Hiring Tess as our doula was the single greatest decision we made for our pregnancy. When we first found out we were pregnant, we knew we wanted to hire a doula. We had previously experienced trauma due to miscarriages and wanted this pregnancy to be as positive an experience as possible. Tess was truly a blessing to us and we were so grateful to have her as our doula. When we first met Tess, the thing that really stood out to us was her knowledge. Leading up to our due date, Tess met with us a couple of times to discuss and help formulate our birth plan. Tess was extremely knowledgeable about everything from pain medication to hypnobirthing. Tess also led us in activities to help prepare for our big day including body positioning to help with induction and guided meditations to help with pain during contractions. During labor, Tess moved me into the perfect positions to help ease the pain. I truly believe Tess is one of the most knowledgeable doula's available and one that truly helped us prepare for our birth. Another thing that really stood out to us about Tess was her care and compassion. Even though we prepared all that we could for our labor, we still ran into problems along the way. Our baby's heart rate dropped during labor, which triggered chaos as a dozen nurses and OBs ran into our room to help save our baby. Although Tess couldn't do anything from a medical standpoint, she provided much needed reassurance and comfort at an extremely vulnerable time. We could have easily become overwhelmed and succumbed to the chaos, but Tess was by our side as long as she could to be our rock. We ended up having an emergency C-section, which went as well as we could have ever hoped and provided us with the healthy birth of our newborn baby. Thanks to Tess, we were very calm and collected during this chaotic time. Lastly, we think Tess is an amazing doula because she goes above and beyond her duty to help her families. After we brought our newborn home from the hospital, Tess made a visit to help us transition to home life with our newborn. In addition to being knowledgeable about pregnancy and delivery, Tess is extremely knowledgeable and experienced in caring for newborns. She taught us more tricks and tips than any Pediatrician or Nurse ever taught us. Tess also helped us weeks after our last visit. We had questions about caring for our newborn including referrals to other service providers, and as always, Tess delivered. Tess was truly a blessing to our family. She is much more than a doula. Her blend of knowledge, compassion, and dedication to her families goes above and beyond anything that we could have hoped for when we first considered her as our doula. We truly believe Tess is the greatest doula in the world and we have our happy and healthy baby to prove it!

Tess was invaluable to us and helped us prepare for the birth of our child and navigate a very long labor when the time came. She helped us understand labor and post labor from both a medical and process perspective— walking us through the potential scenarios and our options. From helping communicate and advocate for our personal birth preferences to the medical team to just being a comforting presence and coaching us through the birth, we can't imagine how much harder it would have been without Tess by our side. We can't recommend her enough!