Testimonial for The Birth Collective | doula, photo, education
I knew I wanted to hire a doula after the experience I had with my first born. During my consult with TBC they really put my mind at ease, answered all my questions, and encouraged me to go for my VBAC. I knew before I even got off the zoom call that they were the ones I wanted by my side. Their response times to my text messages all throughout were so quick, no matter what time (at the end, I definitely texted at some odd hours), they always had words of encouragement to lift me back up and put me at ease during times of uncertainty and frustration. They are such a wealth of knowledge! They walked me through advocating for myself to get therapeautic rest after I was going into day 7 of prodromal labor. They knew how to troubleshoot my babies position based off my answers to a few questions, gave me positional exercises to help get baby rotated and in optimal position for labor. They knew how important it was to me to have my redemptive HBAC, and made sure I knew it was just as important to them that I have the birth I want. When active labor FINALLY came, I got Doula Bree, and let me tell ya, she was a key component to my successful HBAC. She came with her tool bag ready to get me through, and she gave me the tough love I needed to break that mental barrier. There was a point in labor when I started to spiral, and Bree stopped me in my tracks, used that “mom voice” we all know and snapped me out of it. When pushing time came she worked with my midwife to switch me into different positions to get my babies head over my pubic bone. Bree knew I wanted a water birth, so after I made it through the thick of pushing, her and my midwife worked together to get me back in the birth pool to bring my baby earthside. Let me not forget the support she gave my partner at my birth as well, we both needed Bree and she went above and beyond for us. When I tell my daughter her birth story, Bree and The Birth Collective as a whole, will forever be part of it.
-Seanae
January 23, 2024
Birth Fee: $1800 to $2600
