"Dear Michaela, we would like to thank you for being such a solid presence and massive help throughout the pregnancy and birth of our little boy. Hopefully this (I was gifted massage and spa day..yay!) will be relaxing enough after all the effort! With all our love" Eugi & Rachel
"Thank you so much for everything you've done for us Michaela. It's been a real pleasure and relief to have yu on our sie and it fills me with happiness to see Katie so happy and healthy after the birth with our new little boy." Will
"Dearest Michaela, Tom and I would like to thank you for your devoted support during the birth of our first son. Good things are hard won, after 40+ hours labour and a c-section, this gorgeous little boy entered our lives. Your help throughout was beyond the call of duty as Doula and more like guardian angel. It was a beautiful birthing experience. We are the happies parents and so blessed with your little boy. With all our love. Louisa & Tom"
"Hello Michaela, Lola was born yesterday. I wanted to thank you once again for the valuable information from your course. The birth took 7 hours and it was beautiful. We gave birth in a pool at home. The biggest experience I had was in the pool, during pushing, which surprised me as it didn't hurt at all. I had no tears, nothing. Have a nice day. Simona"
"Michaela was my birth doula and she was amazing. I needed to have a c-section and thought that doulas would only work with you if you had a natural birth - until I met Michaela. She was key in helping me prepare emotionally and psychologically for that moment, she was kind and understanding, extremely knowledgeable about the process and the options that you have as an expecting mother and she helped me understand step by step the procedure that I was going to go through. This meant that when I came to the operation room I was free of fears, I could focus and relax, I was able to express my birth wishes and I was the best version I could be at that point in time to receive my baby. I’ll always be thankful because not only did I have a good and empowered experience, my son’s birth is a memory I’ll keep dear in my heart. I feel that having a doula for a cesárean is as important if not more important than for a natural birth. Because the mother is going through a fully medical process it’s easy to have fears and to feel that you have no options and that everything is a decision of the doctor. This is only to an extent, there are so many ways of having a cesárean and more than the actual physical process, your emotional and psychological state are key to have a good birth. This is transmitted to everything - your baby and the environment where you are. It’s easy to feel that because you are having a cesárean you don’t have to prepare but in my experience it was completely the contrary. Lots of love Michaela and thank you always!" Claudia
"Dear Michaela, just a card to say a huge thank you for everything you gave to us during labour. It was such a relief to have someone we knew and trusted by our side throughout the ups and downs. I am in awe of the complexity of your job and how you advocate for and empower people in the midst of such a rigid and inflexible hospital system. I have been so inspired in meeting you. Thank you doesn't seem enough but from the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful. Thanks to you our baby boy came into the world in the best possible circumstances, which was all I wanted for him and I think that will change the course of his life. Love, Katie"
"Dear Michaela, as Maria Julia's first birthday is approaching it makes me feel very grateful of how her birth was and still is very important to me, to us! So, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you once again from the bottom of my heart for being so supportive and for have given me the strength to search and choose the best birth option for us. It has made me stronger, happier, a much better person and even better mum for her and specially for my beautiful Bella, who I finally connected with like I was supposed to when she was first born. It was like we were all born again. I really hope that you can continue to bring that joy to amany families in the future. I am very thankful that you have crossed my life's path back in 2007. Who could have predicted that you would play such an important role in my family's life?! Much love. Juliana"
"Michaela was exactly the person we needed as we planned for a HWBAC. She worked with us to reduce my anxiety, and recommended resources to help me prepare. As it turned out, we had a complicated situation with my waters breaking several days before labour began but wanting to wait for labour to start without intervention. Throughout that time, Michaela supported us as we conveyed our views to consultants and midwives. Her knowledge of alternative therapies also really helped us, from aromatherapy and reboxo to EFT and recommending I see a reflexologist. When labour eventually started in earnest five days later, we felt calm, happy and relaxed - even excited! Michaela's support for the birth itself was invaluable, and alongside our excellent community midwives she helped to create an atmosphere of calm support in which I could just let my body and my baby work together. Our daughter's birth was a joyful and healing one and Michaela was a big part of making that happen!" Serena