Absolutely amazing service! They came and picked up the placenta from me and within a week I had my…read morecapsules and they even added a cute little heart! Highly recommend them!

The items from Shawna are wonderful! Communication could have been better through the process, but…read morethings did get remedied after some back and forth.

My wife and I highly recommend Heather and Desiree for doula services! Heather was with us for the…read morefull labor process and was incredibly calm, supportive, and knowledgeable. This is our third baby and the first two births we did not have a doula, and what a huge difference she made! So grateful she was a part of our birth team. From my perspective (the partner), it was so great having an extra support person for my wife. They knew my wife's birth preferences, helped recommend different comfort measures, and helped communicate effectively with the hospital staff. Lastly, Heather/Desiree were very helpful during pregnancy and were always available for advice. They did a great job helping form our birth plan, and were especially helpful towards the end of pregnancy as we had many NST's and other events that we needed their consult and reassurance, which they were always quick to provide.

My experience with Heather for placenta encapsulations was absolutely amazing. I am still amazed by…read morehow kindly & clearly she communicated, how punctual, and how fast she was for pick up, even though I found her last minute. Thank you soo much! I most definitely recommend!

I am so incredibly happy that Becca was our doula for our hospital birth. This was my first baby,…read moreand I knew that all I wanted was for the baby to be healthy and to avoid an emergency C-section if I could. We met with Becca and knew right away that she was the perfect person to help us in preparing for and giving birth. She immediately set us at ease by assuring us that the hospital we chose had an excellent Labor and Delivery team. She was 100% right about that, and everything else. She helped me trust myself and my body. I never thought I would have such an amazing and thoroughly happy birth experience. Becca really cares. It meant a lot to us that she also visited us after the birth to check in and provide some very welcome support. If we have another baby, we will definitely work with Becca, again!

I could not imagine my first birth without Becca! From the very first phone call, I felt an instant…read moreconnection with her--she's such a kind, caring soul and a true expert in her field. One of the things that impressed me most was how seamlessly she read the dynamic between me and my husband. She always knew when to step in with support and when to step back and give us space. That balance was invaluable during such an emotional, vulnerable time. When my birth plan didn't go the way I had envisioned, Becca's expert advice and calm presence gave me so much security in the decisions I had to make. She helped me feel grounded, informed, and confident every step of the way and encouraged me to listen to my instinct and body. Another aspect of her support that you simply can't put a price on is how connected she is at Kaiser. She knew nearly every midwife and nurse, and because of her strong relationships there, I felt reassured that the care I was receiving was exactly what I needed. Her presence gave me an extra layer of trust in the whole process. Becca communicated beautifully, supported us with such compassion, and helped make my first birth experience one that I will cherish forever. I can't recommend her enough--if you're considering a doula, Becca is truly one of a kind! Thank you so much Becca!

Erlinda is amazing!…read more The care she put into encapsulating my placenta. She also educated me on the services and types of services she offers. I went with the traditional method and a keepsake. I kept in touch with her via text and provided a Zelle deposit then paid cash for day of service. My husband met with her to provide my placenta and it was ready before we left the hospital to go home. It has since been a year since I used her services and she does service contra costa county although she is in Solano county. My labor and delivery was in Walnut Creek. I still have all the keepsakes and beautiful jar she provided my capsules in.

I had never thought about placenta encapsulation until reading about it online and I thought I'd…read morefinally give it a try. My baby was due 2/20/24, however, she decided to come on 2/1/24 and I didn't even have time to reach out in advance. About 2 hours before having my baby I messaged Nor Cal Placenta Services and the owner, Erlinda, got back to me within 5 minutes if not less. I explained my situation and she advised that it wasn't a problem. She instructed me on what to do an about and hour after I had my baby, she picked it up. I didn't get to meet her but my husband did. He said she was kind and professional. I was released from the hospital on 2/3/24 and she also delivered my capsules about 2 hours after. I don't know if I'll have more babies but Id got through Erlinda again and highly recommend her. I'm approximately 3 1/2mo PP and finally finished my capsules. I do feel like they made a big difference in my 4th trimester. Thank you so much!

What a great birth experience with Napa Valley Midwives. Originally we hired Heather as our doula…read morefor our second baby. Once Covid hit we decided to change course and have a home birth. From the very beginning Heather and Kristina were so engaged with me and my pregnancy. It was the complete opposite of my OBGYN who changed all my appointments to be virtual and even forgot to schedule a few. Heather and Kristina saw me in their office and in my home following all the best practices during the pandemic. I felt safe every time I saw them. I really enjoyed the fact that they rotated which one of the saw me each appointment so that I could develop a relationship with each of them. By the time I went into labor I felt so comfortable with both of them. I believe this made the birth experience just that much better. During my labor and delivery, they were so professional but also felt like close friends since we had developed a great relationship and they truly care about their mamas. Once I delivered my baby, they gave us time to bond as a new family. While we did this they busily cleaned up. It was so impressive- you'd never know a birth had taken place in my house (haha). If you're considering a home birth, you'll be in loving and supportive hands with these two fabulous midwives.

