Working with Erica has been one of the best choices Ive ever made in my life. Up until my son was 7…read moremonths old, he would only sleep besides me. Fast forward one month of advice and guidance from Erica-we are a much happier family. I felt relieved the second I had my skype consultation with her. She knew exactly what I was going through. Ive gained great insight and learned a lot of strategies (via email and phone). Erica eventually let us flourish on our own- (3 months now) and although my child changes his patterns from time to time- I've been given guidance and detailed notes to look back on. I feel confident to try things when he acts up; because it's trial and error! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you try a free consultation with her. Her services are worth every penny. It's also valuable information for future children you may have. Sleep is extremely important for development- and there are countless studies to prove that. At some point, the opinions/advice of family members/friends, should just be swept to the side. Go for it.

Working with Erica was a game changer for our family. The tricks that had worked with our daughter…read moredidn't click with our son and he never developed good sleep habits. At 6 months he was up several times a night and napping badly -- the poor little guy looked strung out. A friend met Erica at one of her local lectures and passed her along. I couldn't recommend her highly enough. Our son was her **800th** baby and his sleep training was a total success. In 2 nights he was going down well and sleeping 9+ hours. Within a week he was sleeping 10.5-11.5 hours a night and making great strides on his naps. A month out he's still doing great and Erica's game plans have helped us stay consistent and navigate baby headcolds, developmental milestones and the start of teething. Erica set us up for success, provided a high level of individualized attention, and a ton of responsiveness. She's an expert at what she does -- understanding children's sleep and coaching parents to understand and respond appropriately and consistently. She's great at explaining what is and isn't normal, how to manage inevitable tears, and where to pay especial attention to consistency. Thank you, Erica!

I would give Lee the highest recommendation as a post-partum Doula as she was extremely knowledge…read more My husband and I hired her after the birth of our first child to provide support and guidance on building routines. With her guidance, our daughter was sleeping independently in her crib from 7pm until 4 or 5am about 4-6 weeks after birth and from 7am-7pm by 12 weeks. We accomplished this without any sleep training with Lee's help. The best part about Lee is that she adapts her guidance to the needs of each family and doesn't have a one size fits all approach. She was easily accessible for any follow up questions and is amazing with babies! Lee was a phenomenal resource for our family during our transition into parenthood. I can't recommend her enough. The money spent hiring her was far more valuable than anything else we purchased for our daughter!

We worked with Doulas of Philadelphia for both post-partum and sleep training. Lee and everyone we…read moreinteracted with were amazing and we would highly recommend them for both. A few details: Post-partum: We worked with Lee to craft a personalized post-partum support schedule that helped us transition to being new parents. Our primary doulas were Kate and Beth, both of whom were amazing. They were generally with us 4 nights per week from 9pm-7am. In addition to caring for our baby overnight so we could get some much needed rest, they were a source of knowledge and comfort. We felt our baby was very safe and secure with them and trusted them 100%. We also had a few day time visit where we could ask questions, try out new things like baby wearing, and get out of the house. Sleep training: We decided to sleep train our baby at about 4.5 months. Lee came to our house and stayed for 3 days straight. During that time she coached us (most important part of sleep training is training the parents that everything will be OK!), monitored the baby at night so we could rest, took extensive notes, and left us with a detailed plan of action. We were amazed at house much progress our baby made in those 3 days. He was literally sleeping through the night and falling asleep/putting himself back to sleep with minimal crying. Lee provided a month of ongoing phone, email and text support, where we could ask questions and plan for things like sleeping elsewhere, car rides, disruptions to our schedule, etc. We give Doulas of Philadelphia our strongest endorsement. If you are looking for highly experienced, professional, loving, and kind people to help you transition into parenthood or when you are expanding your family, definitely consider their services.

Cat's birthing class was amazing prep for my husband and I. We love information and having full…read moreunderstanding of what is going on, so feeling very ready to take on any birthing scenario in the hospital was important to us, as we live in a large metropolitan area. This class was informative and Cat is super enthusiastic, engaging, and down to earth, so it was very relatable and easy to take in the very detailed info. Information is all evidence based and designed to be able to participate fully in your own birthing care, advocate for yourself, and have full understanding of the birthing process. My hospital birth ended up needing many medically necessary interventions, and this class empowered us to make confident and fearless decisions for ourselves. Because of what we already knew from this class, we felt very comfortable with our care team and the information exchanges surrounding the events. Without this class, this experience may have been scary and traumatic, but the education we received in preparation made it feel very empowering and seamless. I 100% recommend this class to everyone interested in becoming well educated before their birthing experience.

My wife and I took Cat's EBB class and it was amazing! We learned a ton and now feel so empowered…read moreheading into our baby's birth. Cat was energizing, engaging, and very informative. We had many friends who took other birth classes with other instructors and none seem to have walked away feeling as calm and prepared as we did after our course with Cat.

Marcella helped make my birth experience go smoothly. She has a calming and relaxing presence…read morealong with a wealth of knowledge and experience. It was my first birth so having her there helped make me feel more secure and comfortable. If I have more children I would definitely use her again and recommend her to all my friends who are expecting! She was also very thoughtful and helpful during our postpartum visit, both assisting with breastfeeding issues and even bringing food for me!

From the owner: We focus on the well being of the whole family, figuring out what works for the attachment baby and…read morekeeping those practices in place, while helping the family make changes to what does't as well as work through challenges. Attachment and parent-child relationship is the highest priority. We encourage change by empowering parents to take the lead in attachment parenting with their baby/child while holding space for emotion during baby sleep coaching.

We had such a wonderful experience with this service. The HFA team was incredibly responsive and…read moreproactive in connecting us with those who may be on our night nurse team which allowed for me to chat with each one ahead of time. It was our first time working with a night nurse and the whole experience made us feel at ease and in very good hands. Our night nurse, Janette, was wonderful and made us feel so confident that our newborn was in good hands that we could get some sleep back! Definitely recommend!

I am so glad to have worked with postpartum doulas through Happy Family After. We had peace of mind…read moreworking through this agency, knowing the doulas were vetted. We worked with Janice and Sara who were wonderful! On the admin side, Devon, Sondra, and Sara were all so kind and easy to work with. I was able to use my Carrot benefits with ease.

The Ladybug Project is a really great program that works in the Philadelphia area during regional…read moreoutreach activities and fundraising in support of their education and healthcare projects in Africa. This is their public business location - it's open to the public on Wednesdays (when the staff is in town and not in Africa). They also have regularly meetings in the community (once a month, I think) and actually also offer community volunteering, internship, and service-learning experiences. I definitely recommend.