Balanced Bellies LLC — Local services in Vermillion

We reached out to Balanced Bellies, LLC after being recommended them by a friend. The coordinator, Leah, was very friendly and recommended three doulas for us to interview. We interviewed Dee and loved her knowledge and personality so much that we didn't need to interview anyone else.

Dee came to our house a few weeks prior to delivery to talk to us about our birth plan and showed us comfort techniques to use during early labor. When it was time for induction, Dee showed up to the hospital earlier then active labor due to our specific situation. Dee made sure that my wife was comfortable using positioning and took care of tasks that we would have otherwise required assistance from our hospital's nursing staff every five minutes. Dee was also available via phone or text to answer any questions or concerns we had during the last few weeks leading up to delivery.

As a result of hiring Dee, I was able to focus on providing mental and physical support to my wife while she was in labor. Dee made the entire delivery process less stressful for my wife and I. I highly recommend utilizing Balanced Bellies and Dee to provide Doula services during...

Balanced Bellies was super responsive and supportive in matching us with a postpartum doula at the last minute when my recovery from a second c section was more difficult and complicated than we had anticipated. We engaged Bria to help out and she was wonderful. Since I could not independently care for my baby or my 4 year old son, and my spouse was running himself ragged caring for all of us, it was important to me to find someone who wouldn't just take over caring for the baby, but would support me and help me to take care of both kids and help out around the house. Bria worked together with me to help me with feeding and changing the baby, and she took care of practical things like baby laundry and washing bottles. She also took lead on babycare sometimes to give me one on one time with my older child. Finally, I had low appetite during my recovery and Bria made sure I stayed on track with eating healthy foods throughout the day. She is a super kind, down to earth, and generally lovely person to hang out with, which was a plus since we spent a lot of...

We hired a Birth and Newborn Doula because we knew with COVID, the amount of support we'd have from family and friends would be very limited. From the initial call my husband and I were put at ease. We ended up delivering early- but Jess helped support both me, my husband, and our new baby boy transition into a new family together! As first-time parents, we'd need some help figuring out how to navigate life with a newborn. Jess came over the day we got home from the hospital. She worked with us to get the house set up for recovery from giving birth, helped us navigate some breastfeeding challenges, taught us so much about newborns. You name it, over the next 6 weeks, she helped us navigate it. It was also amazing that as a couple, we were able to take a nap together or go on a walk outside together. It helped immensely with both my physical and mental recovery and helped my husband and I continue to bond as a couple and with our little one. We are so ever grateful for Jess, she has made our post-partum journey an...