Betsy was absolutely amazing. From the first meeting I knew she was the one for me. She walked me through everything and made me feel comfortable for the process of labor and birth. She helped me through contractions and supported my husband through the whole process. When things got dicey and I felt like I couldn’t do it anymore Betsy helped me through it with encouragement and confidence. We needed up having to transfer to the hospital and she was there every step of the way. I couldn’t recommend her more!

I wanted to give Betsy a chance to reach out and explain herself but instead she had her husband send a message to justify her absence when I needed her most, and has yet to reach out a month after giving birth without any support. I heavily relied on Betsy as this was my first birthing experience and I had a specific birth plan and was not intending on using an epidural. I’m really surprised because I felt really good about her and she was in the same page as me. Too good to be true i guess. I contacted Betsy as I was starting to get contractions earlier in the day, maybe 2 or 3 PM. I was advised to reach back out once my contractions were closer together and then she would come over and assist with early labor. I reached out around 10pm as my contractions were close enough together to need her assistance. The messages that my husband sent showed “read” but no response. Again, we head to the hospital around 5 AM and sent another message, showing “read”. I went 13 hours into labor with no epidural and I had no support that was promised by Betsy. Not even a response until the next day from her husband explaining that she had an accident and her phone was broken and out of service. My question is, how were the messages “read”? Also, I do have a heart and I feel for her. I hope she is ok, but also, a month later there is no communication from her whatsoever. It’s as if our meetup and plan never existed and weren’t important to her. It’s very unprofessional. Also, I’d be aware that there is no backup doula if you pick her for situations that her husband explained. This is an important job to have when someone is in a vulnerable position and they’re wanting the support to have the birth they’ve envisioned from someone who is supposed to be passionate and educated in this field. Instead I was left in the dark, alone, and my birth was not at all what I envisioned. In fact, none of my birth plan was honored and it turned into an emergency c section. The entire event was extremely traumatizing and I have been experiencing extreme postpartum depression since I gave birth. I didn’t expect miracles or a perfect birth. I was open to curveballs because that’s life. But when I’m asked to make decisions while I’m feeling 100% of my contractions, it would’ve been nice to have someone advocate for me while I’m unable to think clearly and make an informed consent. That was the whole point of hiring Betsy. I really trusted her and she let me down.

Betsy is genuine and always there for me when I needed her. I had issues with my first doula because she hardly responded to my texts and questions and Betsy without hesitation became my new doula. She made sure to reach out all the time and made me feel like i really did have support. Some people are genuinely passionate about what they do and Betsy definitely is one of them.

Betsy was absolutely incredible during my birthing time and I cannot recommend her enough as a doula! From the moment we first spoke she was so knowledgeable and made me feel confident in my choices. Betsy was there for me throughout my pregnancy whenever I needed to talk or just answer a question here and there. Even though my birth didn’t go according to plan she was right there with me every step of the way from laboring at home to being transferred to the hospital from our birth center. My baby had been in an optimal position for weeks and then flipped sunny side up as soon as labor started. Betsy was so helpful with my horrible back labor doing hip squeezes, tens unit, using a massage gun, and helping me with the miles circuit to try to flip my baby around. When I wasn’t progressing it was recommended I go to the hospital to get an epidural to get my body to relax which was an absolute no no in my birth plan because I wanted an all natural water birth. But if it weren’t for Betsy recommending the best hospital ever (Saddleback Memorial Care in Laguna Hills) I don’t think my birth would have ended as positively. She knew how well they take care of people there and I honestly don’t know what we would have done without her guidance. Even though it wasn’t the birth I had envisioned I ended up having the best experience and unplanned C-section at that hospital. I know that we did everything we could to try to flip my baby. Turns out he was 9lbs 12oz and I am very thankful that I did not have to push him out. I truly cannot say enough great things about Betsy she is kind and compassionate with a plethora of knowledge about birth and breastfeeding. If you are looking for a doula look no further!

Betsy was a God-sent doula. She was exactly the presence I needed in my birth and brought an atmosphere of joy (can you believe we were LAUGHING in between contractions sometimes?! I can't!). It was exactly what I needed in the moment and when things got hard, she knew how to just rub my back or emphasize with me. She was on top of every single thing from timing contractions to making sure we were staying in touch with the midwife and providing updates. She was supportive in every way. I would not have wanted to do this birth without her!