Deb was a fantastic help at the start of our journey as parents! In those early weeks and months, sleep is so so incredibly precious. Having Deb help out 1 or 2 nights a week gave us a chance to catch up a little, which made us better parents the rest of the week. We slept well knowing that our little one was in very capable and caring hands.

Deb's knowledge and experience were so valuable. Not only did she take great care of our little one, but she was an incredible resource for us as we learned how to parent.

As new parents, the amount of advice out there can be overwhelming: friends, family, books, doctors, and the internet all have answers for every question, but those answers often conflict. When we had a hard question, e.g. about sleep routines, we found talking to Deb to be the most helpful option of all. There are several reasons why. First, she's very experienced: she's been helping with infants for more than a decade, so she's seen all types of babies. Second, she knows our little one (and us): having spent nights with our kiddo, she already knows which options just won't work for us and what makes sense for our baby and family. Finally, she's able to help out in a flexible way over time: we would make a plan with Deb, try it out, call Deb and strategize about tweaks to the plan, try it out, follow up again, etc., as many times as we needed until we had a routine that worked. It's hard to imagine getting through challenging times like the 4 month sleep regression without Deb's experience, consistent help and advice!

-Katie and Marne, 2022

This is my second time working with Deb and I'm so grateful for her help with prepping for labor and supporting me during labor and immediately postpartum. She always responded promptly and thoroughly to all my text messages and calls. I was able to have a successful VBAC (with painful back labor) with Deb's support and reassurance. She kept telling me, we just need to manage one contraction at a time and she rubbed my back during the painful contractions. I learned so much of labor is mental and Deb's support was priceless. Her help also took a lot of pressure off of my husband during labor, which allowed him to be more present in the moment.

Deb also did a few postpartum visits with me and one overnight, which gave me the opportunity to catch up on sleep so I could be the best mom to my toddler and new baby. She made me a wonderful home-cooked meal and helped me process my birth experience. Deb is a busy lady, because she is THAT GOOD. If you are lucky enough to book with Deb, you will not regret it! She will always be someone I am deeply grateful for knowing and working with!

—Nora B., 2024

“I interviewed a few doulas and felt [Deb’s] style was both caring and pragmatic. It also helped that [she is] funny :) Working with [Deb] really improved the birth experience for both me and my husband. Anytime we had a question, we didn't have to spend hours consulting Dr. Google and driving ourselves crazy - we had someone with far more experience to turn to who understood our goals. I didn't have strong preferences in terms of how my birth unfolded, other than feeling like I was supported and consulted on all decisions. The two pre-birth educational meetings were incredibly helpful, as it better empowered me to understand what could happen during birth and how to prepare. [Deb] also focused on supporting the whole family, not just me, which allowed my husband to be a more effective coach for me during my birth.” —Kelley, 2022

“Deb is simply the best. She is patient, kind, understanding, open and incredibly responsive. She has a very encouraging and nurturing approach to new mamas and is always looking for opportunities to encourage or empower a new mom. We worked with Deb for both of our post partum seasons with our kids and she's been a life saver for each. With our twins, she provided us with hours of what would have been lost sleep and furthermore, helped us through a very hard season with colicky twins. With our third, she's been a solid sounding board and constantly looking out for what's best for me (mom) and what is best for our family at large. She takes every opportunity she sees to remind me how great of a job I am doing each week, whether the struggles are big or small. She's supportive in helping me find ways to cope, problem solve and get through these first few months with a newborn. She's very resourceful and has so much knowledge - I don't know what we'd do without her!”

—Melissa, 2022

“Wow, Deb has brought SUCH positive change into our home with her support -- after three weeks of working with her, we are ALL sleeping through the night. I didn't think it was possible to get to this point but here we are! Not only has sleep improved dramatically, but so has our toddler's daytime demeanor and his ability to listen / manage emotions etc. We also gained confidence in loving boundary setting as parents which is seriously the gift that keeps on giving. Deb was so helpful, honest, kind, patient, and really responsive in the moments we needed her the most (there was some hard work getting to this point!), and I know we couldn't have navigated this process without her. She also provided lots of options / approaches to improving sleep and helped us decide which one was the best fit for our family -- not just a one-size-fits-all approach. The method we picked was a great match for our son's needs. It took work and commitment on our part, but investing in our family's sleep was SO worth it. We highly recommend working with Deb!!

-Ashley, 2024

Deb was a life saver! Our son had no sleeping skills, the books and programs we’d bought weren’t helping and my maternity leave was ending. My husband and I were desperate! Deb came in and not only taught us how to sleep train properly but also taught us about the developmental factors that play into it. She helped us design a program specifically for our son’s needs, and our needs. She checked in regularly and allowed me to reach out with questions, and as a first time mom I had a lot! I think the biggest part was she helped ease my anxiety and she normalized our experience. Through every setback she encouraged us and helped us adjust as needed. We only worked with Deb for sleep training but her warm, welcoming and kind demeanor makes me believe she would be wonderful to work with in any of her other capacities. Highly recommend!

