I found The Feel Good Company through a heavy Google review search and landed on them when finding…read morethe company with the best reviews. When I reached out to Valerie she explained the paperwork and process very easily and I felt very at ease with her process. I had my daughter in March and her and her husband Henry were in constant contact with my husband throughout the pre and post delivery process. They were very friendly and communicative. We chose the Happiness bundle and received the capsules 4 days after I delivered. I felt the capsules really did help with my emotions and stress levels. My husband and I both truly noticed a difference when I started taking them. Even months after delivery, Valerie reached out to follow up on how I was feeling. I would highly recommend Valerie and The Feel Good Company and I would 100% work with them again if I we had another baby here in Los Angeles.

Bad customer service, terrible experience and didn't even make it through the entire process. She…read morewas rude and condescending and refused to talk on the phone and only wanted to text. Never see a professional not want to be able to answer all questions to understand the type of care needed and required and then sends a flyer that shows she does delivery for additional fee yet when I inquired she said only if I spend a extra $200 .. * To your reply; I reached out in Dec and you did the same thing ( not wanting to talk on the phone name only text and sent your flyer ) but after looking at your paid reviews I decided to give you another chance yet you proved me correct. You said you can take us on then after me asking two or three questions you changed your mind when I refused to get the $500 service you suggested instead of the $300 I inquired about. Wha is NOT ok is you lying * Now she updates her replies and again trying to make herself sound better and seem better than the experience she provided! I pray the best for you at the end of the day you were rude , off-putting , and dismissive.

I'm disappointed in myself for not encapsulating my placenta when I had my 2nd child (I struggled a…read morelot during my postpartum), but I'm so glad I did for my 3rd. Unfortunately, I'm someone that doesn't have "a village" and my husband is not capable of taking more than a week off (which I'm grateful for). This time around I wasn't stuck on survival mode, and I was able to enjoy motherhood despise being in the newborn trenches. Many times, I would be running on no more than 2 hours of sleep. Yet, I was alert and in a great mood. It also helped with my milk supply. I HIGHLY recommend encapsulating your placenta. I rave about it to all my friends. It really did wonders for me, and I hope it can too for other women. Great quality, I had no issues with the taste either. Thank you, NuHealth Placenta! If I do get pregnant again, I will be a returning customer.

I had the most incredible experience with NuHealth Placenta. From the moment I inquired, the team…read morewas so attentive and friendly. Booking my encapsulation process was so easy and organized. The team picked up my placenta directly from the hospital and dropped it off at my house within a couple of days. Not to mention, they gifted me a keepsake of my baby's umbilical cord that is now in her nursery. I have been taking the pills and have felt very good postpartum. So grateful for my recovery.

If you are looking for a postpartum doula look no further! Erica is the absolute best!…read more Erica recently worked with me, my husband, and our newborn baby for postpartum care during the first 6/7 weeks. My postpartum experience was without-a-doubt better, smoother, and more present, grounded and do-able because of Erica. She absolutely helped us get our parenting journey off to a wonderful more confident start. From our first interactions with Erica she made us feel comfortable and supported. She has an incredible talent of being exactly where you need her without you having to plan or think about it. Erica is gentle, caring and nurturing and her approach made the early weeks of postpartum feel special and sacred. She is incredibly patient and knowledgeable and answered all of my many many many questions and never made me feel funny for asking! I would strongly recommend Erica to anyone welcoming a new baby!

Erica is an angel sent from heaven. The moment you meet her, you can feel her calming, caring and…read morebeautiful energy. She is one of a kind. She listens, she does such a beautiful job taking care of mom and baby. She is an extraordinary doula and she gives the best massages. Having a newborn can feel so overwhelming, but with Erica by your side, you'll be in amazing hands. Don't hesitate to hire her, you won't regret it.

Navigating the search for a suitable placenta encapsulation spot can be quite overwhelming, but…read moreBrittany's phone consultation made the entire experience remarkably easy. Her clarity in explaining the process was invaluable, putting me at ease during a time that can be quite overwhelming with picking a place for such a special experience She promptly came to the hospital to pick up the placenta, and despite a mishap with the hospitals handling of my placenta she skillfully created a salve, pills, and tincture that I am absolutely in love with. Even more touching was the fact that she sent me a picture of my placenta, and it's so special for us . there is a $115 fee for Brittany to come pick up the placenta from the hospital. While you have the option to avoid this fee by making the trip yourself by driving to Fullerton it's unrealistic to make a trip like that after giving birth , considering the challenges , I believe the fee is entirely worth it. Without hesitation, I wholeheartedly recommend Brittany to others seeking placenta encapsulation services.

