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I cannot recommend Jen enough! We are a couple that tends to over analyze, research, and prepare for everything as much as we can. Even with all that and it being our second birth, we relied heavily on Jen’s expertise as we dealt with decision after decision through labor. When my water broke, we talked immediately and she gave us some tips to get labor moving and calmed my anxieties of a similar sequence of events with my last birth ( that led to more interventions than I wanted originally). Jen helped us navigate pressure from our midwife to get induced and also figure out what reasonable options were at each decision point, discussing evidence based research and asking the right questions for us to discover what we wanted to do. She never pressured us into a decision but rather helped us figure out what WE wanted. When she met us at the hospital, I immediately noticed her presence as she made sure I was hydrated, provided comfort measures through back labor and a premature urge to push, and explained what was happening at each step. I was able to have the natural birth I wanted and I truly believe I wouldn’t have without Jen’s help! She stayed after the birth to help me breastfeed and process everything that happened. Even at our postpartum visit, Jen talked about parts of the birth that I didn’t realize I had questions about, validating what I was feeling. She even provided my husband some tips on how to process his own labor experience and how to navigate parenting a toddler through this transition. In every aspect from labor preparation, labor, to postpartum, Jen made each experience easier for us to navigate and I can look back and know we made the right decision at each step of the way. I could say so much more but will cut off here and just say...

Jen is a truly exceptional doula and I cannot recommend her enough. She supported us as both our birth doula and postpartum doula and having that continuity was one of the best decisions we made during this journey into parenthood. From the start, Jen was completely non-judgmental and fully supportive of our birth preferences. Her goal was never to push any agenda—she simply wanted us to feel informed, empowered, and supported every step of the way. During labor, Jen was a calming and reassuring presence. She anticipated my needs before I even voiced them, offered incredibly helpful position suggestions, and made sure I always felt cared for. One of the gifts she gave us was capturing so many special moments on camera during the birth—we’ll treasure those photos forever. After our daughter arrived, Jen was right there to guide us through those first moments, helping with baby’s first latch and getting us off to a great start with breastfeeding. In the postpartum period, Jen’s support became even more invaluable. She had an amazing ability to anticipate upcoming challenges and offer thoughtful, practical solutions. Whether it was helping get our baby back to birth weight, improving feeding times, or working through early sleep habits, Jen was always there with wisdom, kindness, and reassurance. Every session with her left us feeling more confident and better equipped as new parents. Jen truly went above and beyond in every way and I will not hesitate to work with her again...

We worked with Jen Laird both in birth and postpartum for our three children. Each experience was so different, but a common theme for each was the solid support and anchoring of Jen. What a gift to have her presence in those tender times. She is exceptionally kind, compassionate, and knowledgeable while also bringing a levity and positivity to harder days. Jen as a postpartum doula was intuitive, identifying and meeting needs before they were even recognized by us. She prepared delicious nourishing food, played with our busy toddler, held space for us in conversations, helping us to come to our own conclusions in decision making. She has so much experience and it is evident in the gentle confidence she brings to postpartum care.

Jen is extremely trustworthy and amazing with babies - we were lucky enough to have her help for overnights with our newborns. We woke up in the morning after getting some good stretches of sleep to washed and dried bottles, folded laundry, and a happy baby. Jen was flexible and easy to communicate with as our needs for support increased or decreased over time - not every postpartum doula has this flexibility but it was so helpful.

I can't imagine navigating postpartum without Jen's support and I am beyond grateful for her nurturing of our family...