Doula Love Family Wellness Center

We met the owner Wendy during our "Your Birth, Your Way" class in 2017. I was nervous my husband wouldn’t take to the class as it was but Wendy was the perfect blend of humor and detailed information that my husband needed in order to learn and understand the birthing process. So when we ended up in a c-section with our first for breech presentation, we knew immediately that we would be going for VBAC with our next. As soon as we were pregnant again we started the conversation of hiring a doula and knew we wanted to interview Wendy. We were so impressed with her ability to connect with both of us, she was on OUR team.

After hiring, anytime I had any concern before or after an appointment or just with pregnancy, wife-life and mothering a toddler, she was there to embrace me with her words! She just GETS it! Wendy inspired me with her tenderness and direct words in my anxieties. She talked me through all of the ins and outs of VBAC. We knew we’d likely have another “big” baby and that since I had never been in labor before that I’d go late. I didn’t want to be induced at all. Wendy gave us evidence-based information, as well as stories of her experiences with other families and this helped us make decisions leading up to spontaneous labor and we couldn’t have appreciated it more!

After being up all night and having a slow but intense labor, my baby was not just big, she happened to be surprise BROW presentation (we didn’t know until she was out!). During pushing I remember bawling and begging for Wendy. She knew I needed strong words and I knew she’d give them to me! The rest of my team was exhausted but she came through and told me to get my baby out! My husband and I both agree that without Wendy we would not have had the successful VBAC. She was such a critical member of our team! One of my favorite birth pictures is of my husband crying and embracing her after our baby was born. Wendy will be on our team for all of our future births!

I choose the express birth class for my husband and I. It was a small class setting in a home/business environment only 5 couples total in our Saturday course. I really enjoyed the hands on visual learning that the owner taught and presented to us! I took the course at 30 weeks pregnant and would say that was good timing. I really enjoyed the class and highly recommend to other couples wanting to know what to expect before, during and after the birth of their babies!

Great class and community offerings at Doula Love! My partner and I particularly appreciated the Comfort Positions and Massage for Labor classes. These classes helped empower him to support me during pregnancy and labor, and also gave me some tools in my tool belt. And let me tell you... we used every one of them!

I also absolutely LOVED the New Parent Support Group that occurs on Tuesdays. Wendy brought so much knowledge and insight to questions and concerns mothers had, and it was a great opportunity to connect with other moms and babies who are the same age. As a first time parent, I don't know what I would have done without this community and support system. I'm so excited to be joining the Working Moms Support Group on Sundays now too!

I would recommend Doula Love any day. This is a great organization supporting women and families from prenatal to postpartum. Thank you for all that you do!

My husband and I are first time parents. We took their express birth class and had so much fun! They really made the day enjoyable and entertaining.