redemptive birth experience
Tamara is a person you want at your birth and in your life in general. She has a gift for knowing how to help you through each situation. During our prenatal visits she was very friendly and optimistic and helped assuage my fears with her knowledge and resources. At my actual birth her calm voice cut through the labor pain reminding me to take deep breaths and that I was strong enough to do this. My husband was also very glad she was there as he found himself clueless about how to help me, or even interact with me during labor.
My first pregnancy was high risk twins delivered by emergency C-section at 37 weeks (no doula), and then a baby in NICU for 6 weeks. The entire time I felt like I had no control over anything. This time around I wanted a calm, normal birth. For me this primary included a vbac (vaginal birth after cessation), and a doula who could help me navigate what my options were during delivery. I feel that the birth I had this time, with Tamara as my doula, has completely redeemed that first birth experience. Tamara helped me get more information in the prenatal phase, allowing me to feel more in control of my own pregnancy. I got my vbac and was able to hold my newborn immediately after she was born without her being whisked away. Tamara was a great support to me and to my husband during this whole process.
Tamara's coaching before the birth helped me think about the things I did really want, such as delayed cord clamping and keeping the plecenta. She was able to recommend a birth class for me and I likely would have had no birth plan at all without Tamara helping me through the process and informing me about what I could ask for and what I would need to ask for.
tori and baby evelyn born june 13, 2017
