Testimonial for Alice Adams
A doula recommendation from a dad's perspective:
If you're asking yourself whether a doula is worth the money, the answer is a resounding yes. Do yourself a huge favor and hire Alice as your doula. Alice was both birth and postpartum doula, and we couldn't be happier.
Alice's expertise was key in helping us navigate our birth preferences and choices going into our daughter's birth.
Being able to tag team caring for my wife allowed me to take an occasional break, whether it was a quick power nap, getting coffee, or even going for a walk in the park outside the hospital.
Our experience would have been 1000x harder without her there!
During the prolonged active pushing, when my wife needed me to coach, encourage, and help her stay focused, Alice was right there, helping keep my wife comfortable, providing quick sips of a cold drink, a soothing squeeze of the hand, or a gentle temple rub. In many cases, I followed Alice's example and learned on the fly new ways to help my wife through labor.
Alice came over the next day to start the postpartum part our service package. We would not have survived the first week without her. We were exhausted. We needed sleep. We needed to eat. And our baby was hungry and fussy and crying while we waited days for the breastmilk to come in.
Having Alice there help us get some sleep by handling the baby for a couple of hours, or show us different ways to hold, soothe, swaddle, and take care of our baby girl was priceless. When my wife had health complications shortly after the birth, Alice was there for both of us for both emotional and practical support.
I can't stress strongly enough how critical it was for us to receive this help. Alice showed us that despite how difficult this experience was, it was also beautiful and magical, and we had a very positive experience.
-Nisan
August 25, 2023
Alice Adams
Alice the Doula LLC
Birth Fee: $1800 to $3000
Postpartum Rate: $60 to $75
