I saw Jessica the owner of Growing Together with some help for Lactation support…read more My baby was very tense, had a strong tongue tie and we had a difficult time with breast-feeding and latching. Jessica was very knowledgeable and really helped. Take the stress away from me and she was so responsive and helpful. They have a beautiful office space where you feel really comfortable to feed, with every amenity, you can think of. They even took my insurance, it turns out that lactation support is covered by most insurance plans, so if you were struggling or need any sort of lactation support I would definitely recommend Jessica and her team!!

A renown pediatric dentist referred me and my baby to Jessica as a lactation consultant for a…read moretongue tie and lip tie, as a pre-requisite requirement for surgery with the dentist. I really appreciated Jessica getting me and my baby in and working with her schedule to get me and my baby in so quickly to be evaluated by her. Her office is warm, inviting, and clean. Her app and scheduling website is easy to use. Jessica's knowledge and explanations calmed my nerves about the surgical procedure recommended by the pediatric dentist. I can tell Jessica has a beautiful heart who just wants to help all babies and mamas and I really appreciate her flexibility and ability to connect. Thank you Jessica!

Breastfeeding can be such a daunting task…read more With a newborn that spent 2 weeks in the NICU, I really wanted to breastfeed to one bond with the baby since I feel like I missed out a bit while she was in the hospital and two because I wanted to provide her with the benefits that came with breastfeeding. I felt like I struggled in the beginning with breastfeeding as my baby constantly fell asleep resulting if feedings lasting an hour, sore nipples, and neck pain from posture. I was feeling discouraged and frustrated with my breastfeeding journey. After three visits working with Robin and the others there, I left feeling so much more confident as a first time mom. I learned advice on how position my baby and myself and tips to help wake her up and latch. The encouragement and advice from the patient and kind nurses really helped more than I can explain and I can't recommend this enough to all mamas. I am so grateful for access to this lactation clinic and the team there. The clinic itself is clean with private rooms (spacious enough for you, a spouse/loved one, the nurse, and a stroller), a front waiting room, and a bathroom. They have a scale to weigh your baby in the waiting room and private rooms and diapers to change there if needed. Parking is easy with a big lot out front and is accessible with a stroller into the clinic. I highly recommend this clinic/lactation lounge as it has helped me SO much.

If you have Dignity Health as your provider you will be pleasantly surprised to know that you…read moreactually DO have a lactation consultant, and yes, it IS covered. I was struggling with nursing my firstborn and knew I needed to find someone to help me. Lactation coaches are extremely expensive, but completely worthwhile. When I asked my pediatrician (through Mercy in Midtown) and my OBGYN (at Methodist in Elk Grove) they said look for information from La Leche League but didn't tell me anything about coaching. Guess why... they didn't know this existed. We are successfully breastfeeding after about a month of great coaching and as-needed consulting, and as it's grant funded I literally didn't pay a dime out of pocket. It was a godsend, and I owe so much of my sanity and peace to the woman who runs this place. Please know if you are ANYONE at a Dignity Health-run place in the Sacramento area you can call here and look for help!

Cat and Shalin are the dream team!! 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking for doula support! They…read moreare both incredibly gifted at what they do and pour their heart into everything. Their care went far beyond anything we expected when we first started looking for a doula. At each appointment, they met us exactly where we were and tailored their support to what we needed most in that moment. Because of them, I went into labor feeling so much more confident, calm, and prepared. Their authenticity made it easy to build a genuine connection, and by the time Cat arrived to support us in labor, she felt like a close friend or family member. Cat was the most amazing support during labor! She was such a natural fit into the flow of everything and I was so impressed with how much she was able to hold while still being fully present. She created space for my husband and I to stay connected, guided different labor positions, helped communicate with the nurses, kept me hydrated and nourished, offered massage and physical comfort, held my hand, provided encouragement and words of affirmation, took detailed notes, captured photos, and so much more. Her gentle touch and calming presence made me feel so safe and reassured every step of the way. It was so special to receive so much care and love from both Cat and Shalin throughout pregnancy and labor. We are forever grateful they were part of our son's journey into the world!

These women are amazing. If I had sat down and imagined the best care possible for my birthing…read morejourney, it would've been them, and they were so much more. Their genuine care for me was really something else. Not to mention their wealth of knowledge and easy communication. Consider yourself so lucky if you get to work with them!

