I thought I would leave a "dad review" here. When my wife proposed the idea to me, I didn't know…read moremuch about what a doula was. To be honest, it seemed kind of overkill. Isn't that was the doctors and nurses are far. But, since the first meeting with had with Natural Baby Doulas, I can't imagine going through this again as a family without a good doula service. We met with three different doulas before the birth. We asked a lot of questions. They listened really well and were very informative. They even prepped us about how we could approach our doctors visits and what questions to ask. My wife and I felt like a team going into the birth. Jessica was an incredible help during my wife's labor. She coached my wife, gave us perspective and vision, reminded us of our goals, was an advocate with the nurses, and helped us make decisions. There were many occasions where I would have been overwhelmed and terrified, but Jessica's calm and competent presence helped me support my wife. From a dad's perspective, I can't recommend Natural Baby Doulas enough.

I cannot recommend Natural Baby Doulas enough! I knew before I was pregnant that I wanted the help…read moreof doula for the birth of my children. After meeting several doulas I felt like the ladies at Naurtal Baby Doulas were the most relatable and down to earth doulas in the area. They care deeply about what you want out of your birth experience and I never felt pressured or judged about my choices. With the help of the amazing Kristian, we were able to have a successful, non-medicated, water birth. I truly believe that I would not have been able to do this without Kristian's encouragement and the knowledge I gained from Sarah's class. I am so thankful I found these ladies and will definitely be giving them a call when we decide to have another child!

In regards to the Mothers Circle 8 week class-…read more This mothers circle gave me much needed space, breath, and focus. It helped me connect with myself, the other women in the circle, and with my own motherhood in a way I was missing. This is something I can see myself returning to in memory often, and something worth attending more than once. We need so much more of this kind of energy and love in our motherhood spaces and communities in general. Dawn was an amazing host and guide! Her peace and good energy is contagious. I highly recommend anyone on any motherhood path to carve out some time to do this.

I received a virtual Reiki session from Dawn, and it was so worthwhile and powerful. Dawn…read moreaddressed my specific needs with compassion, care, and nuance. The virtual setting was very effective, complete with a curated playlist. Highly recommended for a deep healing experience, in-person or from afar!

***BEWARE--Melissa stole almost $3,000 from my family***…read more Melissa was our doula for the birth of our son. She was excellent. When I found out I was pregnant with twins, we hired her again without hesitation. She was absent during my pregnancy except for 1 short phone call (which she rescheduled twice) and when she asked me via text to borrow $1200 for medical bills when I was 6 months pregnant. This was in addition to the full amount we had already paid her for her doula services. I told her I wasn't comfortable lending her money but I could pay her in advance for postpartum doula services. She agreed and I sent her the money. 1 week later she posted on Facebook that she had adopted a large dog--I thought that was odd seeing as she had just asked to borrow money from us. It was 3 weeks into COVID at the time I went into labor and doulas were not allowed in the hospital, so she could not attend our birth. She encapsulated my placenta and made a print of my placenta, as we had agreed upon. When I found out her partner at the time was an ER nurse with obvious close contact to COVID patients, I didn't feel comfortable with her providing postpartum doula services to my twins who were born 6 weeks premature. She said she understood and would give us a full refund but wasn't in a financial position to refund our money all at once. We said we understood and in June of 2020 we set up a payment plan for her to pay us $100 a month. We really cared about her and didn't want her to feel a financial strain during what we knew was a stressful time for everyone. From the time we set up the payment plan in July of 2020 to the time I wrote this review on July 10th, 2022 Melissa has paid us $200. My husband and I texted her several gentle reminders about our payment plan and she never responded to either of us. I reached out to a friend in the birth community to see if Melissa was ok. She told me Melissa was on a cross country vacation with her partner. I was shocked seeing as she owed us so much money. It wasn't until I threatened to contact the Better Business Bureau that she responded immediately with a slew of excuses and finally dropped off my placenta print on July 2, 2022 (2 years and 3 months after my twins were born). I hesitated to write this review because I saw a thread on a local birth Facebook page where her partner had threatened to kill someone who posted a negative review claiming a very similar experience to my own. Losing the money was unfortunate but feeling swindled by someone who we allowed to be so close to our family has been devastating. She has communicated no remorse. I would hate for anyone else to be taken advantage of during such a vulnerable time.

The wonderful team at Peace and Serenity are there to help you navigate through the journey of…read moreconception through postpartum. They are a group of educated, knowledgeable, and capable humans who will ease any worry one might have while starting a family or giving birth. It doesn't matter if it's your first time or sixth time going through this process they are here to help. My husband and I just had our fourth child and Melissa had such a hugely positive impact on our home birth experience I couldn't imagine having anyone else at future births. She is calm, educated, capable, and most importantly affective with her training to make labor and delivery the smoothest and most positive experience it can be. I would highly recommend Melissa, or any one of the doulas in her team, to be there for you too. Anyone would be so fortunate to work with them, I know my family is!