Testimonial from Haley

February 2021

As first time parents, my husband and I were so thankful and grateful to have Kassie by our side in the final weeks before our son's arrival and during a long and somewhat complicated delivery. Kassie is warm, calm and sensible, and particularly in time of covid restrictions, she was such an important part of our support system. She put both of us at ease immediately during our prenatal sessions. She helped us put together a wonderful birth preferences document, offering us resources for science backed decisions and helping us feel like we knew our options. She was able to offer advice without ever pushing a particular agenda - for instance, I knew I wanted to labor at home as long as possible, but planned on an epidural once we did head to the hospital. She helped me understand the options and was happy to provide appropriate support. When our birth plan did not go as smoothly as we'd hoped, Kassie was a source of calm, encouragement and advocacy for us both. She made sure we had time to process next steps and make the right decision for us as each point, including helping me process and accept that a c-section would be the safest and best option for us after a long labor.

It gave me a lot of peace to know that my husband had another person to help support him and help make sense of the many things that were going on in the hospital as the nurses and doctors were primarily focused on me and the baby. After 24 hours in the hospital, Kassie still went above and beyond, coming back after after my c-section to check on us and get us settled in for our first night as a family of three, assisting with breastfeeding, and just making sure we were doing ok. Kassie is a wonderful professional (so easy to communicate with, great resources, delicious goodies for those last few weeks and such cute branding :) ), but more than that, is someone who has found her calling. For all these reasons and more, we'd wholeheartedly recommend Kassie.