Jeanna was exactly what I needed as a first time mom. I had a very hard intervention heavy birth…read moreand struggled to feed immediately. The nurses tried to help but only for 60 seconds before they quickly pushed me to alternatively feed and then suggested formula. Jeanna came to my house within 2hrs of me getting home from the hospital and helped latch my baby for the very first time. Because of her we just celebrated exclusively breastfeeding for 12months. My son is excelling at milestones and still nursing with no weaning in sight. Endlessly grateful for her prioritizing my family that day, and supporting a scared and distraught new mom through those transformative first days.

Jeanne is deeply passionate and highly knowledgeable about evidence-based breastfeeding practices…read more Her teaching style is relaxed and approachable. By the end of my home visit, I felt significantly more confident and comfortable with breastfeeding. I wholeheartedly recommend Mothers And Babies First to all mothers.

My first time giving birth at home! Labor itself wasnt easy or smooth but i am so thankful to these…read morewomen who took great care of me during pregnancy and labor! Reene and Ingles are amazing, they care for you like for their own family member! You ladies are amazing!!!!

I unequivocally recommend Renee Hanevold for prenatal care and home birth. As a CNM with former L&D…read moreexperience in several hospitals, she has delivered thousands of babies, and has seen many, many different kinds of births. She is committed to home birth as a better birth process, and because of her background she really knows what she is talking about, both about the problems that can come from hospital care and how to watch for serious medical issues that require that hospital care. Renee attended the water birth of my son (she supplied the tub). She helped me through the complication of early water breaking (four days before deliver). We had a successful home birth without pitocin, but I was confident that if we had needed to, Renee would have made the call to transfer to the hospital in a timely, non-emergency manner. Her calm, confident presence at the birth made all the difference for me. Though it is unusual, I had a tear from my birth that required stitches (normally tears can be left to heal better than sewing, but mine was a different kind) and Renee sewed me so well that several doctors who examined me since commented on what an amazing job the person had done on my stitches. For prenatal care, Renee isn't in a hurry, she gives as long as it takes to get your questions answered. She orders routine prenatal labs and ultrasounds when you need / want them, but doesn't force you to get tests you don't want. She also takes care to help mothers prepare emotionally for birth and parenthood, and she welcomes dads at prenatal visits as well. Also, she can really feel what that baby is doing inside you. Even when I couldn't tell, she knew exactly where he was and what he was doing in there. I have no regrets whatsoever about choosing Renee for my home birth, and I only hope that if I have another child I will be able to have her again, or find another midwife at least half as good.

Hiring Marlene and Kaleem was the best decision I could have made when I found out I was pregnant…read more They gave us the most incredible and loving care before, during and after our homebirth. They are insanely knowledgeable, calm, reassuring, experienced, loving....I could go on and on! I had an amazing and uncomplicated pregnancy, a powerful birth experience and a happy healthy baby girl and I know I have them to thank for that! Even my husband was thoroughly impressed with their care and he is very hard to impress!! These two wonderful midwives truly offer the best care a woman (and the whole family) could receive and they are worth so much more than what they charge. I could have had my entire birth paid for if I had seen a Dr and delivered at the hospital, but these two are worth every penny. We always felt special and never rushed at our appointments. They always made sure to tell us about all the options and helped us weigh the pros and cons of all the testing and procedures that come along with pregnancy. They always had perfect answers to my questions and their suggestions were always spot on. Everything they ever suggested that I do worked like a charm and you can really see how much they love what they do and how much they love each and every new baby! Please consider these one of a kind ladies to help you along your pregnancy journey!! You will not be disappointed

I LOVE these ladies! Before meeting Marlene and Kaleem I had never thought my dream of birthing at…read morehome would really come true. I was a little nervous at first but they were very reassuring that my body was meant to do this and as long as I had a normal pregnancy there should be no reason I could not delivery my child at home safely. Every visit with them was great and they always made us feel like we were one of their own children. They were always both very positive and uplifting. The day my daughter was born I don't know how I would have made it without my husband and the midwives help. The after care they provided was exceptional and I couldn't have imagined anything better!! I had some troubles with nursing right after my baby was born and it didn't matter what time of day it was; they were ready to come to me or would make time for me to see them no matter what. I would highly recommend One Heart for any woman who is even considering a home birth. To those of you who think we are all granolas and this would never be something for you, think again. It's one of the most amazing experiences you will ever have. Yes, of course there may be pain, but it's a pain that will end and you will never feel the high of seeing your baby born and knowing that YOU were the one who delivered him/her at any other point in your life. I once thought people like who I have become were crazy nuts, but actually being informed and choosing a safe drug free birth shows strength and courage to make that decision.

