When I found out my 3rd baby had a rare complication and had to come out early, Jenni was there for me every step of the way. I remember feeling panicky sitting with Jenni and my husband at the cafe by the hospital, terrified about my sudden need to have a cesarean and my dream of vbac slowly fading away. Jenni had a wonderful calming presence about her and that is what got me through my moments of indecision and weakness. Her approach is loving and rational and I swear she has the answer to every birth or mothering problem I've ever encountered. Waiting in the lobby to be admitted for a unwanted ceserean was one of the hardest things I've ever done. That is where having a doula really helped me. It made me realize how doulas are not only to help you get through physical labor. They are for helping you get through the tough emotional parts of having to deal with a csection that I wasn't prepared for. Jenni made me feel important and supported and most of all validated for having the feelings I had. She distracted me with laughs, and even bonded with my anti social husband (lol)while we were waiting. I am so proud to have the memory of Jenni being a part of my birth story. We all need help getting through the hard parts of birth and I couldn't have done it without her!