Gabe was the perfect presence at the birth of our second child.  Her calm, knowledgeable, and intuitive guidance allowed me to labor in a space that felt unobserved and safe.  Gabe was accessible through my pregnancy and incredibly patient through my 25 hour labor. She was wonderful!

~Carley

We are so happy we hired Gabe to be our doula. My wife was pregnant with our first baby and trying for a natural (as possible) childbirth was important to both of us. Pre-labor, Gabe met with us multiple times and helped elicit our hopes and goals for the birth, and create a birth plan. She provided helpful (and visually pleasing) materials on natural methods to induce labor. She has a can-do, confident attitude which helped ease our anxiety going into the labor process. 

In labor itself, she was totally indispensable. My wife was induced and had rapid-fire contractions from the start, and was quickly in a lot of discomfort and needed a lot of support. Gabe was a calm, positive, tireless presence at the bedside: coaching my wife, providing massage, suggesting different labor positions, and using aromatherapy (which sounded a little woo-woo to me when she was describing it before labor, but helped my wife a lot during labor to distract herself from the pain and tap into something more pleasant emotionally). 

It was really important to me to be there and support my wife throughout the labor, and it was truly an amazing experience to witness -- but it was also exhausting and at times demoralizing (hard to see her hurting, and anxiety-provoking as I worried about her and Baby). For me, this is where Gabe really shined: she was a really good teammate to me, especially during the last few hours of labor -- always making sure I felt comfortable stepping away to go to the bathroom, eat a snack, etc, and stepping up in her support of my wife during those times. We highly recommend Gabe as a doula!

                                                           ~ Will & Emily

“I would choose Gabe as my doula over and over again if I could. Not only is she warm and knowledgeable as a person, but as a doula, mother, and woman too. Her reassuring and guiding spirit makes you feel like everything is okay even during the hardest parts of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery. She was there every step of the way even during these times of COVID and when she has her own life to live. She's also super strong as she allowed me to hang on her with all my weight for a long time during labor! She's just overall amazing. I recommend her without reservation!”

                                                       ~ Cecilia

“During my labor, Gabe was encouraging and reassuring, offering touch when needed, and reaffirmations to keep me focused. When labor intensified and my contractions had peaked, she was grounded and calm, giving constant physical support and maintain such a peaceful tone despite the intensity of the situation. Pushing was intense and Gabe never faltered, even when I’m sure my grip tightened and my vocalizations turned to screams. I’m sure I couldn’t have birthed our 11lb babe so easily without her support!!”

~ Alicia

To be honest, the reviews I read about Gabe were almost too good to be true-- but we knew from the first moments of meeting her that she was the perfect doula to witness and shape our birth journey. We wanted someone with substantial experience in helping us use a wide range of comfort measures (in the hospital we knew we would already be limited and needed an out of the box thinker).  Gabe met all of our criteria and exceeded our expectations at every turn. We ended up calling Gabe earlier than anticipated due to an induction process that didn't go according to plan based on circumstances outside our control. From the moment she arrived, she was a healing force and source of strength for us both. The nursing team asked her name and even wanted her card because she added so much hands on support to me throughout the entire experience - and several of them (throughout our almost 30 hour experience)  commented that they had never seen a doula as skilled, compassionate, and present as she was. Throughout the most challenging experience of my life, working with Gabe was like having all of my closest sisters and friends show up in the package of a skillful doula. It was like we had known her forever somehow... and she did whatever it took to make our experience a sacred gift. She sang with me, walked with me, comforted me, helped me in and out of clothes ( and situations in the bathroom) I never thought I could be comfortable asking anyone but my husband to do, and she asked the questions that enabled us to transform what could have been traumatic into a beautiful memory to last our whole lives. 

                             ~Rebekeh

Gabe came highly recommended to us.  We now consider her an honorary family member!  Gabe is smart, knowledgeable, intuitive, hospital savvy, warm, poised, a consummate professional I wholeheartedly trust with those I love the most…… My wife's birth journey had many twists and turns...  We had difficult decisions to make through this lengthy and painful rite of passage, and I believe that Gabe brought the best out of all of us.  Looking back, I have nothing but love and gratitude for the whole experience and I wouldn't change anything. I will never forget when Gabe came to our house for the first time when my wife was deeply in labor.  She was having 1 minute contractions every 3-4 minutes.  I was trying to keep it cool, but internally I was freaking out.  My wife was in incredible pain and I was overthinking everything.  As soon as Gabe stepped in the room, the energy shifted.  It was a visceral grounding sensation.  The way she walked, the way she talked, the way she touched, EVERYTHING she did was in service to bring our son to the world.  The vibe changed from then on, and whatever was thrown our way we had the strength and presence to endure it.  My wife ended up giving birth vaginally without an epidural (which as our hope). Gabe's postpartum guidance was beyond helpful as well.  Belly wraps, sitz baths, reiki, lactate consultant recommendations, nutrition best practices, you name it!  She was indispensible for every step of the journey. Hiring Gabe was our best baby investment, hands down! 

~ Leland

“Gabe was the perfect presence at the birth of our second child. Her calm, knowledgeable, and intuitive guidance allowed me to labor in a space that felt unobserved and safe

~ Carly

My experience with Gabe was in support of my second pregnancy and first Homebirth. She came highly recommended and I would recommend her to anyone;  she sets the highest bar in what to expect from a doula.

She comes into a birthing atmosphere instantly providing a sense of security through her obvious abundance of experience, second only to her seemingly endless capacity for empathy and love that she pours onto you. When you need strength she empowers, when you need guidance she educates, and when you just need some counter pressure and space to focus there is no one you would want more in your corner. She works in great tandem with your birth team and support group coming in as much or as little as needed.

                                       ~Elliott

From my partner:

Gabe was professional, personal, and caring through our entire process. Her ability to communicate effectively my partners needs, desires, and my needs ensured we were able to have successful birthing experience. Her ability to read the room, problem solve, and fill the needs of my partner and I were simply incredible. Without her as a part of our birthing team, I am most certain our experience would have not been what it was for us. I am incredibly thankful for her work and expertise she provided my partner in postpartum, it was far beyond what I expected. I would not go through another pregnancy without her.

Gabe is simply amazing! I couldn't have imagined a more supportive doula to guide us through our second birth experience. She is nurturing, kind, and very attuned to what a birthing woman needs in the moment. The excellent support she provided during my pregnancy and birth was due in large part to her ability to really listen. She took my concerns and questions seriously and always patiently talked me through different options while respecting the importance of listening to my own intuition.

                                                               ~Paget

GABE IS LIKE A SOOTHING CUP OF MILKY OATS TEA WITH A PERFECT SPLASH OF RHODIOLA.

                                                                          ~Ashley, L&D Nurse

That I valued Gabe's presence became very clear to me during one particular moment of my labor... I was in the tub at the hospital, eyes closed in the throes of intense back labor. My husband and Gabe were by my side. Gabe stepped away momentarily to get me a pillow, at which point I opened my eyes and asked my husband in a panic, Where's Gabe?! I was very relieved when she returned not 10 seconds later. Ha!

I had a VBAC with no interventions/medications, as I had hoped, and Gabe played no small role.

                                         ~Gina

My husband adds, "As a father, Gabe's non-judgmental style helped me feel closer to my wife and allowed me to attend to her needs without feeling the full weight of the responsibility of navigating both family and the medical team."