These incredible women. I cannot say enough about their amazing spirits, willingness and…read morecomfortability in serving and how cared and looked after they make you feel. They are lights to our community and to the families they are able to serve. You will absolutely not regret utilizing their services and the goodness and warmth they can bring to really difficult transitions. Their knowledge and skillset is optimized for care and loving kindness.

I am disappointed to write that I was ghosted by this company during a very sensitive period in my…read morelife. My husband and I are new residents to California and I am currently pregnant with our first child. We have no family in the area. I had a phone consult scheduled with the owner, Ms. Michele, on January 5th, 2026. She called me on time and we both mutually agreed to move forward with the on-boarding process for doula services for my pregnancy. She requested that I call my insurance company and gather the information for her in an email. I did this, and sent her an email the following night, on January 6th. I didn't hear anything from her, so I sent a text message to both her work and personal cell phone number on January 9th. No response. At this point, I am 37 weeks, and anxious to move things along for doula services. The weekend and Monday goes by, and I still have not received a reply. I decide, as a last attempt, to call her. I called both her work and personal cell phone and left a voicemail on each line on Tuesday, January 13th. Nothing. Shame on the owner, Ms. Michele, for stating that she will move the process forward and said she will have a doula for me for my birth. She lied. She disclosed to me during our consult that she is a mother herself and had over twenty years of experience working as a L&D nurse. This provided me great relief and happiness, only for it to be crushed when she never replied to my messages. How can someone with this sort of background make a promise and then not follow through? Ms. Michele should be ashamed of herself not only on a professional level, but also on a personal level. This seems to be a wider issue with the Doula profession as I was ghosted by another local Sacramento doula company as well as the Volunteer Doula Coordinator at Mercy Hospital of Folsom. I believe doulas are a valuable asset to a woman's birth experience, however, I will not be wasting my time anymore trying to arrange one for my pregnancy.

Liv is the absolute best doula and my husband and I are so grateful to have crossed paths with her!…read moreHer knowledge and support during my pregnancy were invaluable. If it wasn't for Liv, I'm not sure that I would have had the physiological birth I had always dreamed of having! I knew from the beginning that I wanted an unmedicated and hands off birth and she was my greatest advocate. Liv's support was comprehensive and tailored to my needs. I wholeheartedly recommend her doula services to anyone looking for compassionate, knowledgeable, and empowering support during their pregnancy journey. There were so many moments where her support was particularly meaningful, but her unwavering belief in my ability to birth my baby stands out the most. Thank you, Liv, for everything!!

OK, so my wife and I had our first child about two months ago. Being new to the pregnancy process…read moreand being a new Dad (to be), there were more things that I didn't know than I did, but the problem was that I had no idea how much I didn't actually know. When my wife first started talking about doulas, my first reaction was, "What could we possibly need a doula for?" Nearly two months after my wife gave birth, I have had a few friends who are now expecting and when they ask me about things that I know now that I wish I knew during the pregnancy, my first response is, find a doula, I know one who is awesome. For context, a few months before my wife gave birth, she interviewed multiple doulas and decided Liv was her choice. From a husband's perspective, Liv was a breath of fresh air from day one. She came to our house, answered all our questions and had my wife pumped up and ready to run through walls when the baby came. During our pre-birth meetings, there were questions I had that I was afraid to ask our providers, but I felt comfortable asking Liv. She showed up on time, stayed late, showed up at all hours of the day and night when my wife was in the hospital and came to be supportive even when she didn't need to. She stayed with us and helped through all the important parts of giving birth, including the good and bad. By the time everything was said and done, we definitely viewed her as both an incredible resource and a friend. I am not a big 'review' type of person, but if you're even contemplating getting a doula, call Liv. I work in the healthcare field and I have never seen so many nurses compliment her foundational knowledge, work ethic and attitude. I may have been half asleep, but I think one of the hospital nurses or lactation specialists actually asked Liv about being her doula for her up and coming baby. Again, all of this is from a husband's perspective, but looking back on the whole set of events, I have no idea how we would have made it through without Liv helping us through each step. Do yourself the favor if you're looking for a doula and at least give her a call. Liv, if you see this, thank you from myself, Lori and baby Harlow.