Testimonials from clients and providers
(names are typically witheld for confidentiality reasons)
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"Shannon was available, positive, confident, knowledgable, helpful, and supportive throughout my pregnancy and the birth of our new one. She was a great help to my husband during labor and birth. Even my family members who have not met her
were comforted by her presence at our son's birth. I am very glad that we found her for our doula!
I'll never forget my baby's birth - it was so important to have a happy birth for [baby].
Thank you for helping me achieve my happy dream."
- the Meyer family
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"Although we only had 2 classes with you, I felt that we were able to learn the
basics of the labor stages and some relaxation techniques. It was a good
experience overall, considering I wasn't confident if I could give birth
naturally. It was really helpful to know that we have the power to question the
doctors and nurses and they were respectful of that. We were able to
comfortably make informed decisions. Again, thank you for your teachings!
- mother who completed 1/2 the Joyful Childbirth series
(baby came early, but still had a low-intervention birth!)
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"Her class, Advanced Comfort Measures was extremely helpful. So were all of her pregnancy tips! Shannon was excellent [as our doula]. I used a different doula for my first son's birth, and Shannon was so much better at guiding us through the process. The main delivery nurse even commented to me afterwards how much she liked Shannon and Shannon's style of working with the hospital staff. I appreciated Shannon's expertise during the end of the pregnancy and especially during labor. Because of her, I knew what to do and say to avoid being induced a week before my due date. She was awesome to both me and my husband as labor got harder. [My husband] has mentioned a few times to me how he appreciated her suggestions so he could better help me. We also like how she took photos as our son was born - very cool to document those moments!
I am so thrilled, proud, and empowered by the natural birth experience I had. I felt like I'd earned a gold medal and I could do anything! - like handle nonctop crying and the other challenges with newborns :)
- the Albert family
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"I feel 100 times more prepared than I would have been. This was a great experience for our first child and homebirth!"
- mother, student of the comprehensive childbirth series
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"When my labor got started via induction (my biggest fear), Shannon's emotional support and positive attitude gave me the reassurences I needed to carry thru with my natural labor. Her calmness and knack for saying what I needed to hear at the right moment kept me focused on laboring efficiently and effectively. We love Shannon!"
- mother
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"I learned a lot! I feel a lot more confident!"
- father, student of the comprehensive childbirth series
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"Shannon is an outstanding doula! She clearly has a heart and soul dedicated to the business and truly develops an intimate and special bond with clients. I consider her a friend for life! She is very knowledgable and her skills were utilized to the max during my very long and intense homebirth. I know she will continue to be successful and a valuable resource for other moms!"
- mother
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"I could not have labored with out you, Shannon! Thank you for your support and comfort."
- single mother
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"[The series] was very informative and helpful in preparing us for birth. I liked the open discussion and conversation about questions people had."
- mother, student of the comprehensive childbirth series
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"I couldn't have made it through without Shannon. She was there for us every step of the way from pregnancy to delivery. We absolutely treasure her."
- mother
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"Shannon is a "natural" at this, no pun intended. She is already great at what she does, and for being fairly new to this, I can only imagine how wonderful she will be years from now."
- mother
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"...my husband was holding my hand coaching me through each contraction and my doula was holding hot towel after hot towel and applying pressure to my lower back. I remember my doula and husband reminding me that I could do this no that I WAS doing it! (At one point) I broke down again asking my doula for help. She went over my options...She also babied me and hugged me and told me she knew and that I could make it through on my own. I had so much support and love surrounding me ...The time started to tear me down and question myself but thanks to my wonderful husband and my amazing doula they were able to remind me that I could and DID make it through. Funny thing is as soon as he was out I felt zero pain ... I remember looking down and thinking this is not real, that can’t be him, look at this new beautiful face! The moment he was placed on me I started crying and my husband was saying that’s our son! Look at him!!! He was taken away to get checked out and I looked at my doula who had been on my right side the whole time..she was hugging me and telling me “You have a baby” congratulations!!! My husband went with baby and she stayed by my side. I had only minor 1st degree tears...My son was amazing he whimpered when he came out after being suctioned and maybe lightly cried for a minute after that he was eyes wide open just taking in the world. He was so content and not scared or anxious and I fully believe it’s because he was able to be born all naturally.
I remember how many people told me “You don’t get a medal for birthing naturally” but you know what YES I did. I am not going to say it’s my baby because no matter what he would have made his entrance into this world. My medal is my self worth I have now. That I proved to myself that I am a super woman maybe not to anyone else but to myself. I did it for my son and for me and no one can ever take that away from me. This was the hardest thing I have ever gone through and I proved to myself that I can and did accomplish it, that to me is my medal that I will have forever."
- mother, natural birth after 24 hrs of active labor
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"Thank you so much for helping (mom) and (baby) and for getting him to us the way we wanted!" - father
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"I couldn't have made it through my long labor without Shannon there as my doula. She had fantastic methods and recommendations to calm me and help me work through the pain. She's the best, and I totally recommend her!"
- mother
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"Shannon was amazing! She was incredibly compassionate and reassuring and had tons of great suggestions and pain management techinques. I don't think I could have done it without her."
- mother
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"Best doula I've ever worked with. Very supportive of parents and their wishes"
- Labor/delivery nurse
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"Shannon was not only extremely helpful and supportive to the patient and partner but she was also helpful to me in that she had great suggestions and also supported my suggestions. Her aromatherapy candles were awesome!"
- Labor/delivery nurse
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"Shannon truly made it possible for this patient to achieve a vaginal delivery. She is very natural at this."
