Where do I even begin? Shantell is my angel. I had a traumatic first birth experience and I wanted to do everything I can to not experience that again. For me, this plan meant a lot to regain a power I felt was taken from me after having an emergency c section with my first child. This time around, I wanted to have a doula to advocate for me, an unmedicated birth at a birth center with a midwife. I 100% know that I would not have pulled through with my birth plan to have a VBAC without her by my side. From pregnancy she guided me to not only have my body feel strong but my mind as well. She helped me to stay positive and calm. I call her my bestie because we were texting or calling almost every day which gave me so much peace of mind to have someone to talk to about anything and everything. Now let's talk about the labor... Shantell is a strong, tall woman and I felt entirely safe with her by my side (such a huge bonus that she's so much taller than me!). She held me when I needed to feel comfort, carried me when i felt weak from contractions and continued to talk words of encouragement in my ears as i kept my eyes shut to focus and breathe through the contractions. Postpartum she encapsulated my placenta which I believe really helped level my hormones this time around. My bestie, my angel.. I am so blessed to have crossed paths with you! You helped me gain my power back and the confidence that I really can do anything.

Shantell was my postpartum doula/night nurse and started helping me two days after I came home with my son. As a single mom without any friends or family able to stay with me when I first came home, Shantell was the lifesaver that helped me have a speedy recovery and allowed me to sleep restfully the first two weeks we were home. She was always on time and during our catch-up at the beginning of her night, she always took the time to check on me and make sure I was doing okay and offered support and advice. She was also very friendly with my german shepherd, which meant a lot that she got along with all my kids. Anytime I’d drop off milk to her downstairs in the middle of the night, she was snuggling my son, helping with any baby chores I’d requested help with, or just keeping a quiet and calm environment for him to sleep during the night. She offered helpful notes during the morning handoff and provided a written log of their nights so I could better understand his schedule for the nights I had him by myself. She is incredibly kind and caring and I highly recommend Shantell for whatever support you need with your delivery and child care!

Shantell supported me in the ten days after my son was born and boy oh boy did I appreciate her support! As a single mom I was worried about caring for my son and caring for my own recovery after my C-section. She arrived on time every night, brought my son to me when he was ready to feed, and burped, changed, and comforted him when he wasn't eating. I got to both rest and bond with my son in those early days thanks to her help. Plus, she was able to answer my questions about cluster feeding, oversupply, and other things that came up. And she did a great job striking the balance between being present and available to me and invisible so she wouldn't disturb me while sleeping or interfere with my bonding while feeding. Honestly couldn't have asked for more ??

As first time parents, having Shantell as a doula was very helpful for my husband and me. From the time my water broke and we notified Shantell, she was very responsive, calling and texting to check in and see how far apart my contractions were and if she needed to come to the house to help support us. When we decided to head to the birth center, Shantell met us there. She supported us and took turns with my husband giving the pressure I needed to deal with back labor for 14 hours straight. And when our midwife suggested that we head to the hospital to try to move things along, Shantell drove us there. She stayed with us through the night when I got the pitocin and epidural, making sure that we felt comfortable with all of the decisions being made. I did not plan to give birth in a hospital so it was very helpful to have her there so that she could be our sounding board and help us feel comfortable with our decisions. She spent the night with us at the hospital even though she had her own son at home, and in the morning when the doctors insisted on a C-section, Shantell was also there to talk it through. She was proactive in reaching out to our midwife to get her involved in talking over the decision as well. In the end, a C-section was necessary, but we wouldn’t have felt as confident making the decision as we did without Shantell. When we were discharged from the hospital two days later, she was the first person to visit us at home to see how we were doing. She also does placenta encapsulation and had my capsules ready to go along with a card and little gift for baby. We could not thank her more for what she has done for our family. On top of all of this, she was the back-up doula for my original doula, so it was by chance that I ended up working with Shantell, but I couldn’t see it going any other way. Things happen for a reason, and Shantell was there for us when we needed her. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a doula.

We met Shantell around month six into our pregnancy and within five minutes we knew we wanted her as our doula. She was kind, attentive and knowledgable. She didn't force her opinions or views on us and she was very helpful from the get go. She stayed with us throught the delivery and made herself indispensable. We were very fortunate to have Shantell as our doula and you'd be doing yourself a solid by hiring her. Second best decision we made. First was having our beautiful boy. Thank you Shantell.