Bryce supported me so well and I really needed that because my anxiety before the birth was WILD…read more It was my first time doing a live birth and I just didn't know if I could even do it and I don't have a mom or female relative I could have in the room with me so it really helped to have her calm assertive energy with me the whole way. Bryce has kids of her own, so she was extremely knowledgeable about it from personal experience but also she was professionally knowledgeable with certifications and many years of experience by the time she helped me with my delivery. I found Bryce to be a great resource for every question I had and she always presented both sides when possible. She had an incredible library of solid, peer reviewed studies and proven exercises/ techniques holstered that covered basically everything. She had a phone consult with me and then did a few classes/ planning sessions with my husband and I before the baby was born and then for the birth she came over as soon as I entered active labor and did not leave my side for anything until the baby arrived and was prepared to stay as long as I needed her afterwards which was amazing! She made the hospital room feel comfortable and cozy and set the tone with all the staff at the hospital, making sure everyone knew my birth plan and checking my levels and asking them questions and encouraging me. She helped me understand in layman's terms what the nurses/ docs could see and were doing in the few cases I didn't understand what was going on. Bryce was a tremendous addition to my birthing team and the best decision I made! I will add that she provides postpartum services and I will take her up on that for baby #2 when we are ready to try again.

I absolutely loved having Bryce as our doula. She was extremely supportive and answered any…read morequestions I had, any time, and provided excellent resources for me to make educated decisions on so many of the choices we had for this birth. She was extremely thoughtful and even gave our daughter a little gift to be a big sister post birth! She was a blessing to our family we were especially grateful for her Christian presence. Also, she makes the most delicious vegan chili!

I wanted to come on here and say As a second time mom I was determined to breastfeed this time…read morearound and Jena made it possible for me! She is so great and very knowledgeable in what she does. She offered a ton of support and made me feel confident in breast feeding. I cannot recommend her enough!!!

Jena is amazing! I want to start off by saying I'm a first time mom and when I had my son seven…read moremonths ago I realized I was clueless about breastfeeding, despite having taken a breastfeeding course. I assumed my baby would latch on perfectly and everything would go well from there but, honestly it took hard work to make it truly work. Jena's breastfeeding advice helped me tremendously when I felt like I had no idea what I was doing. I was able to reduce my painful engorged breasts and have my baby latch on. At the hospital, the nurses made breastfeeding seem simple and effortless but once I was home I felt completely lost. I was very lucky to have Jena guide me during my breastfeeding journey. Those first weeks with a newborn are rough (especially with the sleep deprivation & the painful labor recovery) and as a new mama you want to tackle everything on your own, but having a lactation specialist will help make your days easier. Jena is incredible at what she does. Her kindness, patience & calm demeanor are very welcoming and I highly recommend her!

AMAZING arrivals could not be a better name! Taryn and Diana are both absolutely incredible! The…read morebest choice I ever made for the birth of my first son was to hire them. They immediately made us feel comfortable at our first meeting. Both are warm, sincere, and obviously love what they do. They really helped educate, prepare, and empower us throughout my pregnancy. Our birth went according to our birth plan, with Taryn beside me as my advocate at Loma Linda the whole time. It was the most amazing and empowering experience, and not having to worry about making sure the staff followed my plan took a HUGE stress off my shoulders so I could focus on birth and bonding. Every single wish was honored. Taryn continued to be a valuable resource after, making my placenta capsules, assisting with breastfeeding and new mom questions, even coming over just to rub my feet! I sincerely think that the high number of interventions (drugs, complications, C-sections, etc.) would drastically reduce in this country if every woman, especially first time moms, had access to a personal doula. Absolutely 100000% worth every penny!! Even though I know the ropes this time around, I was honored to ask Taryn to be my doula again as we prepare for our second baby.

