Real stories by real moms

Being a doula is more than just a job; it's my passion. The deep connections formed with my clients can make the work incredibly fulfilling on a personal level. I cherish the memories and relationships that develop through this work. I have witnessed incredible strength and resilience in my clients. The joy of seeing a client achieve their birth goals, whether it’s a natural birth, a successful VBAC, or simply feeling empowered in their choices, is deeply rewarding for doulas.

I always joke that when you hire me you get a new "built in best friend."

“Just as a woman’s heart knows how to pump, her lungs to fill with air, and her hand to pull back from fire, so her body knows how to birth.”

— Virginia Di Orio

My clients stories

  • Kassidy S.

    Hannah was so amazing and so supportive weeks leading up to and during my home birth. Even afterwards she was so helpful! She had so many ways to help throughout labor. I felt so supported. I loved that I didn't have to ask or tell her to anything she just knew what I needed and when needed it. I cannot recommend her enough! I hired her for my third birth. I wish I could've met/hired her for my others.

  • Paige S.

    10/10 experience!! Hannah was a huge part of my birth story and will forever hold a special place in my heart. She was so informative and helpful throughout my entire pregnancy and helped me make informed decisions about what I wanted for my birth. She was so supportive and always wanted the best for me! She gave me tips and emotional support when I needed it throughout my entire pregnancy and also throughout my labor. I felt empowered, SAFE and supportive while laboring, because of her. She is the best and I plan to hire her again when we get pregnant, again! I HIGHLY recommend!

  • Devyn Y.

    Hannah was not only the greatest asset in attending the birth of my sweet boy, but was there for me from the moment I decided to make her my doula. I felt like I could comfortably ask or tell her anything and she was always so quick to respond no matter the time of day. She is so kind and attentive, and I would recommend her one million times to every expecting mama!

  • Bryton M.

    Hannah was my doula for my home birth! I can’t say enough good things about her she was amazing and I couldn’t have done it without her! She knew exactly what I needed without having to ask, she was an amazing support through the whole process and even followed up weeks following we were so grateful to have her part of our experience!

Camille R.

I hired Hannah at 41 weeks when I was facing an induction. I’d met with her earlier in my pregnancy and felt like she was someone I would get along with and would help me achieve my goals. I was being induced at 41+4 due to some due date mix ups with my provider. I didn’t worry about it too much because I honestly felt I would go into labor before that. But the morning I was 41 weeks I woke up in a bit of a panic. I think I knew that I was going to be induced. I messaged Hannah and asked if she would be willing to take me on as a client so late. She was amazing. She helped calm me down and helped me look at all my options and things I could do before being induced and to hopefully help with the induction process. Chiropractic care, asking my provider for a membrane sweep(she unfortunately couldn’t fit me in). She reached out to other doulas who were more experienced with inductions in order to better help me prepare. She reached out to a local midwife who would take me on as client if I decided I didn’t want to go to the hospital and be induced. I decided to stay with my current provider but I felt that Hannah had provided me with all of my options and she supported me 100% in my decisions. Hannah helped me understand the different medications and induction techniques and we came up with a plan I felt good about. I went into the hospital the night before my induction and was given cytotec and thankfully I was so close to labor and had prepared the best I could, that that’s all my body needed. My contractions started and I didn’t need anything else. This was the literal best case scenario! Hannah came in the next morning and was there all day for me. Heating up heat packs for my back. Helping with counter pressure. Giving me suggestions of positions I could try. The most helpful was reminding me to relax my face and other small things like that, that I knew but would oftentimes just forget in the moment. She has a great way of figuring out what I wanted during labor without being annoying, without speaking for me. And most of all, she was a calm presence for me in this kind of scary time. I’d done all my research and knew what to expect in spontaneous labor and birth, but was kind of lost on what to expect with induction. I’m so grateful for Hannah talking me through things and helping me to achieve the birth I wanted and not being upset or traumatized by the things I didn’t get. She’s an amazing doula. I highly recommend her to anyone that is looking for a doula and I will be hiring her again for my next pregnancy!

My homebirth story

I had a beautiful unmedicated hospital birth with my first daughter in 2021. After that experience and my doula training, I knew I wanted a homebirth with my second baby.

On June 17th around 1pm I started having a bloody show. This continued for the entire day. I was having Braxton Hicks but no real contractions yet. 5am the next day I had my first real contraction. I texted my family out of excitement but didn’t get my hopes up. All morning I was having them but they were super inconsistent. Around 1pm I laid down to take a nap while my daughter was sleeping. 5pm we went on a walk to see my mom! 7:30 they were getting more consistent. 9 ish we set up the birthtub and put my daughter to sleep for the night. I originally said if it was during the day time that I wanted her to be there for my birth! But it didn’t play out that way. 10pm I called my midwife and said it was almost time for her to come. 11:30 I let my family know I was in active labor and they could come whenever. My midwife arrived to my house at midnight. She asked me if it was okay that I had all these people there (my husband, mom, two sisters, best friend, doula and birth photographer). I said yes unfortunately I invited them 😉 And we all laughed. I requested to be checked and she said I was a 6.5/7 and really stretchy. She said that was great and knew that we’d have a baby soon. My house was so quiet. It felt so calm to me. I labored in the birth tub in my living room, on my bed for awhile and on and off the toilet. We laid the bed for awhile my husband and I feeling so bittersweet we were doing this again. I was just silently breathing through my contractions trying to get in the zone. Welcoming each contraction one by one knowing I’d have a baby in my arms soon. 1:30 am I was curious and asked to be checked again. I knew I was getting close. She said I was 9cm. 1:45 I said I really had to pee. I got out of the tub and went to the toilet. As soon as I sat down on the toilet my water broke. Right after that I started getting pushy. I leaned over the tub in my bathroom and Adam was pushing on my hips. I started groaning. My midwife said if I wanted a water birth I better go now. Which is something that we had previously discussed and she knew I was hoping for one. I thought for a second I’d just have the baby in my bathroom because I couldn’t move. Then I walked quickly and got in my birth tub. I was sooo glad I did. The water again provided me some relief. As soon as I got in the tub my body was involuntarily pushing. I was groaning and grunting through these contractions remembering the intense sensation of pushing once again. Some women describe pushing as a relief but that was not the case with either of my births. I remember thinking how the heck can I get this baby out NOW😂 That thought came and left as our bodies know exactly what to do. With the next contraction the head was out, and about 30 seconds later I birthed the rest of her body. I mentioned I wanted my husband to catch the baby which he did and then I immediately pulled her up to check to see if she was a boy or girl. I announced the gender along with my husband and everything was happy tears from there. The intensity of birth, the 9 long months of growing a baby while chasing a toddler, all the sleepless nights.. they were all suddenly worth it. There’s nothing like those first moments with your brand new baby on your chest just seconds old. My family all jumped up surrounding me as I pushed. Everyone saying how proud they were and that “I did it.” I was so glad I was surround with all the people I cared about in that moment. Birth is so sacred. I got out of the tub and birthed my placenta 28 minutes later. My midwife was shocked she said my placenta was huge, probably around 3 lbs. Awhile later they weighed her. I was shocked when they said 7lb 13 oz because that was 1.5 lbs bigger than her sister. After everything settled down I walked to bed, took some more pictures, and went to sleep. Nothing better than crawling into your own better after labor. Both births Adam has been my rock. Having a supportive partner, doula or BOTH can help so much during labor. I also highly recommend taking a birth class with your partner. Such an incredible experience!🩷