The Tidal Doula

Looking for a doula? Look no further!! Emily was a fantastic doula! 😄🎉As a black woman, I had a TON of anxiety around the birthing process and being in hospitals because of articles I’d read about other black women’s negative experiences. This was also my first child. Emily understood my concerns and empathized with me. She quelled my fears by providing me with helpful resources and recommending pregnancy classes with Everyday Miracles. I appreciated the fact that she was vaccinated against Covid and wore a mask at all times.

She was also gracious enough to accompany me to a few appointments when my husband wasn’t able to. Once it was time for me to give birth, I felt empowered and prepared! She arrived at the hospital on time and assisted my husband in helping me cope with the pain. She was always present and encouraging!😄🎉

I was adamant about NOT having an epidural at the hospital and delayed cord clamping and Emily ensured my requests were adhered to. She even caught my baby when she came into the world! Lol
Emily and I had so much in common and I consider her a friend!🤗

My husband and I are so grateful we had Emily for a doula and have already agreed to hire her again, should we have a 2nd child. It’s been 2 months and we absolutely adore our beautiful, healthy daughter and we are so happy! Emily, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much, for everything!!💕😄

Emily was amazing! She was absolutely key to getting me through my long labor and pushing stages without medication. Can't recommend her highly enough!

Emily, you are an incredibly talented and gifted doula and photographer and I feel really blessed to have found you. You put our desires and anxieties and questions first, guiding us through the crazy minefield that was an impending delivery during a pandemic. There were so many unknowns and you helped us navigate them all with grace and calm and expertise.

Our baby came early and I had so many questions that day as I labored at home and you were available to answer them all. You never pushed your own ideas on me, just gave me options and advice based on your extensive experience with childbirth, trusting me to make final decisions and do what was right for my body. And when my water broke and labor got intense and we had to make a beeline for the birth center, you were there, too. You kept us calm. Your constant encouragement was what I needed to make it through the hardest thing I had ever done. When our baby arrived, you were there to capture the moment on film. I look at your beautiful photographs and they take me right back to those first, precious moments as a new family. And then you stayed - it was late and I'm sure you were exhausted, but you stayed with us until we were settled, making sure we had everything we needed as we entered our first hours of parenthood. Thank you, thank you!

We worked with Emily for the birth of our first son and I cannot recommend her enough! My husband and I both agree she’s a must for all our future pregnancies. My husband and I both felt so supported by her. She was amazing leading up to and during labor and delivery. And on top of being an incredible support person she took beautiful photos for us! Again, I cannot recommend Emily highly enough.

Emily was our doula for our first baby's birth. From our initial meeting, she was very knowledgeable, down-to-earth, accepting and caring. My husband and I just felt comfortable around her and just knew we wanted to work with her! During the prenatal period, communication was all clear and quick, making each appointments, paying bill, meeting were very simple and smooth thanks to her. She answered all of my questions - my questions about pregnancy in general, the last month of pregnancy　getting ready for hospital questions, and supported me mentally so much. During the birth I realized that having a doula was the best decision I have ever made and I was glad that it was with her. Emily was up with me all night rubbing my back and kept telling me I was doing amazing while I was enduring pain. She explained the birthing steps at each time it happens so I was never lost. We are all so grateful that she was there with us during the birth. Not only to myself but she was also encouraging and unconditionally supportive to my husband and my mom who was visiting me from Japan to help me during birth and postpartum. My mom doesn't speak English and Emily said hi and thank you in Japanese to her, gave her hug and smile, and it was so sweet for her to include my mom to birth experience and I appreciated very much. I, my husband and my mom, we all liked Emily so much that we were very sentimental when she left our last postpartum meeting. We recommend Emily to everyone who would like extra support during prenatal, birth, postpartum.