Megan M. | Doula in Hellertown, PA

Megan has been my doula for two pregnancies. In my first pregnancy, I was worried about managing anxiety, preventing interventions, and having a natural hospital birth. Halfway through my pregnancy, my OB was concerned about my high blood pressure. The 2x-a-week NSTs and frequent doctor visits were stressful. I wanted to trust my body but was getting pressure from my OB office to induce early. Throughout the whole time, Megan helped me manage my anxiety with positive affirmations, prenatal yoga, and breathing techniques. When I needed advice on something she’d remind me of the BRAIN acronym = Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, Intuition, Nothing. My water broke at home at 37 weeks. As soon as I got to the hospital the staff wanted to put me on Pitocin. I remembered the natural methods of induction from Megan and asked for those first. When she arrived at the hospital she provided a break for my husband and helped me manage the pain of contractions with a birth ball and deep moaning. I consented to low-dose Pitocin to help contractions and magnesium because of my severe high blood pressure. So while my birth was not unmedicated, I managed to delivery naturally without a c-section. The nurses couldn’t believe that I had Pitocin AND magnesium and still delivered naturally with no pain medicine. Afterward, she provided lactation support and took photos for us. The empowerment that she instilled in me on that day and the weeks leading up to it has changed my life forever.