- Ob/gyn doctor
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"Shannon was available, positive, confident, knowledgable, helpful, and supportive throughout my pregnancy and the birth of our new one. She was a great help to my husband during labor and birth. Even my family members who have not met her
were comforted by her presence at our son's birth. I am very glad that we found her for our doula!
I'll never forget my baby's birth - it was so important to have a happy birth for [baby].
Thank you for helping me achieve my happy dream."
- the Meyer family
***
"Although we only had 2 classes with you, I felt that we were able to learn the
basics of the labor stages and some relaxation techniques. It was a good
experience overall, considering I wasn't confident if I could give birth
naturally. It was really helpful to know that we have the power to question the
doctors and nurses and they were respectful of that. We were able to
comfortably make informed decisions. Again, thank you for your teachings!
- mother who completed 1/2 the Joyful Childbirth series
(baby came early, but still had a low-intervention birth!)
***
"Her class, Advanced Comfort Measures was extremely helpful. So were all of her pregnancy tips! Shannon was excellent [as our doula]. I used a different doula for my first son's birth, and Shannon was so much better at guiding us through the process. The main delivery nurse even commented to me afterwards how much she liked Shannon and Shannon's style of working with the hospital staff. I appreciated Shannon's expertise during the end of the pregnancy and especially during labor. Because of her, I knew what to do and say to avoid being induced a week before my due date. She was awesome to both me and my husband as labor got harder. [My husband] has mentioned a few times to me how he appreciated her suggestions so he could better help me. We also like how she took photos as our son was born - very cool to document those moments!
I am so thrilled, proud, and empowered by the natural birth experience I had. I felt like I'd earned a gold medal and I could do anything! - like handle nonctop crying and the other challenges with newborns :)
- the Albert family
***
"I feel 100 times more prepared than I would have been. This was a great experience for our first child and homebirth!"
- mother, student of the comprehensive childbirth series
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"When my labor got started via induction (my biggest fear), Shannon's emotional support and positive attitude gave me the reassurences I needed to carry thru with my natural labor. Her calmness and knack for saying what I needed to hear at the right moment kept me focused on laboring efficiently and effectively. We love Shannon!"
- mother
***
"I learned a lot! I feel a lot more confident!"
- father, student of the comprehensive childbirth series
***
"Shannon is an outstanding doula! She clearly has a heart and soul dedicated to the business and truly develops an intimate and special bond with clients. I consider her a friend for life! She is very knowledgable and her skills were utilized to the max during my very long and intense homebirth. I know she will continue to be successful and a valuable resource for other moms!"
- mother
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"I could not have labored with out you, Shannon! Thank you for your support and comfort."
- single mother
***
"[The series] was very informative and helpful in preparing us for birth. I liked the open discussion and conversation about questions people had."
- mother, student of the comprehensive childbirth series
***
"I couldn't have made it through without Shannon. She was there for us every step of the way from pregnancy to delivery. We absolutely treasure her."
- mother
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"Shannon is a "natural" at this, no pun intended. She is already great at what she does, and for being fairly new to this, I can only imagine how wonderful she will be years from now."
- mother
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"...my husband was holding my hand coaching me through each contraction and my doula was holding hot towel after hot towel and applying pressure to my lower back. I remember my doula and husband reminding me that I could do this no that I WAS doing it! (At one point) I broke down again asking my doula for help. She went over my options...She also babied me and hugged me and told me she knew and that I could make it through on my own. I had so much support and love surrounding me ...The time started to tear me down and question myself but thanks to my wonderful husband and my amazing doula they were able to remind me that I could and DID make it through. Funny thing is as soon as he was out I felt zero pain ... I remember looking down and thinking this is not real, that can’t be him, look at this new beautiful face! The moment he was placed on me I started crying and my husband was saying that’s our son! Look at him!!! He was taken away to get checked out and I looked at my doula who had been on my right side the whole time..she was hugging me and telling me “You have a baby” congratulations!!! My husband went with baby and she stayed by my side. I had only minor 1st degree tears...My son was amazing he whimpered when he came out after being suctioned and maybe lightly cried for a minute after that he was eyes wide open just taking in the world. He was so content and not scared or anxious and I fully believe it’s because he was able to be born all naturally.
I remember how many people told me “You don’t get a medal for birthing naturally” but you know what YES I did. I am not going to say it’s my baby because no matter what he would have made his entrance into this world. My medal is my self worth I have now. That I proved to myself that I am a super woman maybe not to anyone else but to myself. I did it for my son and for me and no one can ever take that away from me. This was the hardest thing I have ever gone through and I proved to myself that I can and did accomplish it, that to me is my medal that I will have forever."
- mother, natural birth after 24 hrs of active labor
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"Thank you so much for helping (mom) and (baby) and for getting him to us the way we wanted!" - father
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"I couldn't have made it through my long labor without Shannon there as my doula. She had fantastic methods and recommendations to calm me and help me work through the pain. She's the best, and I totally recommend her!"
- mother
***
"Shannon was amazing! She was incredibly compassionate and reassuring and had tons of great suggestions and pain management techinques. I don't think I could have done it without her."
- mother
***
"Best doula I've ever worked with. Very supportive of parents and their wishes"
- Labor/delivery nurse
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"Shannon was not only extremely helpful and supportive to the patient and partner but she was also helpful to me in that she had great suggestions and also supported my suggestions. Her aromatherapy candles were awesome!"
- Labor/delivery nurse
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"Shannon truly made it possible for this patient to achieve a vaginal delivery. She is very natural at this."
- Ob/gyn doctor
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