Maternal Instinct Doulas

Nancy helped me as a post-​partum doula following the birth of my daughter in 2013. I was recovering from a planned c-​section for a breech baby. Nancy showed so much care for me, my husband, and my baby. She taught us a great deal about parenting and assured us with answers to our many questions about caring for a newborn. One of the things I will always remember is how she communicated with our many family members who came to visit in the first days following the birth. She helped them to be sensitive to the privacy I needed as I recovered, and the bonding time that we needed with our new baby. (Not to mention the sleep!) I am still in close touch with Nancy. She is funny, loving, and incredibly trust-​worthy. I still go to her with questions about my now 14-​month old!

I had my daughter 6 months ago and my family and I had the pleasure of having Nancy as our doula. I didn’t take any birthing courses so Nancy sat down with me and my husband and thoroughly went through the birthing process, including the many scenarios we could encounter. We read books and watched videos and she answered all of our questions with much detail. She really helped to prepare us for the day our daughter was born. We ended up with a very intense labor that ended in a c section and we are so thankful to have Nancy’s compassion and expertise through the process. She was also very supportive to my family when they needed her most. After we came home from the hospital, Nancy cleaned and prepared our house for our arrival. I’m a new mom, so she taught me important steps for taking care of my baby. She cooked for me and our family and just truly made our transition into parenthood so easy. I would highly recommend Nancy of maternal instincts doulas. Her service, skills, knowledge, attentiveness and work is priceless!!!

Fate brought Nancy into our lives back in 2008. We were newly pregnant with our first child and had to see a geneticist because of an abnormal lab value. Nancy was in the waiting room with a client and we struck up a conversation. She told us about why she was there and what she does for a living (doula). We had such a nice, warm conversation – like we knew each other for a long time! She was so open and caring and warm. We soon called her up and used her services. Nancy was absolutely wonderful! She came into our home and had us watch videos on the birthing process, answered any and all of our questions, accompanied us to many doctor visits, as well as our hospital tour. She was our advocate in the hospital as well. She not only helped me (the pregnant one), but also my wife (yes, wife! She is LGBT friendly) who was scared and crying. She was able to calm my wife down and get her to focus on the birth. Nancy visited us in the hospital the next day and even brought our son a birthday cake! She is a great person and we are happy to say that we are still friends to this day! I highly recommend her as a doula (and friend!). If we haven’t told you enough — THANK YOU NANCY!