Diana was such a blessing to both my husband and I. After 4 vaginal epidural births I decided I…read morewanted to make my 5th and last birth, a non medicated hospital birth. I knew I would need the help of a Doula to achieve my goal. After meeting with several other Doulas it took one meeting with Diana (and Terryn) and we knew they were the right fit for us. Diana was immensely helpful throughout my entire pregnancy. Always knowledgeable and helpful no matter what my concern was. From sending me a yoga DVD when I wanted to start exercising to coming over to massage me when I had a pinched nerve Diana was always just a phone call or text away. My labor was unexpectedly fast and Diana was there to help and stayed calm even during an unplanned home birth. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for knowledgeable and caring Doula in Southern California.

I highly recommend Julie! I saw her with my son and she was excellent and saved my breastfeeding…read morejourney. I knew i had to see her again after my daughter was born. She is so knowledgeable when it comes to breastfeeding and has the best advice and tips on positions and excercises to help baby latch better. She is also very skilled at assessing oral ties, but is not pushy in any way to get them released. If you do decide to release a tie, she has a list of people she recommends who are all great too. The support she gives is amazing. she is always so calm and kind and truly cares about helping you. It makes you feel really comfortable. Breastfeeding is not easy but having Julie is a godsend!!

I cannot rave enough about Julie's expertise and kindness! I went in with mastitis and she helped…read moreme to cure it without antibiotics and without an emergency on my hands. She also educated me on flanges and I was using the wrong one thinking I knew everything as this was my second breastfeeding journey. She was beyond kind and took so much time with me to really assess and help me along in my breastfeeding journey! I was so thankful to have this help and now an amazing lactation provider! Every breastfeeding woman should have a Julie in their life!

Amanda is truly amazing. We hired her for postpartum overnight work. We were so desperate for sleep…read moreas the 4 month sleep regression was really tough. She jumped right in and truly cared about our well being. I wished I had hired her as my birth doula too. Her wealth of knowledge and smart mind is incredible.

This review is a long time coming because I gave birth in 2019, with Amanda right by my side from…read morestart to finish. My husband and I sought out a doula after experiencing a very rough first trimester mentally and emotionally. I knew after going through a rough pregnancy and PP with my first child that it would be a good idea to bring on additional support. I researched multiple doulas, and after interviewing another person who in my opinion was tied for first-- something told me to go with Amanda... And I'm so glad I did. The thing that I gravitated toward the most with her was her empowering, yet calm energy as well as the fact that she herself is a mother and has experienced birth. She connected with me on so many levels during my pregnancy and labor/delivery. Even having such an involved and supportive husband, Amanda provided support and assistance in ways we never could have done on our own. I felt so comfortable and grateful to have her in my pregnancy journey/labor & delivery experience. It wouldn't have been the same without her. Her doula service is well worth the money and I would absolutely use her again! Thank you so much Amanda

Had our first initial visit and it went amazing. So much information and already looking forward to…read moremy breastfeeding journey to continue, I almost quit, and Breast4Baby gave me the education, time, and encouragement to keep breastfeeding and pumping. It's been a rough 8 weeks but I felt so much relief and reassurance after just one appointment. She listened to me and my needs and gave me the correct nipples sizing for my flanges. Looking forward to my next appointment. I'm already producing more milk than from when I first visited and it's just been a few days. Her tips were helpful. The office was very homey also

Jacqueline was great. Attentive and knowledgeable coupled with caring and supportive. Highly…read morerecommend!

Our experience with Sheri has been amazing! Her classes are so informative and she takes the time…read moreto answer your personal questions. She is very responsive. We even set up a call with her afterwards and she was flexible enough to schedule a personal zoom class for us around our schedule. She gave us a bunch of tips to help with our journey. She also has a vast network of professionals and that helped us find our pediatrician and other resources that we needed. We highly recommend her services.

