- stephanie f.

Catherine is amazing and we would have hired her full-time as a nanny if she was "on the market"! :) My husband and I will never forget leaving the hospital after staying 4 nights and having a challenging birth and recovery. We were on our way home, parked and hadn't even unpacked the car and Catherine had arrived 40 mins early to greet us and meet Camden. The first thing she said to me was "how are you feeling and where would you like me to start? " She is phenomenal. Catherine has three kids of her own and is so patient, kind, and caring. She can multi-task extremely well, and our son Camden adores her, he was always smiling whenever she arrived and loved having Catherine over! Catherine did baby laundry and baby dishes, fed and changed Camden, and also sang him bedtime songs and read him books. She is so caring and thoughtful when it comes to the momma's recovery too. She recommended postpartum yoga classes as well as a postpartum pelvic floor therapist to me to help with my sciatica that developed about 4 weeks postpartum. I attended both and was so happy for her recommendations. We miss Catherine every day and would hire her again in an instant like I mentioned. THANK YOU CATHERINE! :)

"We miss Catherine every day and
would hire her again in an instant "

- Eunice S.

Our family was lucky enough to have Catherine Meyer as our postpartum doula. We survived newborn life with our first child but early on in our pregnancy reached out to GGDA to find a doula to ensure we got a bit of extra help. As it turned out, not only were we glad to have the help during key “witching hours” when our toddler came home from daycare and sleep started to fall apart for the newborn, we were also so grateful to have Catherine to help us navigate our son’s unique needs, which differed a lot from our first child. She fit right in with our family and earned our daughter’s friendship and trust as only an experienced mother can.

As experienced parents who suddenly found themselves in new situations relating to our son’s sleep, gas/fussiness, latch, and constipation, we were immediately relieved to have someone who really has seen it all and had a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with us. 

Beyond that, Catherine was a true thought partner for me. I would often wonder something out loud or be at a loss for what to do for sleep or gas and Catherine would google, research, and consult resources with me. Together, we found approaches that would work and at no point in time did I feel pressure, judgment or anything less than full support. Parenting is such a tough journey and to have both an extra set of capable hands AND really trained and sympathetic ears was lifesaving for me postpartum. With Catherine’s help, I was more confident and relaxed. Whereas with my first child, I can say with certainty that I would have spent hours doom scrolling or driving myself crazy researching.

Lastly, some of the little extra “above and beyond” things Catherine would do always made me feel so seen and so cared for. She noticed how we liked things, and would start to help me tidy when the baby was sleeping, or wash pump and bottle parts whenever she had a moment. I always told her that I usually get to those after the kids are asleep and she always said, “well maybe you can get more rest then.” On days where I could count the hours I’d slept on one hand, and I had meltdown after meltdown from both kids, it was just such a relief to know that Catherine would be able to help me tackle it all together. 

"With Catherine’s help, I was more confident and relaxed."