Testimonial for Amara Minnis
I cannot say enough good things about Amara! I met Amara very early in my pregnancy when I decided to go with midwifery care for my first child. I got her name from a friend, along with 2 other doulas. After meeting with all 3, I felt most comfortable with Amara and also felt that she had the personality that could be both gentle and stern (I envisioned potentially needing a proverbial slap upside the head to focus during labor - and with 4 kiddos of her own I knew I'd totally listen to her if we got to that point!) I also felt it was somewhat fated given my due date was her birthday :) I could not have made a better decision. Amara supportedd my entire pregnancy, not just my labor. From the time I chose her and signed our contract we were in regular email contact. It was great to have her as another resource to ask 'Is this normal?'. She has a wonderful lending library and gave me some great suggestions of resources to read to help prepare for birth. When my husband finally met her he instantly liked her as well and we all had a great rapport. My due date finally came and went Amara was empathetic and offered lots of suppport and suggestions to try to bring on labor. We ended up with an induction and, due to an early c-section scare, Amara ended up being at the hospital with us for almost 24 hours. She was amazing at every stage for both me and my husband - from just being there and talkingin the early stages to constantly hooking and unhooking me from the monitors and finally holding my leg during pushing. Without her support, I know I would not have left the hospital with such a positive view of how our birth went. It was disappointing that things didn't go the way I envisioned, but with Amara's gentle help (I didn't need that slap upside the head!) we made the best of it. When we're ready for baby #2, Amara will probably get a call before our parents to ensure she can support us again. I highly, HIGHLY recommend her!
-Carly Bosco
June 03, 2013
Amara Minnis
Amara's Childbirth Education and Doula Services
Birth Fee: $1350
Postpartum Rate: $25
