Testimonial for Jenn Fantasia, CLC
Jenn was my doula for my third baby, but first birth with a doula. I can confidently say that she was a huge part of making this birth everything I had hoped for and more. Although safe and healthy, my previous deliveries weren't exacltly what I had been hoping and planning for and from my experiences with those births I knew that my husband and I needed more support going into our third birth. In our meetings with Jenn she gathered specific information of what we were hoping for and explained her plan for how she would do everything she could to help us attain that. When it came time for the birth, she showed up as a calm and positive prescence and gave my husband and I the confidence needed to proceed with our birth plans. She knew what the hopeful plan was and didn't need to ask any questions; she jumped right in. When labor became intense and I wasn't even sure what I needed for help, she brought out helpful tools without me needing to ask. When I was overheating in the final stages of labor and the midwife, nurse and my husband weren't sure how to best help me, she brought out a wonderful cooling cloth and massager that were exactly what I needed to make it through the final stages of labor and meet my baby. She stayed after the birth for a time and celebrated with us, making sure we had everything we needed. At our postpartum follow-up I was able to talk through the birth and she provided very helpful direction regarding a stubborn and severe case of mastitis that I was fighting. Her calm, but direct concern was more helpful than what I had received from my on-call providers and pushed me to be seen, which ended up being very warranted. All this to say, Jenn was a fantastic resource to my husband and I during pregnancy, birth and postpartum and really helped make my birth experience wonderful. I would highly recommend her, absolutely for first time parents, but just as much so for second, third, etc.-time parents.
-Jillian
October 01, 2023
Jenn Fantasia, CLC
Calming Tides Doula, LLC
Birth Fee: $1800 to $2300
