Testimonials

"Amelia was a kind, helpful, empathetic presence in our tender postpartum period. The feeling of calm and relief I felt when she walked through the door to help us at night was truly priceless. Amelia - thank you for giving us some much-needed rest during the whirlwind postpartum time."

-Mackenzie

“My husband and I are first time parents to a baby girl who was born in February 2024. Going into this we were both nervous about postpartum and had very little experience taking care of babies. We knew we would need extra support which is why we decided to get a postpartum doula. We reached out to NYC Birth Village and the process to get started was easy and seamless- which is great when you are pregnant, tired and overwhelmed. They set up interviews for us to speak to some doulas and everyone seemed great. We ended up working with our postpartum doula Amelia, who has been absolutely amazing! She is exactly what we needed in this parenthood journey. In a time that is already stressful and challenging, she provided support, taught us great tips for taking care of the baby and made sure my husband and I were also well taken care of as well. She helped us grow our confidence in parenting and taking care of a baby every step of the way. We felt so supported by her and I think the reason we had such a positive start to parenthood is because of her and her support. Amelia is very talented at what she does and has such a wonderful calming energy. She provided us with lots of tips on baby care which were immensely helpful, but one of the most important ways she supported me was that she helped me remember I'm still me, despite this huge change in my life. I was really scared of losing myself in becoming a mother. It was my chats with Amelia in the early exhausting days of parenthood- she would keep me company while I breastfed in the middle of the night and we would talk about all kinds of things and share some laughs. That connection with her made me realize I may have just gone through a life altering event which changes you in so many ways, but at my core I'm still me. I didn't lose myself- I'm still funny, silly, me :).”

-Emily