I had the pleasure of Christina Cassidy coming to do a home visit to help me with navigating…read morebreastfeeding as a first time mother. Contacting and scheduling an appointment was quick and easy- I was able to see her very soon after our initial contact. Christina is very knowledgeable and experienced in breastfeeding, she explained several different techniques/holds and guided me in practicing them with my newborn. She also shared knowledge related to milk composition, feeding schedules, and milk production. I had come home from delivering my daughter with many questions and worries about my ability to properly breastfeed. I am so thankful for Christina's help in settling my concerns and giving me the confidence to continue with breastfeeding using the information and techniques she provided. She is clearly passionate about helping mothers navigate lactation concerns and achieve success with breastfeeding their babies. My appointment with her - and her continued support- has given me the reassurance I needed to properly feed my daughter. I highly recommend her services to any mother that is pursuing breastfeeding!

Christina is absolutely amazing she was very helpful and knowledgeable, she always answered any…read moretext or email I sent quickly. Christina was also very sweet and made me feel very comfortable.

I love the Susans. They are competent, conscientious, and all around great. I have used their…read moreservices for annual well woman care, prenatal and birth care, and pregnancy loss support. They are full spectrum care providers that my entire family trusts completely. They have a great relationship with my son and my mom too. They are leaders in the midwifery community and active in promoting change to improve maternity care at a legislative level. Love them!

Had an awesome home birth experience!! Would definitely recommend to any woman that wants a natural…read morebirth in the comfort of their home. Susan is such an awesome person. Couldn't have had a better experience!

I went to Pauline's birthing class and also went to her for a lactation consult…read more You can tell she loves what she does and she is so supportive and caring and knowledgeable I highly recommend for expecting mothers and new mothers to use her services!!

Pauline is an amazing birthing instructor and person. I highly recommend her services. I couldn't…read morehave done it without her.

Dr. Kurz was a lifesaver when it came to breastfeeding my second daughter! With my first I was…read morenever confident enough and would pump every single meal and bottle feed her. She helped me get over all my fears and also taught me so many techniques like proper latch and comfortable feeding positions for me and my baby girl. Thanks to her we've been breastfeeding for 5 months strong and the only thing I regret is not going to her sooner!

Dr. Kurz is the best! After being in the hospital for 4 days seeing numerous lactation consultants,…read moreDr. Kurz was able to identify my daughter's posterior tongue tie in 1 minute. She recommend 3 different doctors to have it corrected, and after leaving her office we had the procedure at the first appointment available. We called Dr.Kurz and she saw us immediately afterwards, with no appointment, to help us get baby breastfeeding. My daughter has not had a bottle since! It's so convenient to have a pediatrician who is also a lactation consultant, and a mother that is so knowledgable, and truly cares. Dr. Kurz always responds to emails, which is great for a first time mom who is worried about everything. I'm forever grateful for Dr. Kurz for helping me accomplish something so very important to both my baby and I.

Jenny with Bluebird Doulas is absolutely wonderful! She's patient, knowledgeable and quick to…read morerespond. I highly recommend her!!!

From the owner: Bluebird Doulas is more than just another birthing agency. We offer our services throughout the…read moreHudson Vally and surrounding areas catering to teens and adults with every step of your pregnancy. We work with you and your family to insure you are heard and feel as prepared and informed as can be for whatever the occasion in the form of education and physical support starting from pregnancy through postpartum. We also offer sibling support during your labor and delivery as well as postpartum as this allows the parents and newborn as much time as needed to connect and enjoy the first few moments of life and help the family adjust to the changes. We take great pride in what we do and get no greater feeling than helping with the enormous undertaking of parenthood at its earliest stages.

Betty was incredible. She helped me with my breastfeeding journey in quite literally one hour,…read morebrought an arsenal of tools and advice, and did it with such care and compassion during a super vulnerable time for me. She responded quickly and came the next day, which I also really appreciated. Betty saved me - I can't recommend her enough!

Betty is so wonderful!! My son was born at 37 weeks and weighted less than 5lbs. We had trouble…read morewith him gaining weight and latching. Once i reached out to Betty she was able to see me a few days after at home! since then my boy has packed on half a pound !!! Anytime I've reached out with a question or concern, she was quick to respond and made two home visits! My older kiddos loved her. Amazing energy and so gentle with her guidance and advice. Highly recommend

Amanda is hands down the best. As an athlete herself she has a deep understanding of what my body…read moreneeds. I see her every 2 weeks or so for maintenance. I have been coming for maybe a year. I saw her even more frequently when i had a shoulder injury i was trying to rehab. Parking is easy to find.

I've known Amanda for almost two decades and I've been getting treated by her for just as long. She…read morehas the most intuitive touch I've ever experienced and she knows how to hold a safe space while focusing on the specific needs of her clients. I highly recommend Amanda for both massage therapy and energy work. You won't be disappointed :)

I cannot emphasize what a crucial part of my pregnancy and daughter's birth Stephanie was for us…read more Stephanie provided the exact support we needed; from the moment we hired her to the days leading up to my labor to the birth of our daughter to the days after and everything in between. Any question, request, guidance needed - Stephanie was there. She made us feel no shame in asking the smallest questions. She was clear about when something was evidence-based vs her intuition/experience. She never pushed us to do anything and was always supportive of decisions we made. It was important to me and my husband to have a natural birth, which was my main motivation to hire a doula. Truly could not have delivered this baby without Stephanie (I mean, I would have, of course - but likely after much more pain and decisions I would later regret). She was with us on the phone (my husband, mostly) as soon as my water broke and she was with us in person by the time contractions got heavy to get us through the later stages of labor and the pushing/delivery process. Stephanie worked so in sync with the midwife and nurse on my delivery team - it took a village! In addition to Stephanie supporting me, she was also an amazing guide and support to my husband - equipping him with reading materials before delivery and coaching him on best ways to support me throughout labor and delivery. In the days after our baby was born, we talked to Stephanie every day. She visited us to make sure baby was latching properly, showed me some other tips and tricks for feeding, and has continued to provide us with guidance on feeding and pumping and all feeding things! When I become pregnant with baby #2, Stephanie will be among the first to know - could not imagine doing a totally natural birth again without her!

