“We highly recommend working with Mary if you are looking for doula support! The birth of our first child was very difficult. While we did not have the same anxieties as the first time, we learned a lot about what we did NOT want to happen the second time around. Mary was receptive to all of our wants and helped us discover what we could advocate for based on the experience of our first birth. We struggled with the possibility of another difficult induction or the thought of having a C-section since we were able to avoid one for our first child. Mary supported us by acknowledging our fears, providing exercises and routines pre-birth that could help lessen the probability of those things, yet still went through what each of those scenarios would be like just incase. During labor and birth, she knew exactly what we had asked for in terms of pain management and our labor preferences. I knew she would advocate on our behalf for anything we had spoken about in our pre birth conversations. We had a wonderful labor and delivery this time, and Mary was a big part of that! If you are considering doula support, it is a must! It eases anxiety, and offers emotional and physical support before, during, and after labor. Mary is very easy to work with, and was a very supportive person to have with us during our pregnancy, delivery, and in the weeks afterwards .”