Sheri was an absolute blessing to our family! Sheri was my labor doula, but it didn't stop there…read more First, as soon as we told her we would like to have her as our doula, she had her phone on her 24/7 to answer any questions I had about my last few weeks of pregnancy. From ways to naturally induce labor, questions about certain pregnancy symptoms, and concerns about labor, she was there to help me to prepare for my upcoming labor and delivery of my son. Sheri was with me throughout my entire 33 hours of labor. She practically turned my labor room into a spa! With aromatherapy, LED candles, relaxing music and essential oils, she made my room so comfortable and serene! She tended to my needs during the entire labor. She used massage, imagery and breathing techniques to get me through every contraction and obstacle in labor. Her experience as a labor and delivery/postpartum nurse also helped to give me piece of mind since she also had the medical background and knowledge to understand everything going on between the medical professionals. She was able to explain to me things I didn't understand, offer suggestions, and be an advocate for me when it came to my nurses and the entire health care team. After the birth of my baby, Sheri continued to go above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of. She visited me at the hospital the day after the baby was born and brought me lactation cookies and padsicles (frozen maxi pads with aloe vera and witch hazel... AMAZING!!!), she visited me at my home when I was having issues with breastfeeding, and when I mentioned something about wanting to wear a Moby wrap, she told me she had some loner wraps and brought me one to my home. I could text her anytime of the day with a question or concern and she would respond very quickly. The only way I can truly describe Sheri is by saying she is seriously an angel. Her calm demeanor, her soothing voice, her graciousness, gentleness, sincerity, patience and love for her job make her someone you just want to be around, especially during this very intimate time in your life. My husband and I HIGHLY recommend Sheri to anyone looking for a labor or postpartum doula. We don't know how we would have done it without her. She will be a special person in ours and our son's life forever.

Wouldn't recommend this service to anyone! Our experience was very similar to Emily's experience…read more I'd say almost to the T with the exception of her assistant, Sally was great and is one of the reason my wife and son are alive today. My wife and I expressed concerns about her pelvis being too narrow but she brushed it off and we believed her. A mistake that nearly ended my new family. She would say that something was fine and then would say that the same thing was concerning. We chalked it up to her being a bit eccentric. On top of that, we only got reimbursed a little over $100 from insurance and we had Anthem PPO at the time. Not necessarily her fault but it added to the negative experience and expenses. My wife's labor ended up being 24hrs at home and 36hrs total which ended in a C-Section. She was little to no help and it was Sally that recommended we go to the hospital. Plug-in for Rancho Springs, amazing hospital and staff. It's not what we wanted but definitely what we needed and more. We didn't want a hospital birth but they have the best ward bar none. Only hospital me and my wife would go to for this. From our conversations with other people that used her in the past, I think she was once a great midwife but from our experience, I would highly discourage anyone from using her services. If you use her, you'll be playing roulette with you and your child's life.

Would not recommend Our son was born early September 2024…read moreand Anne was our midwife for the pregnancy. During our meetings we were constantly recommended to seek outside opinions from my OBGYN and medical facilities, causing us to spend thousands more during my pregnancy and birth on top of her fee for services ($6000). During my birth Anne and her assistants made the environment stressful when I expressed for my birth to be peaceful to my liking. Upon Anne's arrival she said that I was fully dilated at 6am. At 3pm Anne had checked me and told me that she had still felt some of my cervix (I WAS NOT FULLY DILATED). She had complained earlier in the day that her fingers were too short to check properly, so I'm not sure how she has been a midwife and her fingers be too short to check her clients. I was instructed to push while not being fully dilated. Anne appeared impatient and she didn't seem to know what to do to help me progress. After an hour and a half of pushing she recommended transfer to the hospital. Upon arrival at the hospital I was checked and was dilated to AN EIGHT. The hospital determined that my baby was too large to have naturally. During my pregnancy we brought up the size of my baby and Anne would discredit all the ultrasounds and weight estimates that we were given. I had my baby via c-section and was born at 11 pounds 1 ounce, he would never have been born safely naturally. After my hospital stay we returned home to a birth pool fully inflated and still containing the water from my labor, this was after I was told that everything would be cleaned up before our return. A warning to all, a contract is presented and must be signed that states once Anne shows up to your birth/labor there are NO REFUNDS of any sort. Ultimately I would not recommend Anne's services as a midwife. If you are looking for a midwife to trust as your expert and for a safe, comfortable birth, look elsewhere.