Client Testimonials
“Our experience with Sandra as our doula was wonderful. She is knowledgeable and professional but more importantly, she’s a lovely person. She’s warm, kind, caring, and generous. She taught us useful “tricks” to make the birth easier, gave us advice, and answered our many questions patiently but what made the strongest impression on us was that she truly cares.”
Galia & Eric
“Sandra was an essential member of of our care team for the birth of our first child. She was so supportive, non-judgemental, and she gives advice and insight to help make important decisions throughout pregnancy and labor. Her classes were very helpful as well in preparing us for the birth and afterwards. We were so glad to have her support, even remotely, through our difficult labor. We recommend her as a doula to anyone.”
Karen W.
“Sandra was so amazing as our Doula for our home birth. We were able to have a beautiful experience welcoming our third child because Sandra was on our team, and felt like part of our family. She has a wonderful way of holding space while sharing her strength that made me feel so supported, especially during birth, and also during pregnancy and postpartum. Our community is so fortunate to have Sandra in our birth circles!!”
Bernadette C.
“My husband and I wanted a doula to help guide us through my first pregnancy and the labor process. Sandra fulfilled this role and more. She was patient in answering all our questions and concerns leading up to labor. During labor she provided amazing support and an informed perspective that helped us through the difficult decisions we had to make as everything deviated from our original birth plan. She also came to the hospital as soon as we asked her to even though it was in the middle of the night and our plans for her to join us changed with my increasing pain. After we went home, she came for two postpartum visits and both were incredibly helpful. It was nice to process the laboring experience afterwards and it was helpful to talk about the challenges and changes that comes with being a parent. Overall, we had a great experience with Sandra. She was knowledgeable and resourceful.”
Hai Yan
“My husband and I are first time parents and we were on the fence about whether to hire a doula. Minutes (seconds, really) after meeting Sandra we knew we wanted her to be a part of our pregnancy and birthing experience. Sandra was the peaceful, compassionate, nonjudgmental guide we didn’t know we wanted; She provided useful resources, distilled overwhelming amounts of information, and empowered us to make informed decisions. She helped me tap into the confidence I needed when I was feeling anxious during pregnancy and offered many useful tools that made the ups and downs feel more manageable. Sandra provided unparalleled support during my challenging delivery, striking the perfect balance between hands-on support, holding space, and checking in. She has also been a tremendous resource to us as we navigate new parenthood. We are deeply grateful that we’ve had the chance to benefit from Sandra’s knowledge, wisdom, and overall loveliness!”
Emily T.
“We strongly recommend Sandra for ANYONE looking for a Doula. This was our first pregnancy and we couldn’t ask for a better support person – she is knowledgeable, kind, a great listener and advocate, and was a calming presence throughout my pregnancy, labor, and early postpartum.
Her wealth of experience allows her to tailor the experience based on our personal preferences. We appreciated her support with providing evidence based information to empower us to make informed decisions. If she didn’t have the answer to one of our questions – she would put us in touch with the right resources to get us the information we needed.
Don’t hesitate to book Sandra as your Doula – you will be glad you did!”
Michelle S.
“We had an incredible experience with Sandra as our doula. She was our instructor for the Evidence Based Birth childbirth class and provided doula support throughout the prenatal, labor, and postpartum periods. Sandra is compassionate, patient, nurturing, open-minded and kind. She is a thoughtful listener, and has a way of being profoundly present without feeling overbearing (this was crucial when I was feeling raw and vulnerable in the depths of labor). Her steady hands-on support during labor provided so much comfort. She made me feel held and supported in every struggle and difficult decision throughout these periods, including during the rocky first weeks postpartum.
The most important thing when I found out I was pregnant was that I wanted to feel empowered and connected to my baby and birth. Sandra helped to facilitate this and make my labor the most transformative experience I have ever had. Her presence and support continues to be invaluable to our family. Selecting her to be our doula was the best decision we made to support our transition into parenthood.”
Holly
“Sandra was an amazing support during pregnancy and labor! We had a long labor—in the neighborhood of 48 hours—and Sandra stayed with us the entire time. I was so glad she was there throughout the process as a calm and reassuring presence. She is both well-informed and highly experienced, and she provided hands-on support and guidance throughout our labor while also leaving us space when we desired it. I wouldn’t want to do a second pregnancy without her! As a first-time mom, I can’t recommend doula support enough and Sandra in particular.
I would also recommend Sandra’s Evidence Based Birth class, which we took in the last trimester of pregnancy. It helped prepare us for possible hospital scenarios and how to advocate for ourselves within the hospital setting. Despite the long labor, we were able to still have a vaginal delivery, which I credit to our preparation with Sandra in this course and her support as we responded to our care team. Sandra has provided invaluable resources throughout pregnancy, labor, and early postpartum, and she is so responsive and kind to all those she interacts with. I am so grateful that we got to share these experiences with her!”
Amanda
“I cannot say enough good things about our experience working with Sandra! She is wonderfully warm and attuned, immensely knowledgeable, and has a quiet, sturdy presence that lent us comfort and strength through the ups and downs of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. We took Sandra’s EBB childbirth class and worked with her as our doula, and benefitted greatly from both. What we learned in the course helped us think through our birth preferences thoroughly, and feel informed and prepared for the labor and birth process. Our doula visits with Sandra gave us space to explore those decisions more deeply, and process the complex emotions surrounding pregnancy, birth, and new parenthood in a safe and supportive environment. Sandra always brought us back to a sense of connection to our existing strengths as people and as partners. During labor, she was a gentle and reassuring presence, helping me listen to what my body needed, trust the process to unfold in its own time, and know when it was time to head to the hospital. Her support helped us have the confidence to labor at home as long as possible (which was important to us), so that we were only at the hospital for a few short hours before our baby was born. She collaborated seamlessly with the hospital staff to support me in my preferences for laboring and birthing positions, and was simultaneously a big support for my husband through the birth process. We loved her visits in the early postpartum days, which helped us process the birth experience and our experiences adjusting to new parenthood. I would recommend Sandra highly to anyone looking for a wise, warm, and supportive guide and companion through the journey of birth!!”
Hannah
“We had such a wonderful experience with Sandra as our birth doula. My husband and I credit her hard work as the reason we were able to have such a smooth induction process and ultimately un-medicated delivery. She provided a calm, steadfast presence in our delivery room and provided the hands-on interventions and tools needed for managing contractions. We would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a birth doula!”
Bridget
“We are so glad that we had Sandra with us during the birth of our first child and for the weeks before and after as well. She has a very calming and easygoing presence and yet will speak out on your behalf when needed. She is very experienced and knowledgeable about birth, so we learned a lot through her and felt well prepared for both the labor/delivery and the postpartum period. Sandra was always very responsive, checking in on us many times and making sure that our birth preferences were understood and heard. We can’t recommend Sandra enough!”
Elizabeth
“My husband and I are extremely grateful for Sandra and were blessed to have her by our side during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. She is so knowledgeable and helpful and made me feel confident in decisions I was making for myself and my baby. Birth did not go exactly as planned and after a long labor with several hours of pushing, I am so thankful that Sandra was by my side the entire time reassuring me that I could do what my body was meant to do and that everything would be okay! She stayed with us until our sweet girl was born and helped us settle in as we became a family of 3! We highly recommend Sandra and could not be more appreciative of the support she has given to myself and my family as we enter this new phase of life!”