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Client Testimonials
"I am so grateful to Amy Tinney for the invaluable support she gave me
for my postpartum visit. I was crying a lot, very disappointed that I had a
C-section instead of the home birth we had planned. I had a hard time being so
dependent on others and needing so much help. Instead of enjoying the baby I was
overwhelmed, what Amy helped me realize was actually grief. Amy articulated my
feelings in a way that helped me start to get past them so I could better connect
with my newborn. I was so grateful for her help. Her expertise in newborn care as a
nurse and midwife saved my husband and I. And at the time we called her the "baby
whisperer" but really, she's a "new mama whisperer"! She knows that taking care of
Mama means the baby will be well taken care of. "
- Natalie Lewis, mother of Max, age 9 months |
"Amy attended the birth of my daughter in Feb 2009 and I cannot
imagine how I would have gotten through it without her. She took such amazing care
of me before, during, and after my delivery. She went so above and beyond what I
ever would have expected of my midwife. She helped to make my birth experience
positive and wonderful. Thank you for all that you do. You are truly an angel for
women in labor. Love you!"
-Amy |
I was 34 weeks pregnant with my second child when I decided to deliver
my son at home. I changed my intent for big and small reasons: overcrowded,
too-busy doctors' offices, nursing school and maternal-child education, my oldest
child being excluded from the process, and my first childbirth experience all
influenced my choice. Up until then it was as if I was sleeping through my
pregnancy. Once I was in Amy & Sarah's care, I woke up. They gave me thorough,
complete physical assessments and advice. They spent more time listening and
feeling my baby than anyone else. Any time I had a physical concern, Amy would ask
me to come in, or she would come to see me with no delay. Any time I had an
emotional concern, they would listen and support and listen more. They helped me
think through this pregnancy, my expectations, my fears and my hopes all in seven
weeks. Any woman would want to take all 10 months to do this. But they are Amy and
Sarah, and they were able to hold me so securely through the seven weeks, I felt I
had been with them my entire pregnancy.
The birth was all I had hoped it would be. The ability to move freely, the luxury of
warm water in a birthing tub, the support around me, the comfort of my own home were
all key ingredients to a smooth, powerful labor. I did get a small dose of what I
feared as well. I was sure I was going to have a big baby, and I feared he would be
hurt if his shoulder became stuck. He was in fact big (11lbs 2oz) and he did have a
sticky shoulder. Amy was so attuned to the progress of my labor. She was aware of the
signs and acted swiftly. It could not have been more than 30 seconds between the time
she gave her first instruction and the time he was out. No harm to him, no harm to me,
and absolutely no panic at any moment. My husband didn't even know something was wrong.
Amy was simply amazing, always calm and always giving us the very best care.
The story of great care just keeps going in the post-partum period, but I'll stop here.
I said to Amy and Sarah once in the midst of my fretting over the unknown that I felt
so alone, but the truth is with them, starting at 34 weeks, I was never alone. I was
never alone in labor. I was never alone when my son was one day old, one week old, one
month old, and now one year old. Amy and Sarah genuinely care. They love their mamas
and babies and we are so, so grateful.
- Amy Thiel |
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