I can't say enough good things about Brittany. She was easily reachable and answered so many of my…read morequestions. She gave me lots of information regarding her specialty and what she had to offer. She came to my home after the birth of my son to grab my placenta and make me a smoothie which was so delicious. She made me capsules, a tincture and a salve. Super impressed and happy with her services. If youre looking for a placenta specialist, Brittany is your girl!

Tnah is a very special soul and I am so glad she was a part of my postpartum care…read more Her meals are absolutely delicious and filled with love. I had a traumatic post c-section experience and her food was something I could really look forward to in the long days of healing. I 10000000% recommend her for any postpartum services. She was so accommodating with my special circumstances and even delivered food to the hospital when I went back for surgery. It was a light amidst a very difficult time. Everything she does is with the sweetest warmest love.

I've had the pleasure of having Tnah encapsulate all three of my children's placentas over the last…read more4 years. She's been amazing and goes the extra effort (she came at 4am to pick up for one of the births!). She also makes soups which are very tasty and nourishing during those first few weeks post-partum. She's very knowledgeable in her field and has always been supportive of all things motherhood related. I recommend her to any mother-to-be.

Maggie is the BEST…read more I can't recommend her enough! My labor was over 26 hours and she was in constant communication with my sister in getting my placenta over to her. Even though I delivered at 2-am I wasn't worried that everything was being taken care of. When I got home from the hospital she was available at a moments notice for any questions I had. She is kind, knowledgeable, and Grounding. You are in excellent hands with Maggie!

Maggie was such a supportive and nurturing doula to me with my first baby. 3 years ago as a fellow…read moredoula, I resonated with Maggie's spirit and motherly aura. My labor was very long and presented many challenges that caused for change of plans and Maggie road the waves with us like a champion doula. She went above and beyond her role as a doula by also photographing our labor journey as well as taking our maternity photos which still hang in our daughters room. Maggie is a compassionate soul who knows the right things to say or not to say in those high pressure moments and supported us from home to hospital to operating table to home again. We will forever hold a special place in our hearts for this amazing woman and rockstar doula!

I am beyond thankful for my doula, Glyol. She began working with me when I was 6 months pregnant…read moreand guided both my husband and me through childbirth education: what to expect, how to prepare, and how to feel empowered in the process. At every visit, she included hypnotherapy sessions that I truly enjoyed and found deeply helpful in preparing for birth. She even created a personalized hypnotherapy playlist for me to listen to at night, which brought me comfort and relaxation throughout my pregnancy. Because of her guidance, I was able to connect with my son in utero in such a meaningful way. Glyol was by my side during labor and birth, and continued to support me after, especially with breastfeeding and postpartum needs. She also encapsulated my placenta, which has helped me tremendously during my postpartum recovery and healing. She has been attentive, kind, and so loving toward both me and my son. Her care, prayers, and presence have meant the world to me. I am beyond grateful for all that Glyol has done for my family. She is truly God-sent!

From a grateful husband -- Glyol's wisdom and guidance were such a gift for my wife and me. As…read morefirst time expecting parents, she made the months leading up to the birth feel calm, focused, optimistic....and did so with advice that we could actually put into practice. I'm so humbled by the positive impact she made on our experience from our first meeting through the safe delivery of our son. I think important to point out (as someone who was initially wary of anyone who felt too woo woo!) that Glyol's calm presence isn't some hand wavy thing...She's one of those rare people who have such detailed mastery of their craft that you feel safe, informed, and ready. As the partner this was super helpful to feel. She really listens, soaks up where the mother is at, where the partner is at, and then out of left field will say something that is just so so helpful and specific to that context. During the birth, she balanced supporting my wife, helping me support my wife, looking out for me too (making sure I hydrated and ate!), all of that also with trusting us and letting us drive our experience. I just can't recommend Glyol enough. I want everyone's birth experience to be as informed and supported by someone like her. And i can't wait for our little guy to know her as he grows. We love you Glyol! Thank you!

