Testimonials

I had the most beautiful, empowering, peaceful birth experience. Sabine was beyond amazing. I could write a literal novel on what a gift she is. My husband and I met with several doulas and just hadn’t found the one. I’m very sensitive to people’s vibes and I needed someone who was nothing but genuine, empathetic, sensitive and that’s Sabine.

I knew within 5 mins of meeting her that we’d found our doula. She is kind, soft, strong, and intuitive. She jumped in the moment she sensed we needed her. There was a lot happening post delivery and I just couldn’t focus enough to get food ordered and she just jumped in and did it. Brought me my blanket. Made sure things were communicated. Everything she did enabled my husband to be fully present for me and our baby. She knows her craft well too.

Some of the tools she had available and skills she had learned helped me ride the waves during our birthing time and there wasn’t one moment where I wasn’t SURE and empowered that I’d bring our baby earthside. If I had it to do over, I’d have had her at all four of our babies births. Do not hesitate any longer, CALL HER. I guarantee you’ll be glad you did 💛 images by Ashley Spencer Photography.

SABINE IS AMAZING! My husband and I could not imagine going through pregnancy, labor, and birth without her at our side. She is incredibly knowledgeable about all aspects of the continuum of pregnancy and we continuously say, “

We could NOT have done this without her”. This was our first child and Sabine really met us where we were at in our journey. She helped us to develop a birth plan and understand situations that could arise where our goals may not be met. As luck would have it, my plan had to change due to complications! Even with the change of plans, she still knew when to advocate for other parts of our plan to be followed and respected. Whether you want a natural birth or choose to have interventions for pain management she supports what YOU want and provides research to ensure you feel comfortable with your choices. Sabine is very well researched in evidence-based birth.

Sabine was at the hospital at the exact time we needed her and had so many tools in her bag (literally and figuratively) to provide as much comfort as possible during the labor process. She kept things moving and tried all kinds of positions that helped the labor continue to progress. Just when I felt like I couldn’t handle anymore she was there to provide encouragement to cope with the contractions.

She knew what was happening and called the nursing staff right when they needed to be there. It’s a testament to Sabine’s quality of care that every doctor and nurse that we met in the hospital knew her by name and felt comfortable with her in the room.

She provided invaluable resources to us from her library so we could read and review content that was specific to our goals. We were able to educate ourselves and she was right there to follow up and review any questions we still had. Not only was she there for us during pregnancy and labor but was checking in and continued to support us in a particularly challenging and scary postpartum season. We are so blessed to have found her and would highly recommend Indigo Doula Services.

Everyone should hire a doula to help them through the pregnancy and birthing process! People mostly assumed that we were planning some kind of extreme natural birth when we mentioned we were working with a doula (our plan was a hospital all the way but I was open to trying to get through without an epidural), but really we just wanted someone who was knowledgeable and comforting to be there for us when things got crazy, which it certainly did. We found Sabine through the DONA website because we wanted someone who was certified, and after meeting with her, knew she would be an amazing partner on that journey.

It also helped that when we told our Dr who our doula was, she was very positive about our choice so we knew (and later witnessed) that Sabine would be able to work well with our medical team. Unfortunately, my water broke first (which is actually pretty uncommon despite tv shows and movies depicting that as the start of labor) while the rest of my body was pretty unprepared for labor. Long story short, this started a 54 hr labor and delivery process which included being induced and a slew of medical interventions. It was disappointing to have our labor preferences thrown out the window pretty much immediately, but Sabine was there for us every step of the way. She made sure we had everything we needed, created a calming environment, and had all sorts of tools/techniques to use to help with progressing labor/distracting from pain.

It also helps that she is just incredibly kind and fun to talk to so having her around always made me feel better. Sabine coached me through THREE hours of pushing including trying out different positions to see what felt right, and without her (and eventually the help of the vacuum 😅), I know we would have been pressured into a c-section. We’re so grateful to now have Sabine in our lives and look forward to working with her again if/when there’s another baby on the way!

I heard about doulas for the first time during my third trimester. We asked to get doula service during the delivery of our first baby. I had an induced labor and it took a long time for the baby to be born. We were so lucky to have Sabine as our doula. She was very supportive and encouraging during the entire process. She was right next to me, holding my hand and telling me “I can do this”! I couldn’t imagine doing this without her in the delivery room. She is AMAZING!