Natural Pain Relief in Oxfordshire
“My husband and I had the privilege of having Cara as our doula for our first pregnancy. We had recently moved to England from the United States, leaving all of our friends and family behind. Knowing we wouldn’t be able to have close support from them, we looked into the idea of having a doula. After having one meeting with her (and only her), we knew Cara was the one. Cara’s skills, and some of her best characteristics, go way beyond the impressive expertise listed on her resume. She is thoughtful, kind, caring, compassionate, empathetic, and strong. She is knowledgeable, understanding, non-judgemental, and makes you feel heard. She is open, honest, loving, and warm. With knowing Cara is all of those things and more, my husband and I felt more confident going into the birthing experience having her on our team. From the very beginning to the very end, Cara was a rock throughout the entire labor and birthing journey. She was our biggest advocate and biggest support. I truly can’t imagine the experience without her. My hope was to not request pain management throughout my labor but there was one point during contractions I was in so much pain I thought I was going to ask for it. However, Cara was able to physically support and lessen the most intense pain I’d ever had in my life. Through the short down time of my contractions, Cara was there through it all providing more pain management from what we had previously discussed through encouraging words, hand feeding me water and snacks, holding my hand, and having me breathe in scents of lavender. In addition to all of this, she was my spokesperson when I couldn’t speak. Cara seemed to have a natural instinct of just how and when to help. I largely attribute my positive birthing experience to her. Cara made an unsettling, nerve wracking, and life changing event much easier, less scary and truly joyful. Her support, love, knowledge, resourcefulness (and more) from prenatally to postnatally is absolutely invaluable.”
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