Testimonial for Jet City Doulas
I had the BEST experience with Jet City Doulas. Jen stayed with me for 24 hours while I was in labor, Katie helped me process my traumatic birth experience, and Mariah left her son's birthday to help me in the hospital when my baby got a head wound at 6 weeks old. I truly could not have asked for or imagined better doulas.
Jen was such a delight to have by my side during birth. She came to my home at 5 AM to help me labor, and guided me and my husband in moving baby so my back labor was less painful. One of my goals was to cope with humor, and she absolutely helped with that. In the hospital she advocated for me with the nurses and midwife, and pushed to be allowed in the OR when I eventually had to get a C-section. My baby was sunny side up, and Jen had many tips and tricks for trying to flip baby and for keeping me (relatively) comfortable, including pulling a tub plug out of her bag when the hospital's plug wouldn't work. Jen helped me through the decision making when my birth plan needed to change, and made me feel safe to ask questions about what the midwife was suggesting. It gave me and my husband peace knowing we had someone with so much knowledge with us. And postpartum, Jen answered all my breastfeeding questions and normalized my breastfeeding journey (and told me to enjoy the lactation cookies, even if they were making me leak)!
Laboring for 36 hours only to end in a C-section was certainly not on my birth bingo card, and the entire team, and especially Katie, really helped me work through that experience. I had extra video chats weekly for a month postpartum, where I was listened to, validated, and had things lovingly explained to me. (Continued)
-Krystaal Cosmic
March 07, 2024
Birth Fee: $3750
