We worked with Nikki as a night nurse/doula during the first 3 months of our first kid's life, and we were very grateful to have her partnership and support. She's professional and very proactive and communicative, which went a very long way in building trust and helping us as new parents. For example, she was the first person to notice a hernia that our son had / we needed to get fixed. Getting sleep and keeping up with all the changes with your kid can be hard as new parents, and Nikki's support was key to staying sane and better rested!
— Charlie M.
TLDR: We wholeheartedly, without reservation, recommend Nikki. Trustworthy, kind, compassionate, knowledgeable, excellent. Hire her!
More Details: After 3 months in the hospital (a month on the perinatal high risk unit with preeclampsia, then 2 months in the NICU after emergency c-section), Nikki stepped in to help us when we finally brought home our little preemie. We were terrified, exhausted, lost, confused and traumatized. I'm not sure how we would have managed without Nikki. My husband and I were AMAZED constantly at her knowledge and skills around our newborn. This little alien lifeform that I had no idea what to do with, she just knew intuitively. She also helped take care of me making sure I always had a full water glass, making sure I ate, making sure I could shower and nap. Another thing I really really appreciated about Nikki was her lactation knowledge. Because of the preeclampsia/c-section/prematurity, our breastfeeding journey was just rough. I was pumping every 2-3 hours, and also going to appointments with IBCLCs and OTs to try to help, and also trying all the different pumps. Nikki's knowledge and advice was SO helpful. I would be overwhelmed at trying to figure out how to use this stupid new pump I bought, and Nikki very patiently figured it out and helped. She accompanied us to appointments, gave input, and helped implement suggestions. Besides all of that, she was just easy to be around, which was huge in the early days. Easy to talk to, good sense of humor, open and authentic. She would come in the early morning, and quietly come take the baby out of her bassinet while we were passed out trying to recover from a rough night of wakings and pumpings. Plus she did a lot of extra stuff that I'm not sure is even part of doula care? In my early postpartum haze, I decided it was the right time to try to make challah for the first time (what?!) and she was on board with me, helping me make the dough, while also experimenting with a wearable pump at the same time?! We also really appreciated that she was never judgemental or critical, always objective and answered questions and problems from a place of knowledge of evidence and experience.
— Marissa G.
Nikki was such an amazing help to me and my husband as an overnight doula! First-time mom who hardly took any classes and I found her so knowledgeable about everything baby. Each time she came overnight I had questions ready and she'd answer them all. Breastfeeding started out very difficult for me but she was there to help me through each stage after getting feedback from my lactation consultant. I highly recommend her!
— Katherine B.
We hired Nikki to be our birth and postpartum doula. The day of the birth Nikki was unfortunately sick but had a backup plan in place and we got an amazing other doula as support. Nikki joined us for the first two months on overnights and was extremely professional and knowledgeable. Her experience with newborns and new moms is apperant and you can trust her wholeheartedly. We brought her for a third month during the day and it gave me reassurance to leave my baby with someone that knows how to take care of newborns specifically so I can take care of myself. Not only that Nikki is sweet and easy to talk to. I highly recommend her
— Shir K.
We hired Nikki as our postpartum doula for our first child, four weeks of nights and six weeks of days.
Simply put, she was indispensable for new parents with no family in the area. She was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, so careful with our little one, and gave us both rest and peace of mind.
If you are thinking about hiring a kind, thoughtful postpartum doula, Nikki is great
— Lily G.
Found Nikki while searching for doulas servicing SCV. Out of all the doulas that reached out to speak to me, she was the only one that sent me her actual informational packets and was transparent with her services/packages, which I thought was so so helpful during my search! I was planning to have a hospital birth and had already had a midwife, so was looking for support during labor as well as someone to help support my husband as well. Nikki has so many resources to share and always helped me feel well informed. I appreciated that she was always making sure I knew the risks and benefits of everything and explained procedures and terminology when they weren’t clear. My birth went nothing as planned, but I still felt so so confident with each of my decisions and Nikki was a big part in being there to emotionally support me and my husband as well as provide info as needed. She was fantastic with showing my husband how to implement coping techniques to help me through labor and just always knew how to help me cope even before I knew what to do next. She was always very respectful and encouraging, and supported me in ways I could not even think of. I highly recommend Nikki for doula services again once I grow our family in the future!
— Kristine L.
Nikki was our birth and postpartum doula and she was such a pleasure to work with! We would absolutely recommend her to anyone. She is organized, calm, responsive, and such a wonderful resource when it comes to sorting out all of the information available about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and newborn care. She was a massive help during our postpartum visits, and took the time to answer all of our first time parent questions (no matter how small). She even taught us how to properly tie our Solly wrap, setting us up for baby wearing success. Hire her!
— Arianne V.
