We hired Lindsey to be our doula for the birth of our first child. My husband said that it was the best money he ever spent. Having a doula, Lindsey, present with us gave us the much needed emotional and physical support. It helped having her knowledge of childbirth and calming presence there with us in the labor and delivery room. Whether it was holding my hand, wiping the sweat from my forehead, or just telling me what a good job I was doing: Lindsey was there. Because of her support I had a natural childbirth (no drugs, no epidural). I don’t think I could have done that without Lindsey. She was wonderful. We have remained in contact since then. I consider her a friend.
~Erica K.

I interviewed 3 doulas and felt an instant connection with Lindsey. And since my doula would see me at my strongest, weakest, most needy moment in my life, I chose her. We met 2 times before my birth and after each time, I felt more relieved with my choice in picking her as my doula. I credit me not even fearing my non medicated birth to her strength and constant ease of mind. I knew with her by my side, I could do anything. She amused me while I sent her many texts the couple weeks leading up to me being in labor. You would have thought this was my 1st time being in labor! In a way it was, as last time, I begged for an epidural instantaneously. As soon as I felt like this was the real deal, she came over and never left my side until my baby girl was born. With every contraction, she knew what my body needed to ease the pain. And if that didn’t work, she had another position. What amazed me the most about Lindsey during my labor was how calm she was and how much love she gave me which helped me push through the most painful moments in my life. And I can promise you, that last hour before Samantha was born, it was not a pretty sight! With Lindsey verbally, physically, and emotionally being there for me cheering me on saying I can do this, this home birth was possible. There were many moments I did not think I could push forward and was ready to give up. She had nothing to do with that. She knew my body was close and just needed to take each breath as it came and every contraction as it came. She helped me become a warrior and for that, there are no words great enough to thank her.
~Tabitha L.

My daughter’s birth was amazing and beautiful, and Lindsey played an incredibly intrinsic role in making it so. It’s been nearly 21 months since my little girl was born and I am 37 weeks along with my second child, and you can bet I have Lindsey booked for this birth as well. She was everything my husband and I wanted and needed, providing expert guidance and support through my natural labor and delivery at TMH. Lindsey helped me move around to keep labor going, massaged my lower back, rubbed my arms and nurtured me in other ways I probably don’t even remember during my journey through “Laborland.” She also made sure the hospital staff stuck to our birth plan, and she asked them questions that I couldn’t begin to communicate in words (i.e. “Is the doctor wiling to deliver this baby on the floor of the bathroom because Denise doesn’t want to move?” The answer was “yes,” btw). I really think choosing Lindsey as our doula was the best decision my husband and I made during my pregnancy and I would recommend her a thousand times over to anyone interested in a doula.
~Denise H.

What encouragement she was in a time of stress and fear. The steadfast voice we needed in the moments of concern and worry. Though I ended up with a C-section do to the baby’s heart rate deceling dangerously low, Lindsey was the peaceful reassurance that whatever came our way was “the next best thing”. I will never forget her impact on our birth experience and the comfort we received from her presence.
~Amy D.