Peachy Keen Birth Services Blog

Shared with permission.

“Mandi,
I meant to write you much sooner to let you know how awesome you were as our instructor and doula. You were such an amazing support for me, and I will never forget it. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for all of your hard work. Most of all, thank you for the validation you constantly gave me during my pregnancy & labor – and afterwards as well. I am so happy you were a part of my birth team.

XOXO,
Leslie“

Wow… I woke up one morning this week to find this review waiting in my inbox. What a way to start the day, huh? I must admit that I had a huge smile plastered on my face the rest of the day. My utmost hope in my birthing adventures is to be a positive influence on my students’ and clients’ birth experiences.

“My husband and I used Mandi as our natural childbirth instructor, as well as our doula. Throughout the duration of the classes, Mandi was incredibly enthusiastic as well as informative, and her dedication to and love of natural births really showed and was contagious. I am so thankful to her for the manner in which she taught the classes. My husband and I both walked away from the classes with new information about the birth process (we are first time parents), with confidence about this new, unknown territory, and with a better relationship with each other. Mandi’s classes brought my husband and I closer together, and the way she taught them gave my husband and I a chance to really connect again amidst out crazy, hectic lives. After the classes were through, we couldn’t imagine a better, more caring person to be our doula, so we hired Mandi. She was fantastic throughout my entire labor and delivery. She was so supportive and encouraging, and between her and my husband, they gave me everything I could have possibly wanted or asked for. Some situations came up during the labor, and I had to have a c-section. Mandi stayed through the surgery, giving her love and support the entire time. This, to me, was priceless. We are also thankful that we had her perspective and that she was able to put that down on paper and give us a story of our son’s birth. This is something that was so personal and heartfelt; something that my husband and I will cherish forever. I just can’t seem to find all the words to describe what a big part she played in the birth of our son, or to express how appreciative my husband and I are. So all I can say is that we absolutely love her, and anyone who decides to allow her into their lives, is truly blessed.”

Thank you Laura (and Marty!). You two are wonderful. Your little man is so cute, and my class thoroughly enjoyed seeing him and hearing your story this week. He is so lucky to have you two for his Mommy and Daddy!

“My husband and I used Mandi as our Doula and took her natural childbirth classes. She did an amazing job and we would definitely recommend her services!

She is motivated and excited to share her knowledge of labor and childbirth to her students. She made us feel comfortable asking questions and we sought her advice on several occasions. The classes were fun and packed full of material. We feel that they really helped us prepare for labor and to know what to expect when the time came.

As our Doula, Mandi was very encouraging and supportive, exactly what we had wanted! She jumped right in, making suggestions to help relieve the pain and telling the hospital staff that I was doing an awesome job. Her words of encouragement helped me, when I began to feel out of control. She was also a second set of hands for husband, when I needed water or for applying pressure to my back. These little things allowed my husband to focus 100% on helping me work through contractions.

We were so very glad that she was there for the birth of our daughter and feel that her expertise helped us in achieving the natural birth that we desired! We will definitely use her again, if/when we have another child.

Mandi, thank you so very much for everything!”

-Robyn