I'm so grateful Lucero was our birth doula! She advocated tirelessly for me and baby throughout our hospital birth. We didn't work start working together until pretty late in pregnancy, but she was amazing from our first virtual meeting. I had a lot of anxiety with this pregnancy and her energy was so calming, empathetic, and reassuring, and she helped guide me back to trusting my body and baby. She was super responsive and knowledgeable when I had questions in the last few weeks, and supported me throughout my two-part hospital experience in so many different ways. If Lucero hadn’t been there in my first hospital visit, I probably would’ve been pressured into a multi-day induction process. Instead, she led me through exercises to ease the pain of a Foley balloon induction, and — when that failed at the end of the day — empowered me to say no to the plan the OB was pushing (go on pitocin and wait in the hospital for an estimated 4 days for active labor to begin!). Instead, I got to go home that night, wait it out in comfort, and went into spontaneous labor just a few days later. During active labor and delivery, Lucero was there to ask questions of the doctors and nurses to make sure I knew all my options, guided me through exercises to get baby into a better position, and made sure I was as comfortable as possible. When exhaustion set in during multiple hours of pushing, she was there to cheer me on and recommend different positions. In the end, I was able to have the spontaneous vaginal delivery I had hoped for, in large part thanks to her expertise and support. Strongly recommend having Lucero in your corner!
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Diana
1/13/2023
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