Fauve

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...

Fauve is one amazing doula! I loved everything she did to support me and my husband during the birth of our daughter. She is very knowledgeable about all the different options, opinions and ideas surrounding birth. I loved that she gave us loads of information on birth before and I felt very comfortable asking her questions. She was the first one I told when my labor started and she texted me through the very early beginning stage of labor. Fauve was great at suggesting different positions to try during labor, she massaged my back during contractions, she laughed at my labor-induced humour attempts, she refilled my water bottle, she offered me chicken broth, she had Gianna buy me crackers on her way to the birth (that was the only thing I wanted to eat), she kept my birth pool at just the right temperature, she cooled me off with cold cloths while in the pool, and all with a loving smile. After Phoenix was born, Fauve emptied the birth pool, washed the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen while we snuggled our beautiful daughter in our bedroom. It was so nice to not have housekeeping chores to worry about! Fauve visited us a few days later and offered continued support for breastfeeding and adjusting to parenting our new baby. Fauve's kind smile and loving demeanor were a beautiful addition to our home birth. I felt very supported and encouraged by her, especially during the final moments of labor and birth. Her knowledge, sweetness and wonderful personality are things I would never want to birth without. Thank you Fauve for everything you've done! You are amazing! Thank you so much!

Fauve was a fantastic doula for us. I found her lessons before hand incredibly useful for both myself and my partner in preparing for the birth of our baby. She is very knowledgeable and intuitive, and kept the perfect atmosphere for our "dream labor". I know the birth of my daughter went as well as it did because I had Fauve to help us to mentally prepare before hand, as well as keep everything running smoothly during the big day. Many times during the birth I could recall the lessons we had learned from her before hand and it really helped me emotionally to stay focused. I also saw my partner using all of the techniques he had learned during our lessons to help me through my labor, creating an incredible emotional bond between us. On the day of the birth, she kept everything organized, including the birthing tub. Everyone in our birthing team, including our midwife and family, quickly learned that she was incredibly efficient and would know exactly where to find everything. She was such a big help keeping everything feeling calm and safe to keep that baby moving. She was very sensitive to my needs during my labor and all her tricks and massage/hip squeezes to help manage the contractions were very helpful. Without her I don't think I would have achieved my goal of a safe, natural, drug-free home birth.

We were so fortunate to stumble upon Fauve in our search for a doula. Fauve was looking to gain experience as a newer doula and partnered with a more experienced doula who offered a student doula option. We were interested in this option and when we went to meet the doulas we met Fauve. We felt comfortable with Fauve from our first meeting (a big must in finding a doula to share the intimacy of birth with, especially as labour and birth can take a long time). During our time with Fauve we were supported both physiologically and emotionally. Fauve was both professional and personal in her approach. I know it's not a necessity for a good doula to also be a mother herself but I appreciated Fauve's personal experience of childbirth. Our uncomplicated birth, the setting we chose, and the company we chose to be present helped to make the welcoming of our daughter perfect. Although I could've laboured and delivered our daughter into this world without a doula by my side, I sure wouldn't want to. My partner and I agreed following the "big day" that we would not have another birth without a doula present. We wanted the best and received more than one could imagine. Thank you Fauve!