Birthing Embrace

Fauve was born to be a doula! We took her prenatal class, and it was great, but I was still on the fence about forking out the money to have a doula at our birth. After having done it, I can say it was SO WORTH IT. She gave us 2 home visits before the labour, so we knew what to expect and could ask her questions. During labour, she came over while I was in a contraction, and I hardly even noticed. She had a calming presence and was just there - rubbing my back, and gently supporting me through it. She was with us for our home birth for more than 16 hours (!) and was attentive and helpful to both my husband and myself throughout. It was a long labour, and at one point I'd had enough and was ready to go to the hospital. She and my husband calmly reminded me of my intention to give birth at home, and she helped me refocus on that goal when I had just had enough. And I'm so glad she did! I ended up having my baby at home in a tub without any interventions, and I'm so glad I did. Fauve also went above and beyond by bringing the pool and most of the supplies, letting us use her TENS machine, her affirmations, and even taking photos for us at the very end! After the birth, Fauve even cleaned up and ran a load of laundry. She remained supportive and in contact with us for weeks afterwards, and helped put us in touch with a great lactation consultant when we were having issues in the first few days. I know that without Fauve's experience, knowledge, and presence, we would have had a very different birthing experience. Thank...