Testimonial for Tabare Depaep, J.D., Esq., HCHD

My husband and I were expecting our first child in April 2024. We have a friend who was scheduled to be our doula but she had another client due a week before our birth out of town. On the chance that she wasn't going to be available, Taba stepped in to be our backup. We had an interview with Taba and she was very bubbly, lots of energy and definitely had the experience we were hoping for. The night came when I started contracting and Taba was readily available via the phone to answer my questions. When things really started to progress, she made her way over to our place (at 2am) and immediately jumped into some coping techniques (rubbing my back, counterpressure, etc). Well, baby girl decided she was going to make a very fast entrance so things progressed very quickly. Within the hour, my water had broke and it was time to push. What was scheduled to be a hospital delivery ended up being a home birth! Taba took control of the situation, had my husband call for an ambulance and proceeded to offer support as I was pushing. Baby girl came out in maybe 6 pushes and Taba was right there to catch her all while on the phone with EMS and rubbing my husband's back as he completely lost his lunch. She caught baby girl, immediately got some towels to dry her off and warm her up and then helped the fire department understand the events that had taken place in the 45 minutes this all transpired. She was such a huge help cleaning up the bathroom and made her way to the hospital to check on me, baby and husband. None of us could have planned for the events taking place so quickly, but I'm glad Taba was there because there was never a moment where things felt out of control. 

-Bianca

April 09, 2024

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