—Nora V. 2024

Deb is an absolutely angel! She helped us with our first child and i can't imagine my post partum experience without her. I was really struggling for the first month and Deb had such a calming presence and was crucial in my recovery. She is a wealth of knowledge but NEVER judgmental and supported me in everything I wanted to do. She is professional, caring and fun. She was also so sweet with my son. Her vast amount of experience gave my husband and I comfort and confidence knowing he was in good hands. Post partum is hard enough and Deb was a shining light through the whole process. We are in communication most days and I know i can come to her with any questions or worries. I know she will be there for me every step of the way. I would hire Deb 1,000 times over. She was such a help and an essential part of my post partum experience! —Melanie, 2024

We cannot say enough good things about Deb as a Doula or person. She became a member of our family while working for us as our night doula, and had a profound impact on the lives of our twins and us as parents.

When people ask us how we survived the newborn stage with twins (and a toddler), we say, “Deb!” There were many days we felt defeated and exhausted, but knowing Deb would arrive at 10pm (actually 9:50pm because she was always reliably early) got us through. She saved us physically and emotionally, and always had the best advice and resources to share.

We faced a number of issues with our twins that Deb guided and supported us through including severe acid-reflux (GERD), breast/bottle-feeding problems, and scary first colds and never-ending congestion... There were days the twins wouldn’t stop crying from their reflux, but somehow at night with Deb they were quiet and peaceful. We continue to believe she has magical powers as our twins are very vocal when upset and there was never a peep with her!

Deb has a broad network and referred us to many great specialists for lactation, craniosacral therapy, and even organized additional support from doulas when we needed it at the last minute. She took a lot of extra work and worries off our plate.

Deb was the best investment money could buy for our family postpartum. We had the utmost trust in her ability to care for our children with her years of experience, knowledge and expertise within the field and motherly instincts and compassion. She is highly organized, professional and non-judgmental. We cannot recommend her enough!

The Donnelly Family, 2023

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~Marie, 2024

Deborah was a lifesaver to us as a postpartum doula. She came in at an incredibly stressful time with our two children and while my spouse was out of town. Her approach was incredibly gentle but confident and it seemed as though she was there to take care of me as much as the baby. She provided invaluable sleep advice for both the baby and toddler and helped me develop routines and a schedule for them both. Prior to working together, I would often get 2-4 hours of sleep a night. Implementing her suggestions and ideas immediately brought that up to 6-7 hours. I would hire her again in a heartbeat and relished the time we worked together and her care.

—Natalie, 2018

“Deb made my labor feel so much smoother, made me feel so much more empowered and helped provide me with the exact birth that I wanted. We initially chose to hire Deb so that I could get more support during labor than what my husband alone could provide. I didn't realize when we hired her how much of an absolute necessity she would be and how much both my husband and I would thoroughly appreciate her.

Deb was present and there for me exactly when and how I asked her to be. Her knowledge and helpfulness far exceeded both my husband and my expectations. My husband and I walked out of the hospital still talking about how much of a value Deb is and how grateful we were to have her there.

After birth she was there with advice, knowledge, and resources for us when asked. She is not pushy, and never overbearing with her knowledge. Having gone through birth and receiving postpartum help and advice from her, Deb now feels like family. I can’t recommend her enough.”

— Gwen, 2021

This was our first child- we had no baseline of what to expect and while we have family in the area for support, my husband and I felt it was important to get support from someone who could help lead and guide us through this journey- without any judgement or pressure. Deb is by far-- one of the most down to earth and honest human beings I've met in a very long time. I truly appreciated her candor and perspective with a very soft approach. She is educated in the space and while every baby is different, we could tell she had a ton of experience and we were very excited and lucky to learn from her.

[The return on my investment in a doula was] sanity, education, and comfort :) Sleep deprivation is real and even having a few hours of reprieve was extremely helpful for my mental state. It was nice to have someone not only cheering me on to work through these tough times but to know someone was consistently in my court guiding me- gave me immense ease. Being a parent is hard and there are no right or wrong answers. Deb really helped me understand this and more so importantly I'm learning how to be okay with it. I would recommend Deb to every mother, family, and beyond.

-Sheila, 2022

“I have known Deb for a few years and credit her with helping bring my son Wyatt into the world. I was four days laboring and couldn't get Wyatt to progress. I was at my sanity's end and called her for some advice. She had me try some stretches for the intense back pain and when she heard the panic and pain in my voice over the phone she said "I'm on my way!" She came straight to my house and helped calm both me and my husband while helping Wyatt to progress. She helped get me into positions to help Wyatt get into better position to get my contractions coming quickly enough to go to the hospital. Her knowledge, strength, and natural way of approaching my ongoing labor gave me the strength to keep pushing through the pain of four days of contractions and no sleep. She came to the hospital with us and helped me labor for several more hours before Wyatt came into the world. I am not a standard client. I called her in an emergency for guidance and I truly believe she is the reason we had Wyatt safely that day. We are trying for our second baby and she will be my first call when we do become pregnant. I trust her to help guide me through one of the most important seasons of my life.”

— Hannah, 2018