Testimonial for Thais Hand
We absolutely loved working with Thais! She is incredibly knowledgable, kind, and gentle - the perfect traits you’d look for in a doula. She supported us during our first month with our baby and she exceeded all expectations. She started on our first night home from the hospital and helped us on so many fronts right away. I had to take a break from breastfeeding due to latching issues so she set up my breast pump (that alone saved me so much stress since I was running on zero hours of sleep!), got our bottles cleaned/set up, and put me on a pumping schedule to ensure my supply came in. She also showed us how to best bottlefeed in the interim (more nuances there than you would think!) and helped us understand some potential factors that could be contributing to our latch challenge and things we could try to improve it. She really got us off to a strong start and the support only continued from there. Every night we worked with her, she’d start by doing a thorough check in to see how baby was doing and how feeding was going so she could understand progress and offer guidance. At the end of the night when I was pumping, she’d give an overview of how things went - sharing tips on things that worked for feeding/sleeping and other helpful observations. Overall she is really knowledgeable and wants to get to know your baby and your situation to help your family be successful. We ended up having some more nuanced feeding challenges and a respiratory issue that landed us in the NICU for a few days and she wanted to be as informed as possible so she could offer the best support. We learned so much from her and she helped us become confident parents - we couldn’t recommend her more!
-Maile
November 08, 2023
Thais Hand
NSC, Lactation Education Counselor, Car Seat Tech
Postpartum Rate: $50 to $75
