03/06/2026
First time mom shares her experience... Thanks, Hannah Bennett ♥️
"This being my first pregnancy, my husband and I were considering the idea of having Lucinda doula for us because, while I have spent a ton of time researching birth and trying to prepare for it, I understood this was still my first time and there was so much Gary (my husband) and I did not know about the labor and deliver process and how to help things go as smoothly as possible. After hearing testimonies from a couple friends of ours who hired Lucinda as their doula, we decided to chat with her and from our first conversation about birth it was so apparent how much she loves what she does. Being her client, it was so encouraging knowing how much she loved walking with me through every step of the journey. Her being there to answer questions and prepare for my birth was super helpful.
My labor ended up being much longer than I anticipated, but Lucinda was with me for every single part of it. I have a tendency to want to see the entire picture and when contractions would come I would freak out thinking “I can’t do this anymore” or even question how much longer it was going to be. I wanted to know where the end was and reality is, nobody knows how long labor will take. Having Lucinda there helped keep me grounded and take each contraction and each step one at a time. She kept reminding me that the only big picture I needed to see was that it all was leading to me meeting my baby boy.
The way Lucinda supported me through my labor and delivery is something I will always be tremendously thankful for. Her wisdom in stretches and movements to encourage progression of labor and positioning of baby and her loving spirit that helped encourage me was incredible. One of my favorite things about her was how, even though she was there to help me mentally and physically get through it, she did so many things to show Gary how to be there through counter pressure, holding me, breathing with me, and so much more. She gave us our space when we needed it to just hold one another through parts of the labor as the two of us and it’s something I know grew us together as husband and wife in such a special way.
While my husband’s and my thought was to maybe just hire a doula for our first kid since we had never experienced labor and birth before, we would hire Lucinda in a heartbeat for every one of our children if able! There’s so much more I could say about what she did for us and how supportive she is and was, but that would take a whole book so this little bit will have to do. Words truly can’t express our gratefulness to the blessing that Lucinda was and is to our family!"
