TESTIMONIALS FOR VICKIE
(and photos of the cute babies Vickie has helped welcome into this world)
![While my husband and I faced significant additional stresses [during the pandemic], we continued to feel safe and confident with Vickie’s support to prepare for and birth in a hospital…We could not have done this without her. Meeting her felt like f…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc8737629f2cc1401dbc1f0/1594219015239-TBW6HSBFSOD0LHKVZI9O/IMG_8202.jpeg)
While my husband and I faced significant additional stresses [during the pandemic], we continued to feel safe and confident with Vickie’s support to prepare for and birth in a hospital…We could not have done this without her. Meeting her felt like family- and working with her solidified that relationship…Vickie was an incredible doula. She showed my husband and I how to care for each other, for ourselves and our baby. Anybody would be lucky to have her as their support person. -Rebecca
Vickie was indispensable to me as my doula and I am so thankful to have had her with me during my pregnancy, labor, and delivery. She was a vital source of emotional stability and knowledge that alleviated so much of the stress and fear I experienced while preparing for the birth of my first child...I honestly believe Vickie's presence and skill as a doula made my whole labor experience less stressful and, because of Vickie, one of the most memorable moments that I could have asked for. -Anna
When I think back to the day and night and day of our baby’s birth, I feel so incredibly grateful to Vickie…Vickie was with us the entire time, and she made the delivery room ours- making her space quiet, or dark as necessary, keeping me moving and active despite the wires (which I had told her were a priority), being a source of extreme calm and reassurance during a scary 3AM medical moment and anticipating both of our needs before we even realized them ourselves…Vickie filled the birth space with confidence, good-spirit and energy- to her pregnancy are birth are such joyful, meaningful, beautiful parts of life that she helps you feel that too, even during tough moments. Vickie also approaches pregnancy and birth in a non-gendered way, which we appreciated. -Caitlin
There are no words to express how grateful I am and always will be for Vickie. She is one of the most genuine, supportive, and gifted people I have ever met. She was born to do the work she does, and it is obvious how much she loves it. Vickie has said multiple times that she was honored to work with my partner and me—but the honor and privilege was all ours…Now that I’ve been through the indescribable process that is childbirth, I cannot imagine her not being there. We had some scary surprises during labor, but Vickie’s incredibly soothing presence, as well as her deep, practical knowledge of birthing techniques, made us feel so, so much better during the wildest twenty-four hours of our lives. I will never forget how Vickie kept leaping up from her tiny stool in the hospital room to hold my hand and count down my breaths. She was my sounding board as I processed difficult news out loud and my nonstop cheerleader when I could have easily broken down. When she was there to meet our beautiful, healthy, happy son in the delivery room, I felt as though she were his second mother. She just made EVERYTHING better. He came to us, in large part, because of her…We love you, Vickie, and we are forever indebted to you. -Donna
We are so deeply thankful for the warm and attentive care that Vickie provided us…As the birthing parent, I was amazed by how calm I felt despite the intensity of my labor. I attribute this to Vickie- she helped me get into a positive headspace with the coping techniques she offered throughout. In the postnatal visits, Vickie helped us feel less overwhelmed with the perfect balance of answering our many questions and holding our baby while we rested. She continues to be a great source of support and a trusted expert for our family for all things baby. Any family that works with Vickie will be in capable loving hands and will be lucky to have her. We cannot recommend her highly enough. -Jenny
Choosing Vickie as our doula was one of the best decisions my wife and I made during our pregnancy and birthing journey…Vickie has the capacity to both validate feelings and provide information based in evidence that allowed us to make the right decisions for our family. Vickie was an integral part of my birth process and I can’t imagine having gone through it without her…She was incredibly in tune with our needs and knew when to jump in to give me a massage, when to give words of encouragement, when to distract with a story, and when to step back and let my wife and I be together. There is no ego in her work- she is completely in service of you and your needs during this intensely vulnerable process. She was incredibly helpful in processing decisions in the moment, not telling us what to do but helping us to make the right decision for us…I should also note that we highly recommend Vickie to anyone in LGBTQ+ community. She was clearly mindful to use inclusive language in both her forms and in conversation. My wife and I always felt totally comfortable while working with her. -Sophie
From the moment I met Vickie, it felt like we’d known each other for years. I found her to be deeply caring and completely nonjudgmental. Nurturing new mothers and helping us navigate these early weeks is clearly a passion for her. I had a lot of trouble early on with breastfeeding - from sore nipples to blebs to a number of other unnamed pains. I found Vickie to be caring and curious. It never felt like her interest and concern ended when she left me. She would send me articles, check in on me regularly and give me tips well after she had left my place. Her approach is hardly transactional - I feel like we have built a relationship and I look forward to continuing to know her and communicate with her. My breastfeeding woes have thanksfully been resolved and feeding my baby is the highlight of my entire day. I’m so thankful for Vickie’s help and empathy while I was struggling. -Sai