I could not say more wonderful things about Susie! I am so happy that I found her and chose to have her as my midwife. She was amazing from the beginning. She has a wealth of information and experience. She has such a vast tool box of tricks of the trade, remedies, soothing techniques and resources. She really helped me in all areas and took a well rounded approach. She helped me problem-solve and provide ways to combat nausea, maintain a healthy meals for me and baby with the right nutrients, she had great recommendations from prenatal vitamins, natural remedies and diet modifications to other providers for part of the pregnancy and birth team. She really listened to me during each session, and helped not only me, but also my family. She talked about how to help my toddler transition into having a baby around, and talked to my husband and answered his questions and also gave me ways to set me up for success in the postpartum period. She and her team (a nurse and a doula) came at 37 weeks to help me set up the birth room and walk through my birth plan. It made me feel so at ease to know that everything was ready and we had a plan for baby. I felt very confident in their care and attention to detail and particularly listening to my desires and wishes and being sure they understood what I wanted. When it came to birth day, she came to my house in the early stages of labor to check in. She was always available via text message or phone call throughout my whole pregnancy, labor and postpartum. It was so nice that I was able to labor at home, but she was available the whole time for me. She gave me things to try throughout labor to help me progress and have the baby well positioned.
She did a wonderful job being calm, collected, helpful, but also very professional and knew when she needed to intervene and when she could let me labor. She also was very helpful to my husband, explaining to him what he could do. He loved her just as much as I did, and loved that she talked through things with him, so he knew how he could be helpful to me, and understand what was going on.
When I had postpartum complications, she came to my house immediately to check in on me and make sure everything was okay. She always made sure I understood what was happening and why, which, being an anal/cerebral person also in the healthcare field, I very much appreciated.
Susie went above and beyond what I would have ever expected and made my pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum experience so comfortable and beautiful! I am forever thankful to her! I will not only use her for my next pregnancy and recommend her to everyone, I also consider her my wise, sweet friend and mentor. read more