Hiring Stephanie as our doula was one of the best decisions we made while preparing for the birth…read moreof our first child. When my partner and I started looking into childbirth education, we quickly realized how much we didn't know and how overwhelming it could be to research everything on our own. From our very first meeting with Stephanie, it was clear how knowledgeable she is. She focuses heavily on evidence-based information, which was exactly how we wanted to approach decisions around birth. I became interested in attempting an unmedicated birth, although I was only about 60% confident I could actually do it. Stephanie never doubted me. From that point on, all of our preparation and meetings were geared toward helping me achieve that goal. She was always quick to respond to texts and emails and provided detailed, thoughtful information whenever we had questions. Stephanie also did an incredible job coaching my partner ahead of time so he knew how to support me during labor. In our prep meetings, she walked him through different techniques and ways he could help when things became intense. Because of that preparation, he was able to really play an active role during labor. Even during labor itself, Stephanie continued guiding him on how to support me in ways that were actually helpful in the moment. When things were very intense, she would gently coach him on what to do, whether that was how to help with breathing, positioning, or encouragement. If he wasn't sure whether something he was doing was helping, she gave him feedback and reassurance so he could keep supporting me confidently. That support for both of us made a huge difference. When my labor started, I was able to text Stephanie updates and questions and she was always quick to respond and help ease my worries. At one point she had another client in labor (which we knew was a possibility), but her backup doula came to my house and provided wonderful support until we went to the hospital. Stephanie met us there and immediately helped me focus on breathing and staying calm. The moment I'll always remember most was during the pushing phase. I was exhausted having been awake for nearly 36 hours, but Stephanie's coaching and encouragement made such a difference. Her reminders to breathe for the baby and "blow out the birthday candles for the baby," along with her steady counting and encouragement, helped me push through and ultimately deliver my baby the way I had hoped. One unexpected benefit of working with Stephanie is that she is also a lactation consultant. She helped us prepare for breastfeeding, explained how pumping works, and helped us troubleshoot breastfeeding our baby a few days after coming home. I didn't expect that level of support, but it ended up being incredibly helpful. Stephanie is incredibly knowledgeable and very honest. She gives you the information and may offer a recommendation, but she never pressures you if you decide differently. She's straightforward, fact-driven, and clearly very dedicated to her clients. Working with her truly showed me how valuable doulas can be. Stephanie was wonderful to work with, and I would not want to have another child without her by my side.

Jamie came to my home in my first month PP and completely changed my relationship with my…read morebreastfeeding journey. She was warm, reassuring, knowledgeable, and gave specific instructions and tips to meet our goals. She provided support after our appointment via email and text, a detailed plan, referrals, and just had a genuine kindness about her that made me feel comfortable and ready to receive the help she gave. My little girl was born a month early and while I had no issues producing milk to feed her, I was totally lost when it came to how to get her to latch comfortably and had zero confidence in my ability to give her what she needed. Jamie really helped me feel more confident about my innate ability to care for her, and with her help our little girl has gained 3 pounds in a month and a half. I cannot recommend Jamie enough.

I had a fairly uneventful and easy labor, but once I got home the real challenges began. I was…read morehaving extreme pain breast feeding and my doula was a certified lactation consultant trying to help me for 3 weeks.. but still I was in extreme pain and not enjoying breast feeding at all.. and then my doula recommended Jamie to get more help. Being so cautious with Covid and still healing myself, I was so thankful Jamie offered home visits. It made things so easy having her come to our space and help us while we were in our "normal" routine. She did a thorough assessment of myself, baby, and our feeding mechanics. I immediately felt like Jamie was the person who was going to help us, I knew in my gut that she knew her craft and this was finally going to be our turning point. Jamie helped us diagnose my vasospasms and my daughters lip and tongue tie. Not only did she help during her in person visit but she's been available by phone and text as the weeks have gone on. She's invested in her patients and keeping in touch. She has communicated and supported us through our daughters recovery after her tongue and lip procedure, her slow weight gain, and now mastitis at 3 months post partum. Exclusive breastfeeding was always my goal but in the early weeks after delivering my daughter, I didn't know if I could do it.. but Jamie helped make it possible. I'm so proud and grateful to have made it this far exclusively breast feeding and it wouldn't have been possible without Jamie's expertise. My only regret.. not reaching out to Jamie day 1 for support and guidance!!!

We are SO grateful that we were referred to Kate to help my then 10-month-old with her feeding…read morechallenges. Kate was incredibly knowledgeable, patient and empathetic. In addition to helping my daughter achieve success with eating solid foods, she provided invaluable support for my husband and I, and connected us to an amazing ENT when we needed tongue/lip tie to procedures. We'd enthusiastically recommend her to anyone looking for a feeding specialist!

What a godsend! Kate, is wonderful. Our 2 year old was having a challenge transitioning to solids…read more We found Kate through a referral and she's been unbelievable. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable, but she's great with our son and created a great connection. Fast forward a year and he's back on track and you wouldn't even know he had an issue. Even when Covid forced us to go virtual Kate was great and my son even looked forward to their zoom sessions. 10/10 would recommend Eat Talk Learn!