Hayley & Kevin

From prenatal meetings, through a long labour and delivery, and postnatal check-ins, Adrienne’s compassionate care exceeded all of our expectations. In short, we wouldn’t want to have another baby without Adrienne as our birth doula!

After an induction, 24 hours of labour, and a difficult delivery of our little girl, I said in the delivery room “I feel like that was a really positive birth experience”. That feeling is owed in large part to Adrienne’s presence, reassurance, coaching, advocacy, and calm, compassionate approach. With a long labour, there were three hospital shift changes and many different medical staff members in and out of the room. The continuity of care that Adrienne provided meant that we felt supported and could relax knowing that Adrienne was communicating our preferences and advocating our best interests to the changing medical team.

I’m especially grateful for the significant support that Adrienne provided in establishing a positive breastfeeding experience. Shortly after our baby was delivered and put on my chest, Adrienne helped establish the latch, and a few days later at our postnatal visit (when my milk had come in and I was incredibly uncomfortable) she spent an hour providing hands-on help to breastfeed, which I believe has made our now 6-month breastfeeding journey a successful one.