I'm a repeat customer from 2014. I had such a great experience with Amanda the first time, that I wouldn't want to choose anyone else to encapsualte my placenta. Her compassion, her willingness to do all she could to help, and her breath of knowledge set her apart from all the others.
From the moment we met during our consultation when I was pregant with my first, I could tell she had a great ethic of care for those who seek her services. She provided me with a folder full of usefull information on birth, breastfeeding, and other community resources like WIC, car seat checks, and "Parents as Teachers." When I had to choose to scrap my plans for a homebirth and elect for a cesarean due to a 10-pound footling breech baby, she was actually more supportive of my decision and handled my grief with more empathy and professionalism than my midwife. She immediately talked me through a c-section birth plan that would ensure the best outcome for my newborn and me as a new mother in terms of natural health and bonding (i.e., a narration of the birth by the surgeons, immediate skin-to-skin and breastfeeding, etc,). Thanks to Amanda, I was able to ask for a c-section birth that was as family-centered as possible. Amanda picked up the placenta within hours of my daughter's birth and returned the pills within two days with a lovely care-package with breast pads and lanolin. When my second daughter was born two weeks ago via a repeat c-section due to health problems, she once again went above and beyond the call of duty! In addition to the quick two-day turn around with the placenta encapsulation, she provided free extras of two placenta prints to the standard package that I paid for. Seeing the pictures of my placenta and having the prints as keepsakes allowed me to connect with my youngest daughter's birth in a way that c-sections normally don't allow. When I mentioned how much the gesture meant to me since I never saw either of my placentas in person, she told me she wished she had known that earlier, so she could've shown me my placenta and explained how it functions. Although I didn't get to take advantage of that opportunity, the prints and pictures allowed me to process and experience closure with my two c-sections. I'm very grateful to have had Amanda's support during my births! -Shirley T. |
I had a planned cesarean and hired Amanda to be by my side during recovery. She was good at everything, she was very supportive and educational. -Sara G.
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