Brewster Doula

Janet is the absolute best and most nurturing person which made her an amazing doula during my complicated and long delivery. From the moment I met Janet, I knew she would be my person. I didn’t need to look any further. She was incredibly knowledgeable, provided a wealth of resources, helped me know what questions to ask my doctors, and best of all, genuinely cared about my well being and that of my child. She went above and beyond from day one to educate me and provide me with peace of mind. She also was by my side as she showed a number of tricks and strategies to help with labor. I could not have done it without her. I highly highly recommend her services. If I end up having another child, Janet will be the first person I call.

Janet has been a wonderful support for us during our pregnancy and now post partum journey. She brings a wealth of knowledge that allowed us to focus on supporting ourselves vs having to learn every thing about birth. Highly recommended

Janet is truly a gem. We were fortunate to be her 100th birth and I just couldn’t imagine going through this journey without her. My husband was a “non-believer” in needing a doula and after our first interaction with Janet he was completely convinced. My OB and L&D nurses were all thoroughly impressed with her. Thank you for everything Janet!

There aren’t enough KIND, COMPASSIONATE and PATIENT words in the thesaurus to truly describe how AMAZING Janet is! I had to be induced and now hold the record for the longest time Janet has ever been with a client in labor. Janet was extremely supportive and extremely helpful trying to help me move my labor along-doing exercises and positioning me in different ways. I gave birth following the hypnobirthing technique and I swear Janet, my husband and I counted to 10 more than a million times. I couldn’t be more thankful for Janet and hope she accepts me as a client again one day hopefully next summer. It’s amazing to have Janet alongside you and I highly recommend her to everyone! In fact I had 2 other friends who used her and loved her just as much as my husband and I did! Thank you SO SO MUCH Janet! You are an Angel on earth!

Janet is incredible! TLDR: she is a compassionate, well-trained, consummate professional, and fun to boot.

Our family has had the pleasure of working with Janet in each of her many capacities – as a birth doula (including lots of helpful childbirth ed), as well as a postpartum doula, and in providing transitional care for our baby. She was beyond helpful in each of these dimensions. Before our baby was born, she visited us, went over the important things to know to have the kind of childbirth experience we wanted, and built a strong connection. Her professionalism really shone through at our birth – what could have been a stressful experience or one outside of our control turned into exactly the kind of (physiological) birth experience we wanted. Janet was cool-headed, supporting us physically and mentally throughout the labor process. She melded seamlessly with the birth-partner (husband in our case)  acting as a true support and partner to him and facilitating the exact amount of involvement and support that we wanted. After our baby was born, Janet provided invaluable postpartum support to all of us – from psychological support to exhausted parents, to bridging us to her network of professionals as needed, to helping with logistics, to taking care of our baby while we rested/ate/lived. As we transitioned out of the newborn phase, Janet continued to be an invaluable source of advice and support for us, and fun and professional care for our baby.

In sum, Janet is an incredible doula in every way – informed and knowledgeable and yet always putting her clients wishes first. To top her experience and knowledge off, Janet is just an all around great person – funny and kind, always responsible and communicative, and beloved by babies and parents alike. We recommend Janet enthusiastically. We hope that we will be fortunate enough to have her care and help with more babies in the future!