Lindsay Dougal

Lindsay was my doula for the birth of my second child and I'm so glad we were able to work together. She has a calming, kind energy and was so supportive and patient with all of my questions and concerns. She was conscious to include my partner in our sessions and he felt so confident and capable to be able to help in the delivery room as a result. I felt so empowered and confident in my birthing experience and Lindsay helped me have the birthing experience I wanted. Many of the hospital staff & the birth photographer commented on the palpable feelings of love and connection in the delivery room and I think that was only possible because of how prepared and in control we felt of what was happening. Lindsay is also skilled with sound healing and I was able to do a session before the arrival of my baby. It was such a grounding, beautiful experience. 100/10 recommend Lindsay and her services. She is awesome!

I had so many doubts and fears going into my first birth, but Lindsay provided me with all the tools and help I needed to have an incredibly positive birth experience!! I would hire her again because it's 100% worth it.

Lindsay was a great doula and I would recommend anyone looking for a doula in the area to consider having her on your birth team! She is patient, gentle, kind, and knowledgeable. She supports you through pregnancy, birth/delivery, and postpartum. She gave me and my husband confidence as we started our family. She helps empower you to make your own decisions on birth day and gives you opportunities to voice your opinions. She stayed with me and my husband for 11+ hours that day and was helpful every minute, especially as I was planning an unmedicated birth and labor and I was kind of crazy, haha! She definitely helped me and my exhausted husband throughout the whole experience. She doesn't judge you for your decisions, but empowers you. She is kind and supportive. I can't recommend her enough!

Lindsay is a fabulous doula! She provided thorough and informative meetings throughout pregnancy, through which we were able to get to know each other well and establish a good relationship. Going into labor and delivery I felt very confident that she knew what I wanted and needed. She has a wealth of knowledge and provided great resources so that I was well-informed about all of the decisions I needed to make to create the birth experience I wanted. She was an amazing support person during labor and delivery. She was perceptive to what I needed in order to be more comfortable (even thinking of things I didn’t realize would be comforting that really helped). She helped create and maintain a calm and soothing atmosphere and was such a joy to have as part of our birth experience. She continues to offer great postpartum support, even though we are unable to meet in person at this time. I highly, highly recommend Lindsay! She’s well worth every penny!

Choosing Lindsay as our doula was one of the best decisions we made in our birth journey. She is an incredibly unique and caring soul and we are thrilled to have met her. I was reminded repeatedly over the course of my pregnancy that things rarely, if ever, go according to plan. I hoped for an unmedicated water birth, but ended up with a medical induction at 37 weeks. As first time parents, this change was overwhelming and a little scary. Lindsay was there for us every step of the way. She was incredibly supportive with this sudden change and helped us process it emotionally and feel prepared. During the birth, she was a rockstar. She worked extremely well with my husband and helped him find ways to be involved and was there when he had to sit down or disengage when he got a little queasy (he doesn’t do well with blood/needles). I highly recommend hiring Lindsay for your birth!

We had a Birth Preferences Consultation with Lindsay and were blown away at how educated and helpful she was! Being first time parents, we had minimal resources and knowledge about all of the options that surround childbirth. Lindsay sat down with us and explained countless options that surround each phase of labor and helped us determine what was our hope for our birth. She helped us realize things about our birth experience that we actually care about and will make the whole process more meaningful to us. Lindsay is a very positive person and is way easy to talk with - espeically about such an emotionally charged topic. She really helped us to face childbirth in a positive "we can do this" kind of way rather than feeling like we were jumping into the scary unknown. We now have a birth plan that Lindsay put together for us based on our meeting and are so excited to meet our little one. Thank you for being such an amazing Doula Lindsay!

Lindsay was a truly valuable part of our birth experience! She was prepared with valuable information and insights catered to us in all of our visits leading up to the birth and she took good notes on things that I wanted in my birth plan that she was able to remind me during labor. These included specific relaxation cues and techniques that I forgot about in the moment but that made all the difference when I was actually in labor. She was also really effective with the little things that made a big difference: she thought about creating an ambiance in the delivery room that helped me relax, she was there to grab a cold towel for my head when I was pushing, there to pour water over me when I was trying to relax in the tub, had a constant, calming presence. She also helped my husband know what to do and how to be supportive which is what we both wanted. Lindsay was also respectful of my desire and change of plans. My initial plan was to do my whole labor and delivery completely natural but I decided to have an epidural when I was dilated to a 6. She was respectful and helpful in making that decision while reminding me of other things we could try before I went that route (which is what I wanted her to do, as per our birth plan) and she was no less valuable for the rest of my labor and delivery! I felt safe and cared for with her there and she helped me truly relax and focus when it came time to deliver our son--I only pushed for 30 minutes! I am a first time mom and I think having had the experience I would be up for trying to do natural again for our next baby and Lindsay would be my first choice to help moderate that experience! She was awesome and had a great, approachable, down to earth personality that my husband and I could instantly feel comfortable around.

We had our first baby in February, 2017. If and when we decide to have another I will definitely hire Lindsay again. The support she offered us was incredibly helpful - Especially in the days leading up to labor but even more so during labor! Her knowledge in this field is superb as she is passionate about being a doula. Her goal was to make sure we felt 100% supported with our birth plan. She has a calm and peaceful demeanor which we love! We love Lindsay!