This was not a normal pregnancy and labor for us. We were excited to be pregnant and expecting another son but everything about this was veiled in the grief from the loss of our second child, a daughter. This journey was filled with anxiety and fear of medical staff and the worries that somehow we would lose another child. Lacey and Jenny understood the hurdles ahead of us and made it a priority to be available for us, day and night, and there were definitely some nights that I needed someone. It is impossible to describe what they gave back to me/us. A sense of control? A reminder that I have a voice? An additional layer between us and the hospital staff? Certainly all of these things but very much more. I’ll never be the “old me.” But now I can see that with their help I was able to bring our child into this world and keep him safe. They helped me do that. And their support didn’t stop there. Lacey set up to have 2 other doulas, Amanda and Stephanie, to stay with us overnight for the first few nights we were home. I don’t know how we would have gotten through that first week if it wasn’t for all of them. Lacey and Jenny- I’ll never be able to thank you enough. ~Whitley C.

Melissa was our doula for the birth of both of our children. I couldn’t have done it without her. Most recently, she was present for the birth of our daughter about a week ago. Her support and positive attitude were unwavering the entire labor. She is a wealth of knowledge and the best advocate that a mom in labor could ask for. She worked seamlessly with the medical staff. I will continue to recommend Melissa and KOP doulas to all of my friends who are expecting!! ~Alexandria C.

Overall we’re very pleased with KOP Doulas and would recommend them. We think of the services we paid for and received as insurance which we’re happy we had – knowing we had Doula support gave us peace of mind that if anything were to go wrong or a stronger advocate role would be needed we had it. We also received a lot of support and education prior to birth which was invaluable. Fortunately for us, we had a very low drama and “easy” birth (from our perspective) which will always be the more ideal scenario – we however had very little stress about the upcoming birth and felt confident going in knowing we had a doula and also thanks to the preparation and education they provided. ~Shannon K.

Shakera and Dee were both extremely helpful in giving us a break. Shakera went out of her way to learn more about colic babies before arriving both times and was able to provide us great nights of sleep. Dee was very helpful by giving us tips and tricks to get a baby to nap during the day and now the baby sleeps very well. Will definitely be using KOP DOULAS again when needed. ~Erica and Will S.

Cali & Melissa were the dream additions to our birth support team. They catered their birth education to our specific pregnancy (second baby, attempting a VBAC), were both trauma informed and size-friendly in their approach, and made the repeat cesarean I ended up needing peaceful and positive. Melissa took wonderful pictures and videos from our first moments meeting our daughter that I cherish. I heartily endorse them as doulas and would recommend them to anyone! ~Abby N.