband and I both to feel confident, educated, and supported going into the labour. My first labour was 24 hours, with an epidural and 2 hours of pushing at the end. Going into this second birth experience I was hoping for a shorter labour and the ability to be more present during the experience and not overwhelmed by anxiety and pain. Taryn was so supportive and encouraging when developing our birth preferences, and I felt very empowered to trust myself and my ability to bring my baby girl into the world. My labour ended up being VERY quick - I was texting Taryn in the morning on Mother's Day and let her know I was going to get a midwife check around 11:30am. She rushed over to the hospital and thankfully arrived in time for my short labour and delivery of our baby girl at 2pm. I am so grateful for Taryn's positive encouragement during the birth and in the hours afterwards. She stayed at the hospital with us to make sure baby girl latched well, to get my husband and I food and drinks, and to make sure we felt rested and comfortable before she left. Our birth experience was so amazing with Taryn's support. I will be recommending her to all of my friends going through pregnancy and postpartum!
-Chauntel Watts
August 16, 2023
Taryn Bennett
RAISE Doula + Photography
Birth Fee: $1400