I am not one to write yelp reviews, however, the care we received from Kristina and Heather was so…read moreegregious that I am scared for other women and feel an obligation to write about it. Our care with these midwives ended when I was 37 weeks pregnant and on day 5 of contractions. These contractions were not "real" labor contractions but rather contractions brought on by drinking large quantities of red raspberry leaf tea. They prescribed this to me because they said my son was too big and needed to be induced 2 weeks before his due date (this was later proven to be incorrect, as my son was born 11 days after his due date at a normal size and weight). During this bout of fake contractions, they registered a high blood pressure reading and told me that they feared for my life and needed to take me to the hospital or call 911 and have me removed from my home in an ambulance. I knew my high blood pressure reading happened as a result of feeling stressed out by the midwives and ultimately unsafe in their presence. They seemed to have little knowledge of white coat syndrome (a common occurrence where people have higher stress levels in the presence of a medical professional). I decided to fire them on the spot and switch my care to another midwife. Thank goodness I made this decision, otherwise I would have had a traumatic, premature hospital birth for no good reason. There were several signs along the way that Heather and Krisitina were incompetent. They made several incorrect diagnoses which were later proven incorrect by an MD at the hospital who said I was "a healthy pregnant woman ready for a homebirth." Misdiagnosis: Gestational diabetes: They put me on a very restrictive diet which caused me a lot of stress. When I raised concerns about the validity of at-home diabetes testing, Heather said she still thought it was in the ball-park. My health really suffered because of following their weird diabetes diet (I was encouraged to eat large amounts of meat, even in the middle of the night--this was the worst!) They told me they feared my son was too big and needed to be induced. This put enormous stress on me in the later phases of pregnancy and was completely inaccurate. My son was born at a totally average weight less than 8 pounds even 11 days after his due date. Another misdiagnosis! GBS. After my own research about this, I decided against antibiotic use. They went along with this, but encouraged a very expensive regime of supplements and consistently encouraged me to have antibiotics during the birth. Heather admitted to my mother that she herself had GBS and refused antibiotics in the birth of her own child. Hypocrisy?! They misdiagnosed me with a fever. Thankfully my mother was there and suggested it was warm in the house because of the heating (In December). When I went outside, my temperature was totally normal. Lack of Professionalism: They were late to most appointments. Kristina was 45 minutes late to one appointment. One time, Heather completely forgot an appointment and never showed up. She never even followed up with me to apologize, and I had to reach out to her to schedule the next appointment. They frequently did not have the right supplies for tests I needed to take, were missing batteries for their devices, and they only gave us the birth supply list at 37 weeks, when the baby could already have been born! As a first time parent this was very unsettling! Poor Communication: They didn't tell me which provider from their team would be at my birth, which was very unsettling. Then they set up an appointment with a colleague of theirs who gave me totally different suggestions about how to manage my "gestational diabetes," and at the next appointment Heather said I wasn't doing what I was supposed to do even though I was following her colleague's recommendations. Lack of Emotional Attunement. Both of these midwives acted from a place of extreme fear, rather than actually being able to see the person in front of them. They both never checked in with my husband and barely acknowledged his presence in our appointments. They asked questions in a style that felt more interrogatory rather than helpful/understanding. We left every appointment in fear, which was the last thing we wanted to feel approaching the birth! In addition to all of the grievances listed above, when we reached out to them to let them know that we had a healthy home birth and requested a refund for the fees we paid them, their response displayed a lack of compassion and accountability. They only gave us a 25% refund and never even congratulated us on the healthy home birth of our son, which was supposed to be their number one priority! I think their lack of professionalism, incompetence and lack of knowledge is evident with the numerous examples above. If you want to have a safe home birth and get good quality care, I would highly recommend choosing more experienced midwives.

I had placenta pills made after my first birth and noticed immediately how much more emotionally…read morebalanced and energetic I was when taking them. I feel they really help to even out the postpartum hormones and allowed me to get through the days with very little sleep! I knew that with my second child I'd also want to use placenta pills, so I arranged for Ozzie to process them for me. Ozzie picked up my placenta within several hours after my son was born and had them back to me the same day, beautifully packaged and with easy to understand instructions right on the glass jar. In six weeks time, she had a placenta tincture for me that I use now and again now that the placenta pills are used up. I highly recommend Ozzie to make your magic happy pills!

