Testimonials
After a very traumatic birth experience with my first baby, I knew I wanted to have a C-section with my second child. I also knew I would need a doula’s support. Which makes me extremely glad I met Marlena.
I booked Marlena as my birth doula, contacting her in my late pregnancy and I was immediately impressed by her knowledge and passion for her job.
We had three antenatal sessions although I could also call her when I had questions or fears, and she was my guide throughout. I received lots of information and useful tips on how to prepare for my birth, my options during the birth, a recovery plan and how to organise a family life with the new-born and a toddler.
My baby came earlier than we expected at 36 weeks. When I started to have contractions, I called Marlena and she arrived at the hospital extremely quickly. During the labour Marlena used acupressure, she guided me through my breathing and supported me emotionally. I felt very calm all the way through and at the end I decided to have the baby naturally rather than by the C-section.
Marlena supported me in a myriad of ways helping me find and navigate the support and services I needed, and she was in contact with me every day after the birth even visiting us at home to provide her special calm kindness and postnatal support. She also made us a delicious curry and lactation oat cookies.
Whatever problems or issues I had, Marlena always came up with a solution or sound advice. In this emotional time, it just made my life easier and much more relaxed.
Marlena’s integrity and commitment is admirable. She has a wonderful composed and unflappable attitude when under pressure. She is also a lovely, approachable, polite, and fun individual who has become a friend.
Whoever has Marlena as their doula will be very privileged indeed.
— Gosia Wojciechowska, London
Marlena came to work with us as a Doula for the first month after Grace was born.
I immediately felt at ease with her; she has a very natural, caring and kind demeanour and clearly has a wonderful way with babies. She knew intuitively the kind of support we needed, offering great advice, gentle guidance and cooking the most delicious food. Marlena really helped me to gain in confidence over the weeks that she was with us and I learnt a lot from her time with us.
I feel very grateful that we had the benefit of her support during my recovery from a rather challenging birth experience and I highly recommend Marlena as a Doula.
— Kezia, London
Marlena była moją Doula podczas drugiej ciąży - była ze mną na każdym spotkaniu (poprzez specyfikę ciąży i zasady w szpitalu, do którego należałam wizyt było naprawdę dużo), pomagałam mi przy każdej wizycie, tłumaczyła wiele rzeczy, które były dla mnie trudne do zrozumienia. Była dostępna 24h na dobę. Czegokolwiek potrzebowałam- zawsze była obecna. Mogłam napisać do niej w środku nocy, a Marlena zawsze była w pogotowiu. Czułam się bardzo bezpiecznie i gdybym kolejny raz miała podjąć decyzje o posiadaniu douli, zrobiłabym to bez wahania! Marlena miała być również przy porodzie, ale niestety przez ograniczenia covidowe przy porodzie mogła być tylko jedna osoba (był to mój partner). Jestem bardzo wdzięczna, że spotykałam Marlenę na swojej drodze i nie wiem co bym bez niej zrobiła. Dzięki niej moja ciąża minęła mi bezstresowo, a każda wizyta w szpitalu była przyjemnością. Bardzo dziękuje i bardzo polecam tak wspaniałą doulę!
— Marcelina, London