Baby Steps Doula Svc

I highly recommend Nicole as a Doula and someone to have on your birth team. Nicole played a key role in helping my husband and I through the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum stages of our first child. She provided valuable education throughout our journey that give us confidence leading up the the birth. During the actual birth, Nicole knew exactly what to do to provide support for both me and my husband. She helped us have the birth experience we had hoped for. We couldn't have done it without her!
Jun 21st, 2021

My husband and I were beyond blown away by Nicole’s compassion, understanding and knowledge. She’s a natural teacher, a true caregiver and has fabulous communication skills. She consistently made time for us before, during and after our twin birth regardless of the curve balls that were thrown our way. And for this, we are forever thankful. She guided us through the process of deciding if a doula was the right choice for our family (spoiler, it most definitely was!). Right away we felt comfortable sharing this season of our life with her. During our prenatal visits and via communications we talked openly about my pregnancy and our hopes for labor and delivery. She provided us with ample research based information and always offered to look for anything else we felt we needed. She also leveraged her community contacts to provide us with other resources. She supported us during my hospital stay prior to labor and really helped us advocate for our wishes despite dealing with a situation we did not plan on having to encounter. Post delivery she was able to stay with me while my husband joined our twins in NICU. This was hands down the most beneficial part of working with Nicole. She was able to support me at a time I would have otherwise been alone. My husband and I are so thankful for this. If you are on the fence about working with a doula, I encourage you to reach out to Nicole to learn more about the benefits of having a doula on your team. And, if you decided doula support is something you are interested in, I encourage you to reach out to Nicole to see if she is the right fit for you and your growing family.
Nov 1st, 2021

Nicole has been so helpful throughout my entire pregnancy with my twin girls. Leading up to birth so provided us with so much information about the birth process and how to try to flip the babies to be head down. As first time parents, we had no idea the amount of decisions that come with birthing a child, and Nicole helped us to have agency in the decision-making process. Even though I did not end up being able to have the vaginal birth I wanted, Nicole was there for my C-section every step of the way. It was such an overwhelming experience for me and having her there as a calming and encouragement presence was so helpful. She also helped encourage me to tandem feed my girls right away and they have been excellent feeders since. After birth, Nicole has helped tremendously. Bringing home infant twins has been really difficult, especially at night, and Nicole has been there with such great advice and encouragement. Literally don’t know what I would do without her!
Sep 28th, 2021

Nicole was the absolute best to work with. She is incredibly kind, knowledgeable and patient. While Nicole was great in helping us to prepare for the birth of our first child, she was instrumental in getting through labor and delivery. I couldn't have even imagined how helpful she would be! Prior to birth, she helped us learn more about each stage of pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum. She provided exercises and tips to navigate through third trimester aches and pains. Nicole listened to our hopes for labor and delivery and partnered with us to build our birth plan. She was knowledgeable about Hypnobirthing and helped us figure out how to incorporate it into our birth plan. With her help, we felt confident and prepared heading into the birth of our first born, even with the ever changing world of COVID-19. When labor started she was a calm, steady, reassuring voice. Little did we know that she would be providing support for 27 hours! She helped us stay comfortable at home and rest until it was time to head to the hospital. Nicole suggested different positions and remedies throughout the contractions and helped my husband feel comptent and comfortable providing support for me. She encouraged our plan for a water birth and helped make the hospital room as peaceful and serene as possible. When the time came for us to alter our plan from a water birth to a natural birth with an epidural, she helped us navigate that as well. With Nicole by our side, we felt like we had a guiding voice and safe space to bring our first born into the world. If we decide to have another baby, I wouldn't think of having anyone else for our doula.
May 26th, 2021

I don’t know that I have the words to adequately express just how amazing it was to have Nicole as our doula. My husband and I found Nicole early on in our pregnancy, and from our very first “interview” meeting we knew that she was meant to be at our birth. She has a wealth of knowledge that was so valuable to have as first time parents. What really stood out was her calm, caring, and empowering presence. After each meeting with Nicole I felt confident that I could have the positive, unmedicated birth that I had always dreamed about. On the day of birth, Nicole helped with positions and techniques that not only provided comfort but helped establish active labor. She was by my side, encouraging me every step of the way that day and knowing she was there helped me feel safe and confident. She also helped to support my husband, reminding him to take breaks to stay hydrated or eat and showing him techniques to aid in my comfort. While other parts of that day may be a bit of a blur, I’ll never forget the feeling of Nicole’s hand on my arm and the joy in her voice as we finally welcomed our baby boy into the world - she genuinely cares about the families she works with and it was such a pleasure to have her on our team and by our side during pregnancy and birth.
May 25th, 2021