We met Kristin through the prenatal class she runs at Maternity Care Westside. Her class was very informative, welcoming and a safe space. She was able to engage with everyone and answer everyone's questions. Her different activities helped the learners with the content and made it fun! After the class my partner and I reached out as we loved the idea of how a doula could support both him and I. Kristin again was warm and welcoming. She clearly outlined how she could supoort us and what the limitations of her role were. She took time to get to know us and learn about our hopes, fears, questions and experiences with with labour and newborns. Based on this information she provided great resources and guidance. Her home visits pre-delivery were so helpful in learning skills on coping with labour. She was available via text to answer any questions and provided support through the last few weeks as we dealt with intermittent prelabour and worries about what to do if we were evacuted due to forest fires and went into labour. She was so incredibly kind and reassuring during these super stressful events. My labour ended up being very fast, Kristin was quick to get to the hospital and once there she was she was responsive and calm to both my and my partners needs. A lovely bonus that I didn’t think we wanted was photos she took throughout the delivery, she had mentioned she could do this for us in our pre visits and we weren’t sure we needed them. She offered to send them anyways in case and it was the most lovely gift!!! Because my labour was so fast and I was so internally focused I felt like I missed some really beautiful moments and the photos are a great way to look back and reconnect with those moments! Her postpartum support was also very helpful. I would recommend Kristin to everyone and if we have another pregnancy we will be reaching out to Kristin again! Thank you Kristin for everything!
-Jenna
September 28, 2023
Nurtured Nest
Birth Fee: $1500