What doula clients say about Dalia
Read an AL.com column by Kyle Whitmire about his families doula experience with Dalia here.
"Dalia was amazing! Working with her prior to the birth of my first child was educational, helped answer questions and calm my nerves. I had never accompanied a birth, and so the several house visits and conversations we had prior to my due date were positive and empowering. Three days after my due date, contractions started in the early morning hours. Dalia came over and walked my husband and I through various techniques that would help me stay comfortable and calm during the undetermined amount of pre-labor work. Her presence and support were what enabled me to get through my pending intense and fast labor. Contractions at home shifted that evening from noticeable and manageable to uncomfortable and sharp. After consulting with Dalia over the phone and checking in with my OBGYN group, We decided to head to the hospital. Dalia met us there, and worked alongside my husband to comfort me and help me stay focused for the following 3 hours before our daughter was born! Her techniques really did bring relief and comfort at a time when there wasn't much! Because of the way my body's contracting and laboring was all-consuming, it was difficult for me to remember what to do and say to the medical professionals and my family. This is where Dalia was invaluable. I was able to stick with my plan A, which was for a birth with minimal intervention, including no epidural. I am confident I would have lost sight of my goal and ability to have a natural birth if not for her. We are ever grateful, Lyndsay & Eric Clark"
"... thank you for all of your help and support. We both really appreciate all that you did for us! I really do not know if I would have made it through my labor and delivery unmedicated without your help and support. You helped me and encouraged me when I doubted myself. Thank you so much!"
"...If any of you are considering whether or not to hire a doula...my advice would be to DO IT! Hire Dalia. She was awesome! We are so thankful she was with us. :)"
"We feel very lucky to have had Dalia as part of our birth experience. We went in search of a doula as I was determined to have an unmedicated birth and wasn't sure how supportive the nurses at the hospital would be. Dalia met with us before the birth and thoroughly talked through our vision of the birth of our son. We knew then that we had made a great decision as Dalia's exprience, confidence, and kindness shined through. These qualities continued as she labored with us throughout the night at the hospital. As soon as she walked into the room, she was advocating for me. She was by my side helping ease the pain and talking me through the contractions. Even after the birth, she guided me through passing the placenta myself and helping my son latch for the first time. I had the birth experience I envisioned, and I believe Dalia helped to make that happen. Even after we were home, Dalia continued to be a great source of support. She visited us at home and eased all of my worries and was always a quick e-mail away when a question arose. I highly recommend Dalia's doula services." "We decided to hire a doula since it was our first child and we had strong feelings about wanting to have an unmedicated natural birth. We chose Dalia as our doula because of her wealth of knowledge, years of experience, proactive and calming demeanor and confidence in her abilities. There was never money more well spent than on hiring Dalia to be a part of our daughter's birth. We would hire her again (and will) with our future pregnancies. She was a source of positivity and strength during the labor and source of knowledge and experience when we had questions prior to and following the birth. I especially loved that she took an interest in instructing my husband on how to help me during the labor instead of leaving him "on the side lines". I'm glad that my husband was able to be really involved in the process and so was he.
Natural birth in Birmingham is rare and can be a daunting experience that leaves you feeling like you're swimming upstream against the "average" medical community. If you don't have the right knowledge and tools to help you along through the process it can be frustrating, misleading and downright impossible to have the kind of birth that you want. Dalia helped us achieve the birth that we had set out to have and we are forever grateful. I have no doubt that it would have been an entirely different and difficult experience without her assistance. "
"Dalia was a wonderful encouragement for me during my labor and water birth. She helped keep not only me calm, but my husband calm and focused as well. She knew some great massage techniques and it was great to have someone there to instruct us on how to use the ones we were taught in classes. I wish that everyone could have as great of an experience as I feel that I had, in part, thanks to Dalia."
Below are more testimonials and a link if you want to post your own through DoulaMatch.net
"Dalia was amazing! Working with her prior to the birth of my first child was educational, helped answer questions and calm my nerves. I had never accompanied a birth, and so the several house visits and conversations we had prior to my due date were positive and empowering. Three days after my due date, contractions started in the early morning hours. Dalia came over and walked my husband and I through various techniques that would help me stay comfortable and calm during the undetermined amount of pre-labor work. Her presence and support were what enabled me to get through my pending intense and fast labor. Contractions at home shifted that evening from noticeable and manageable to uncomfortable and sharp. After consulting with Dalia over the phone and checking in with my OBGYN group, We decided to head to the hospital. Dalia met us there, and worked alongside my husband to comfort me and help me stay focused for the following 3 hours before our daughter was born! Her techniques really did bring relief and comfort at a time when there wasn't much! Because of the way my body's contracting and laboring was all-consuming, it was difficult for me to remember what to do and say to the medical professionals and my family. This is where Dalia was invaluable. I was able to stick with my plan A, which was for a birth with minimal intervention, including no epidural. I am confident I would have lost sight of my goal and ability to have a natural birth if not for her. We are ever grateful, Lyndsay & Eric Clark"
"... thank you for all of your help and support. We both really appreciate all that you did for us! I really do not know if I would have made it through my labor and delivery unmedicated without your help and support. You helped me and encouraged me when I doubted myself. Thank you so much!"
"...If any of you are considering whether or not to hire a doula...my advice would be to DO IT! Hire Dalia. She was awesome! We are so thankful she was with us. :)"
"We feel very lucky to have had Dalia as part of our birth experience. We went in search of a doula as I was determined to have an unmedicated birth and wasn't sure how supportive the nurses at the hospital would be. Dalia met with us before the birth and thoroughly talked through our vision of the birth of our son. We knew then that we had made a great decision as Dalia's exprience, confidence, and kindness shined through. These qualities continued as she labored with us throughout the night at the hospital. As soon as she walked into the room, she was advocating for me. She was by my side helping ease the pain and talking me through the contractions. Even after the birth, she guided me through passing the placenta myself and helping my son latch for the first time. I had the birth experience I envisioned, and I believe Dalia helped to make that happen. Even after we were home, Dalia continued to be a great source of support. She visited us at home and eased all of my worries and was always a quick e-mail away when a question arose. I highly recommend Dalia's doula services." "We decided to hire a doula since it was our first child and we had strong feelings about wanting to have an unmedicated natural birth. We chose Dalia as our doula because of her wealth of knowledge, years of experience, proactive and calming demeanor and confidence in her abilities. There was never money more well spent than on hiring Dalia to be a part of our daughter's birth. We would hire her again (and will) with our future pregnancies. She was a source of positivity and strength during the labor and source of knowledge and experience when we had questions prior to and following the birth. I especially loved that she took an interest in instructing my husband on how to help me during the labor instead of leaving him "on the side lines". I'm glad that my husband was able to be really involved in the process and so was he.
Natural birth in Birmingham is rare and can be a daunting experience that leaves you feeling like you're swimming upstream against the "average" medical community. If you don't have the right knowledge and tools to help you along through the process it can be frustrating, misleading and downright impossible to have the kind of birth that you want. Dalia helped us achieve the birth that we had set out to have and we are forever grateful. I have no doubt that it would have been an entirely different and difficult experience without her assistance. "
"Dalia was a wonderful encouragement for me during my labor and water birth. She helped keep not only me calm, but my husband calm and focused as well. She knew some great massage techniques and it was great to have someone there to instruct us on how to use the ones we were taught in classes. I wish that everyone could have as great of an experience as I feel that I had, in part, thanks to Dalia."
Below are more testimonials and a link if you want to post your own through DoulaMatch.net