Testimonial for Michele Peterson
We had a great experience working with Michele and District Doulas throughout our pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum. The classes and resources that District Doulas offered were very in-depth and helpful as this was my first birth and my husband and I were really clueless on what to expect and what we needed to prepare. Michele helped us to create a birthplan that felt good for us and our needs, and she thoroughly explained different aspects and pain management that we should take into consideration when creating our plan. At 41 weeks, my OB recommended that I get induced and Michele talked us through our different options and we were able to wait until the next day when I went into labor naturally after a membrane sweep. When it came to my actually labor and delivery, I felt confident and understood what to expect and how to work through early labor and contractions at home. Michele was able to join us at the hospital in the middle of the night and spent the next almost 24 hours with us until I delivered the next day. She helped me through different positions and through my contractions to move the baby furthur down into my pelvis and answered any questions we had about the doctors or nurses care throughout our stay. She was so helpful throughout the whole process and helped me to feel good about the decisions I was making and confident in our plan. I was able to delay the epidural as long as possible (which was my original birth plan) and then she helped guide me through the 3 hours of pushing. She also stayed to help my baby latch after birth. We also met postpartum which was very helpful as I was struggling with latching and breastfeeding, and she helped to give some tips and tricks to help my baby to latch. She also talked through my entire birth and any questions that I had following it. I would highly recommend her; I am confident our birth experience would have been much much different had we not had Michele there.
-Emily
October 21, 2024
Michele Peterson
District Doulas
Birth Fee: $2400 to $2600
