kind words from clients
“I knew I wanted a Doula for my fourth and final birth but had left it quite late to organise. I was going back and forth with the idea of Homebirth, but after a previous emergency c-section and having to transfer my care to the local hospital, I decided on Birth Centre at the hospital I work at. I have known Daria for years and knew that she would be the perfect support person for me during my labour and birth.
We discussed my labour and birth preferences, and what her role would be during the process. I called Daria as soon as I started to have contractions, as it was my fourth baby we knew things could ramp up quickly. She came over early on and spent the afternoon helping me look after my toddler - as my husband had taken our older two to the cinema! I was able to prep final bits to take to the hospital, shower etc and then get in the zone. She played my playlist and encouraged me to bounce on my ball.
Once my husband got home Daria and I went for a walk to encourage my contractions. Things sped up pretty quickly so we decided to head to the hospital. My mum came to collect the children and we set off. Once we were there, Daria took charge in communicating to the midwife my preferences, asking them to run the water for the pool etc. labour was pretty quick from this point and it wasn’t long before I needed to push. Daria ensured my hypno birthing playlist was still running, massaged my back using essential oils and pressure points and most importantly for us, filmed the birth!
After baby was born Daria was quietly in the background tidying up, allowing the three of us to bond. She left soon after this but was available for support via messaging.
I wouldn’t have had the birth experience I had without Daria and I can’t recommend her enough!”
-Hospital birth, VBAC
“During my second pregnancy I started looking in to birth planning and came across Doula in the Village. In my first labour, all of my birth preferences had gone out the window and I ended up having a totally different experience to what I had envisioned. I knew that this time around, having a birth plan would be a powerful tool to help me regain control but I didn’t really know where to start and when I asked my midwife to discuss my birth preferences I was told to simply log it on app. Daria walked me through everything that should go in to a birth plan- from noting down key points from my first birth to explaining the benefits of delayed cord clamping and everything in between. Discussing my birth plan made the whole thing feel more exciting and when my waters broke I felt totally in control and confident, knowing that I could give myself over to the experience and trust that the midwives knew how to best support me.”
-Antenatal & Postnatal client