Testimonial from Kristin

August 2021

I am so happy I decided to have a doula for my first birth, and I am so grateful that it was Kassie. I probably never would have hired a doula if it wasn't a requirement with my provider to have one at my home birth and what a mistake that would have been. My home birth did not go as planned, in that it did not happen at home, and having Kassie through the whole ordeal was so much more essential than I ever could have thought. She went so far above and beyond what I ever expected from a doula. She arrived at my home at midnight, after I texted saying that my contractions were getting more intense after my castor oil induction She stayed up the whole night as I had intense contractions between brief periods of sleep. The following day she kept me rotating between the shower, the tub, the bed, and the ball to keep labor progressing.

I labored like that for 24 hours, still at 4 cm dilation, until I gave up and decided to transfer to a hospital for pitocin and an epidural. Kassie arrived there with me, walking me through each step of the process. She slept in the chair beside me until the following day/evening when I was finally dilated enough to push for two hours and give birth. Labor was so much longer than I expected to be, and Kassie was extremely kind and patient throughout. She was my advocate in the hospital and even bought some treats for the nurses. She grabbed my boyfriend a couple meals, and even scoured the hospital for lemons and ear plugs per my request! I'm not sure what she ate the entire time, or if she did! She refreshed me after every time I had to push and stayed with us in the hospital after the birth to make sure we were well-situated. If I have another baby, I will definitely want Kassie there. I cannot recommend her highly enough!