Love from Charlotte

“I had to send you a text to let you know that your doula support through my pregnancy gave me the birth of my dreams! My entire pregnancy I was scared for the labour, and especially for tearing. But every time we would see each other I would feel more calm and confident.
After spontaneously starting labour at 39+2 weeks, I had my first contraction at 3.30am with calmness and excitement that my baby girl was ready to join us. I distracted myself with some TV, exercises and a bath. And my husband knew exactly what to do the whole time thanks to all your training (he was the best partner through all of it and we felt closer to each other than ever). Around 10am I felt that the waves were stronger and closer together and I knew it was time to head to the hospital.

On the way to the hospital we put on our favourite playlist, the tens machine on my lower back and I continue breathing through my waves. When we got to hospital I was 6-7cm dilated already. Around 12pm the urge to push started, the midwife kept telling me to not push just yet but I was only going to listen to my body (I didn’t want to know how dilated I was anymore, I just wanted to feel my body completely).

The waves kept getting stronger and stronger, I doubted myself a few times but both you and my husband were there to reassure me, to feed me, massage me, help me breathing, to remind me the strength I had within. At 2.30pm my daughter was born! My husband was able to get her, they immediately put her on my chest to have skin to skin, we had delayed cord clamping, we even had a partial lotus birth.

All of the things I dreamed of! Your support helped us determine what was important to us and build a mindset to make it happen. What can I say, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. You are such a wonderful doula, with a passion that is gentle and true. I will always remember that day and how my journey was shaped by you.”