Danza Clara Doula

Alli worked to create a genuine relationship of friendship and trust with my husband and myself that made us feel very comfortable with her right away. Alli is an incredibly kind and respectful person with an amazing presence. Her grounding strength, love, support and encouragement throughout our birth experience were true gifts. We are forever grateful to Alli for helping make the birth of our baby girl such a beautiful, peaceful and awesome experience. Alli and her family are now part of ours and we feel very lucky to have them in our lives!

Alli is absolutely amazing and by far the best decision I made when it came to my pregnancy. Without Alli I don’t think I would have had the strength to go through birth naturally. She was by my side every step of the way and knew exactly what I needed throughout the process. I could have bypassed the birthing class we went to but what Alli provided to us was priceless. I would hire Alli again in a heartbeat and honestly can’t imagine giving birth again without her by my side!

Alli was an incredible resource for us during pregnancy and our daughter’s birth. Within 5 minutes of meeting her, we knew she was the perfect doula match for us, and it instantly felt like we had known her for many years. She brings a very organic and natural feeling in her approach to birth work, but never shows any judgment to any decision the mother or birth partner makes. We’ve said many times that we would have been lost during labor and birth without her; she was an absolutely essential member of our team and we will most certainly seek her out for our next child. We had to make many difficult decisions during this labor, and she was helpful, supportive, and lending of her strength and knowledge throughout. If there were more than 5 stars to give, we’d give them all.

Alli is an incredible doula! My partner and I feel so incredibly lucky that we had Alli by our side through my 32 hours of back labor, as well as for pre and post-​labor support. She really made us get through the labor in the way we had hoped for, and offered unique support, care, encouragement, knowledge, validation, cultural competence, and such positive energy that we really needed. If you are able to have Alli as a doula, you are incredibly lucky and will see for yourself what a warm, loving, rare gem she is! Her presence was just so critical for us at our birth. Alli thank you so much!!! We look forward to staying in touch and letting you know when we are ready for our second baby.

I was one of Alli’s first clients. She was amazingly supportive. Three things come to mind when I think about how helpful she was to me and my family. 1) About a week before I was due, I went through a very emotional few days where I was crying a lot and feeling «unready» mainly because I had a to-​do list with things like «figure out what to do about vaccines», «read 4 birthing books», etc. My husband encouraged me to call Alli and so I did. She normalized things in a way my husband and friends couldn’t. I felt immediately better. 2) When she arrived at my house, she guided my breath with such simple, loving instructions and helped me birth my baby with joy and ease at home. 3) She was with me while my husband had to make a trip to my doctor’s office. I felt completely taken care of and held during that time– just the 3 of us. :-) Alli continues to be in my family’s life and I know she is someone I can always turn to for advice and support. She is highly respected in this community and a true sister. Thank you so much, Alli.

Alli was an irreplaceable member of my birth team! I cannot imagine my birth journey without her strong, warm, clear and steadfast presence. She was THERE for me. In a way that I really couldn’t imagine in advance would be needed. I would recommend Alli (and have!) to my dearest friends and family. She is a gem.

Oh, Alli. Where do I even begin? We weren’t planning on having a doula, but when our homebirth turned into a hospital transfer, our midwife recommended Alli join us. In her words, «Alli will just come and love on you the whole time!»
We met Alli in the hospital after 4 days of pre-​labor at home. She immediately took care of us, sending my husband to get some much needed sleep and doing everything possible to get me hydrated and nourished again. As I was in terrible back labor, she used intense poses to help the baby turn. During the next two days of labor, Alli managed to keep me focused and energized, while also finding allies in all of the hospital staff, helping them stay focused on our birth plan. Honestly, she was able to balance all personalities on the labor and delivery team in a way that seemed both deliberate and effortless. I can’t imagine this birth without her grace, wisdom, and charm.
She’ll be the first call we make for the next baby. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.

Alli, the most incredible addition to our birthing team :)
We hired Alli for our homebirth and during our initial phone conversation I knew she was the right doula for us. She immediately felt like someone I had known for years, like an old friend.
For the birth of my second son, Alli came to our home during early labor and was there for us every step of the way. She came equipped with a bag of tricks I never could have imagined. From the get go she fed me, talked me through options and helped me to keep the confidence up that I needed to labor at home. I am quite sure that if she had not been with us, I would have headed to the hospital early on. She had so many perfect ideas and suggestions that energized me, turned my attitude around and got me through the most challenging parts of my natural labor of our 10lb 6oz son!
I love Alli for being there with us and making me feel so safe and empowered. I can’t imagine getting through my labor without her and I feel so fortunate to have her in our family’s lives now! We’ve gained a lifelong friend!

Alli is the greatest doula ever. Seriously, 100% glowing recommendation from us. She is experienced, loving, patient, knowledgeable, respectful, and has the most amazing positive energy you could ever imagine. She will bring such joy to your life and will care for you and your little one truly and deeply. She stayed with my husband and I throughout my entire ridiculously long marathon natural birth, encouraging and supporting us every step of the way. She teamed up with us to make sure our wishes were respected at the hospital, and helped us understand what was happening, even/​especially when things took a turn toward emergency c-​section. Afterward, she followed up with us, spending quality snuggle time with our little guy and helping me get out for short walks.
If we have another little one we will seek her out immediately. Alli is the real deal.
So much love and thanks to you, Alli.

It is with much love and admiration that I write this letter of recommendation for Alli. As we started considering our needs for our second child’s birth, it became clear we needed not just a birth Doula but a family Doula. What I mean by that is we needed someone who could offer support at anytime, to any of us. Maybe mama would need it, daddy or our toddler son. Birth is dynamic and we could not plan for everything. Alli offered a sense of calm ease — she helped us visualize our perfect birth and that is exactly what we got!
My wife and Alli did a sweet nature walk to build our bond of trust even stronger. At the birth she was always right where we needed her. She gave us space when we needed it, her hands also helped with some back labor and her amazing chicken soup was the most delicious thing I tasted post birth. A few days after the birth, we had a lovely debrief and she massaged my wifes’ tired calves. She has a gentle and warm intuition and children clearly love her.
I can’t recommend her enough. Please feel free to reach out to Alli for my contact info should you want to speak more.

Alli Cuentos is an amazing Doula and an amazing human being. I had the great fortune to have Alli by my side during the birth of my daughter Amelie. She guided me and my partner through the most challenging and gratifying experience of my life; for this, I am eternally grateful. Given Alli’s beautiful qualities of warmth, kindness, generosity, and authenticity I truly appreciate that our relationship has gone beyond her Doula services and into friendship.
On a practical business note, Alli’s pricing is extremely reasonable and (at the time) offered on a sliding scale. She is thoughtful about the Doula/​client relationship as she connects in the pre-​natal stage and then closes things nicely by offering additional insight/​wisdom during her postpartum visit. I highly recommend Alli as a Doula and I wish you/​your loved one (s) a great birth experience.