Pura Mama

Thinking back over my pregnancy and birth experience, I am so thankful that we had Becca as our doula. She is genuine, kind, knowledgable and so passionate about what she does. It’s really more than a career to her. She was there every step of the way to answer questions and reassure me. I feel like she’s a longtime friend who is always there when I need her – that’s just how warm and wonderful she is. We took her Two Doulas Birth class, and I highly recommend hiring Becca as a doula and taking her birth class too. We felt so informed and prepared and it was great getting to know Becca prior to our daughter’s birth. Becca looked over our birth preferences and counseled us and helped me understand and revise my preferences. While we preferred an unmedicated vaginal birth, I ended up having to be induced and had a few interventions. With Becca’s support, guidance and expertise, I felt completely in control of my birth experience. Becca essentially led my pushing and helped keep me focused, and I can’t imagine getting through it without her. Her post-​partum doula support (one visit is included with the doula package) was great as well. I am so thankful for Becca. My husband was also extremely happy to have Becca’s support. I truly hope she will be present at the birth of all of our children. She was an essential part of my positive birth experience.

Becca is one of the most wonderful supportive people my husband and I have ever met. We feel like we won the doula lottery having her at our birth. Her support pre-​pregnancy in terms of answering all our questions and calming our fears went above and beyond what I had expected. My labor ended up being very long and difficult and she spent over 30 hours with us at the hospital and was instrumental in helping to calm me and my husband, help us understand our options, and make the best possible decisions for not only me and my family but my baby. My family and friends who were also a part of our birth also felt supported by Becca’s presence and reassuring words. I will have to plan my second baby around when she is available, because I can’t imagine going through this again without her!

Becca is a fantastic doula. My husband and I hired her to work with us for a non-​medicated hospital birth. We also took her ‘Two Doulas Birth’ class, which was wonderful. We ended up having to have an emergency induction at 39 weeks when I was diagnosed with preeclampsia. Thank goodness we had Becca on our team for that! She was a great source of information, and was able to work with the hospital staff to honor many of our original birth plan requests. She was extremely supportive and calm. Even the nurse at the hospital complimented her on her knowledge and demeanor. In fact, the hospital staff trusted her so much that they let her coach my pushing as long as the nurse was present. I can’t imagine how our birth would have gone had she not been there — nor do I want to!

Becca is truly an amazing doula and anyone would be lucky to have her for a birth and/​or postpartum doula. As a first time mom who was very committed to a natural, unmedicated birth with minimal interventions (but in a hospital setting), I knew it would be very important for me to have a knowledgeable advocate by my side. My husband and I hired Becca for both birth and postpartum. Her input, guidance, and support were essential. She helped us navigate difficult interactions with medical providers, made us aware of all our options as we were choosing which medical interventions would be appropriate, and provided much needed emotional support during pregnancy, especially the last several weeks as my baby was 2 weeks overdue! During the birth, Becca was compassionate and supportive, and she interacted with our medical providers to ensure our birth plan was followed. During postpartum, she was always available for support and guidance, and was especially helpful with breastfeeding. I could not recommend Becca enough — she has and continues to be an invaluable resource and friend!