"Valerie is such a blessing. I don't know what I would have done without her. She kept me calm through the pain, helped me stay focused and in control the entire time. She stayed with me for 18 hours and was always there with her calming support. Because of Valerie, my daughter's birth was not scary or painful like I imagined but an incredibly joyful experience. When it was time for her to go, I was so sad to see her leave. Valerie will definitely be a part of my next birth. She allowed me to have the birth that I always wanted to have. I give her the utmost highest recommendations to any soon-to-be parents."

- Wendy Pierce
President & Founder, Loving Nannies Inc.

 

"I was inspired by my oldest sister to seek out a doula. Most of my friends just scheduled a C section and I was very uncomfortable with that, so I turned to my sister for advice. This was my first pregnancy, so naturally, I was a little nervous. I wanted to educate myself about my options. I was referred to Valerie by my obstetrician, Dr. Robert Biter. He felt we would be a good match!

I truly feel I was able to do a drug free delivery because of the help of my doula and my husband by my side. We feel Valerie made the day special. She was a great help and kept us calm. It was an empowering experience to feel supported and get strength from within. What a great entryway into parenthood".

- Alessondra Bojador

"As a midwife, I know how important it is to have a loving, strong, constant presence with a laboring woman throughout her labor. Often, a laboring mother and her partner work well together alone. There are other times when both look to others for support, especially as each becomes fatigued after the first few hours of hard labor. Many women who deliver in the hospital believe that their nurse, doctor or midwife will be by their side helping them through their labor, but are often disappointed by the reality that these providers have other women to care for and usually are not able to provide the constant support that so many laboring women, and their partners crave.

Valerie was there for me for both of my labors. She came to my homebirth when I labored with my son, and stayed positive when I felt that I could not go on. With my second birth, I needed to deliver my daughter in the hospital. I knew who to call on to provide my husband and I with the support that we wanted to have available to us. I knew that this was going to be my last labor and delivery and I wanted it to be a good one and it was. Thank you again Val!"

- Kathy Cassidy, CNM