Reviews

Review by a courageous woman who gave birth to a beautiful daughter in July 2019. I am honoured to have walked together with this family on their transformative journey.

'I have had so many great encounters with my doula Patouf during my pregnancy. I can use a lot of words to describe Patouf but one of them is;
A true angel.
I remember the day I met her. It wasn’t planned at all but it had to happen and was meant to be. I knew she was a doula through a mutual friend and was very curious to hear more about her work. I was just three or four months pregnant when I met her for the first time an I had told her about my previous pregnancy which unfortunately led to a miscarriage. She felt my pain and sadness and comforted me like she was a friend I had known for years. With a warm hug, words of wisdom and light she reassured me of the beautiful human being inside my womb who would come and be with me and my partner in the near future.

" To have a completely non judgemental person by my side who was separate from any form of emotional attachment, was a great free feeling"

Patouf makes a few visits during the pregnancy. All visits were very helpfull, comforting and fun. Like I mentioned before, it felt like I had a friend next to me. She has such an open heart; you immediately feel at home in the same room with her. Such a special bond of sisterhood manifested between two women. One who carries the child and the other who guides it. This is a very important factor and skill to have in her form of work. Besides her being a very kind and nice person to be around, her special skills, knowledge and especially guidance is inevitable in her profession as a doula.

In my experience having a doula was amazing. To think about if I would not have had her in my presence during the whole happening, I definitely would have had a harder time. Not only was she there for me, but also a great support for my partner. I made a conscious decision to not have my mother with me during labour, or anyone close to me besides my partner. It can also be a beautiful thing having close ones around to feel a strong sense of comfort and support. Having Patouf with me during the birth of my daughter, a person separate from my known personal life, a person completely without judgement and separate from any form of emotional attachment, was a great free feeling.
To me Patouf embodies the perfect mother, the perfect sister, the perfect friend and the perfect doula.