Testimonial for Kim Nicholson CD(DONA) CLEC
Kim was monumental in our birth plan. While we had met her several times, taking her parenting classes and communicated via phone and text for months, when it came time to birth day, she was our MVP! For days leading up to the birth of our son, she was communicating daily and tracking my symptoms. He was 4 days late but by the day he came she and I knew he was coming. I started laboring at 10:30pm on a Saturday. By 3am I knew I should call her. She answered her phone promptly at 3am, told me to track my contractions until they were 5 minutes a part for an hour. An hour later, she came to my home at 5am. I continued to labor at home until 2pm. Had she not been there I’d probably admitted myself already spending countless hours in a hospital where they’d probably start “rushing thins along”. During this time at home she had me changing positions, take a couple of warm Epsom salt baths, and try to eat something (which I couldn’t). I knew it was time to head to the hospital while I still had energy. My husband and I drove our car and Kim drive separate. She called the hospital to let them know we were on our way when they said they were full and we’d have to go to La Jolla instead of Encinitas. A road block for sure but Kim kept us calm and trusting the process. Once we arrived she advocated for a midwife for us which was not protocol. While they didn’t want to allow a midwife to a patient never seen by a doctor under their care, a midwife is who delivered the baby with the extreme help from our doula. I won’t go into too much more detail but she was there making sure I was comfortable, helping me breathe, change positions, and remain as comfortable as I could. She collected my placenta for encapsulation also.
Thank you so much for helping bring the greatest gift we’ve ever imagined.
-Veronica kress
September 05, 2023
Kim Nicholson CD(DONA) CLEC
Loving Grace Doula Services
Birth Fee: $2500