I highly recommend Marin Placenta Services for your placenta encapsulation needs. Ozzie couldn't…read moremake it easier - she takes your placenta & 2 days later, she will drop off your pills! She is also flexible - I asked her to cut off some pieces for me to freeze to add to smoothies and she was happy to do it. Additionally, she is very easy to communicate with and will respond to your inquiries rapidly. I was very pleased with her services!

tomi is amazing!!! she has great customer service and the ability to make sure she is delivering…read morequality care....i delivered my bundle of joy and she went to work on my placenta and the results are priceless......i received my capsules in a cute little jar along with a beautiful art piece that she had mad for me and a bunch of other goodies...tomi has once again did her thanggg!!!!! and for that i want to say thank you..ill do it again

I was recommended to Tomi by my families acupuncturist and I am so glad I found her! Tomi was so…read moreeasy to communicate with throughout the whole process. All of the emails she sent were so informative and made the process smooth and so easy to understand. Although I wasn't able to meet Tomi because I am in the North Bay, my mother was able to drop off and pick up for me and said that Tomi was amazing and so nice! I was so nervous going into my second pregnancy because I had such horrible postpartum with my first, but was made aware that encapsulating my placenta could provide multiple benefits. I am absolutely shocked at how well I felt and continue to feel taking the capsules. No baby blues, my mood has boosted, more energy, and have even noticed an increase in breast milk. My package included my capsules and a complimentary picture of my placenta, my babies cord keepsake, and a blood print of my placenta and I couldn't be happier. Tomi, thank you so much!

I wasn't sure what to expect. I heard about encapsulation from a friend and looked in to it…read more Jenna was great and answered my questions quickly and in a timely way. Coordinating the placenta pick up was easy and she delivered it with photos, instructions and a dried cord piece shaped into a heart.

Really professional and fast pick up and delivery. Loved how she did my placenta painting and sent…read moreme photo of my placenta. Got her transportation package in few days. Easy to follow instruction. She dried my remaining of my umbilical cord in shape of heart. Lovely to keep and reminder of my lovely moments of my birth. Thank you again!

I never thought I'd do placenta encapsulation, but here I am, and happily writing a review about…read moreit! I was put in touch with Taylor's service through my birth doula. After the birth, Taylor was very prompt with processing my raw capsules. Whether or not it's the placebo effect, it seems like there's a noticeable, positive difference with my overall energy levels, emotional balance, and my milk supply. To test their efficacy I'd stop taking the pills, and would soon notice more challenging emotional waves -- I was so grateful I could pop a few capsules and rapidly notice a stabilization! I'd absolutely do encapsulation again, and do it with Taylor. Couldn't recommend North Bay Placenta Services enough!

Taylor is a wonderful person to work with; Not only did she…read moreattend my birth and supported me through labour, she also took my placenta and returned it in form of capsules within two days. When the postpartum blues hit me those capsules helped me regulate my emotions. I have been taking them daily and I am almost through my supply. I highly recommend this service!

Arielle was my doula for my fourth baby (born at home) which happened to be my most challenging…read morebirth experience. She arrived at the perfect time, when I was moving quickly through active labor and starting to feel great intensity with each contraction. When she came into my home, I automatically felt a sense of relief. She quietly stepped into where I was laboring to help in any way needed. She supported me during strong back labor and knew exactly how much pressure I needed as she massaged my back. During moments when I wasn't handling the contraction calmly, she would gently remind me of tools to regain my control and confidence. Arielle played such an important role in supporting me during such a consuming labor, that felt very different than my previous births. She was available for as long as I needed after birth as well---there to offer support with breastfeeding and post partum care, with kind, practical advice on healing and resting with my new baby. In the moments leading up to birth, Arielle provided me with so much knowledge on childbirth. Even though this was my fourth baby and I had given birth three times before, I still learned so much. She helped me create the kind of birth I wanted and visualized for my last baby. She's very welcoming of any thoughts or questions I had and is an amazing listening ear--full of experience and wisdom about birth, mothering and breastfeeding. She also offers incredible support and resources for spouses/birth partners and ways for the whole family to be prepared for the birth and new baby. Arielle's soothing voice, phrases of encouragement, and incredible support during my unique birthing experience was vital and I'm so grateful she was there. I could not recommend Arielle more as an invaluable doula.

It was such a gift to work with Arielle in what turned out to be a 36-hour VBAC! She arrived at my…read morehouse around the 8th hour of labor and coached me through each contraction. When we transitioned to the hospital, she helped me make decisions and navigate the questions and scenarios that the medical team was proposing. She brought candles and essential oils to the hospital for a calmer experience and guided me through Spinning Babies techniques and accupressure to encourage the baby to turn to a more optimal position for birth. She gave me confidence and coached my partner to be a supportive birth partner. It was a long labor, but I did it! I can't say enough good things about Arielle! Arielle also provided postpartum support and came to our home to teach us meal prep and mindfulness techniques to help encourage postpartum healing. I cannot recommend her enough! Hire Arielle to be your doula!