I want to share my experience to be able to help future mothers and especially first time mothers…read moreto have the best experience possible wether its for birth or postpartum as mine wasn't what I wish It would have been. I wanted to feel supported and try for a VBAC for my second birth so I decided to work with Andrey for the birth of our daughter. Everything went good at the beginning, we had our in person interview, shortly after that meeting we decided we would be a fit for each other. After that she came over one more time and afterwards she told me she had a family oversees she was working with and would be available via phone/zoom and if needed to she would introduce me to a back up doula incase she wasn't back in time for my birth. The way she introduced us was thru text (no phone call or even an effort to do a zoom call so me and that back up doula could meet each other) no professionalism. My prenatal care was very limited nothing close to what Andrey promotes. Then I asked for a list of what to bring in my birth bag, she said she would send, I had to ask about 4 times until she sent and the reason I didn't get it was because she had sent it to a 'Victoria' how do you forget your clients name especially when you are a part of one of the most vulnerable times in their life. Fast forward to my birth Andrey ended up not being there. I ended up working with the back up doula & my first time meeting her and talking to her was her walking in my room while I laid in my bed clothe-less in pain as I was going thru my contractions (not the most ideal setting to meet someone for the first time who is going to be a part of a raw and emotional intimate time) a few days later Andrey lets me know shes back in LA and is coming to see me & baby to help with postpartum care. Then texts me cancelling because her car is in the shop (She could've taken an Uber) and cannot make it and she can come another day. She comes over a couple days after that for a few hours and tells me she will be back @10am the next day to help us some more. The next morning @9:35am she txts me she cannot make it and isn't available until the following week. I had cancelled help from my sitter to help with my newborn and toddler and my husband had left to work because we had relied on having help from Andrey that morning. At that point I was feeling extremely upset. The care and support I was expecting which Andrey advocates heavily on was nowhere close to what I was given. What was supposed to be a time in my life where I should've been given unwavering love and support turned into a time of grief and sadness for me. I decided to have a conversation with Andrey and let her know how I was feeling and I no longer felt comfortable working together. She apologized and told me I was a client that 'fell thru the cracks.' Simply she overcommitted and I was put in the back burner or was her last option sadly. She offered to bring some postpartum stuff to help with grief and overall just to help me emotionally and would drop it off in the next couple days, she never did. Unfortunately Andrey constantly overpromised and underdelivered.

Absolutely incredible experience with Andrey! From the moment we met her, her calming presence put…read moreus at ease. She brought not only warmth and reassurance but also deep experience and medical knowledge that made us feel completely confident in our birth plan and, most importantly, safe--both for mom and baby. Andrey was the advocate we didn't even realize we needed, always prioritizing our best interests over the hospital's. We genuinely cannot imagine going through the experience without her. If you're considering a doula, stop searching--Andrey is the one. Cannot recommend her highly enough!!!! Thank you Andrey!!!

We chose to have our maternity and newborn photos taken with Diana and we're so happy we did! From…read morethe very beginning, Diana responded promptly and even set-up a facetime call to get to know more me better and ask questions about my expectations for both shoots (she usually does this in person, but covid times called for a virtual call). Diana has such a calming presence- my husband and I felt completely comfortable and at ease with her. For some of the photos she gave us cues for hand, chin, and body placement, but for most of them, she instructed us to just talk to each other, enjoy each other's presence, and pretend she wasn't there. These made for the most beautiful, natural unstaged looking photos! For our maternity shoot, we decided to take them on the beach near the Santa Monica Pier at sunset. We chose two tentative dates, however Diana was super flexible and checked-in the week of to make sure I was feeling well and was able to do the shoot that day. Before the shoot, she gave us outfit recommendations. She was super patient, allowed us to change outfits as many times as we wanted, gave the mama-to-be plenty of time for rest breaks, and made sure we got all of the photos/poses that we wanted before the shoot was over. The photos turned out beautiful! My husband and I will forever cherish the photos of one of the last times as a family of two. For our newborn shoot, Diana came to our apartment. We were a bit nervous about a photo shoot with a newborn, but Diana assured me she would meet him wherever he was and she did just that! She arranged the shoot around his mood- took the close-up photos of him with props that she brought after nursing when he was fast asleep and took our family photos when he was slightly more awake. She was SO patient and gave us our space to change, feed, soothe, and give us breaks as needed. The entire shoot felt so natural in our own element. She also took a short video for us that we absolutely adore! Diana is so talented and is a natural when it comes to maternity/newborn photography. Her calm, flexible, kind, peaceful, and accommodating personality made both photo shoots feel stress-free. My husband (who usually is not a fan of the photo shoots I encourage him to do) even said after that he felt totally at ease with her and even enjoyed the intimate family-bonding time we had during both of our shoots. We will forever cherish our maternity and newborn photos. I highly recommend Diana!

Let me start saying that if I could go back in time I would. I would be more proactive and I would…read moremake sure every single detail before signing a contract with this unprofessional, manipulative women. This way we wouldn't get fooled and controlled like we were! You might like her pics online but... Please take the time to read our entire experience ( see pictures followingthe numbers, because yelp mixed all the pictures) with Diana Hinek. We were not sure about hiring Diana's service at all because $3000 it is/was steep for us. We had to save up for all the other expenses we're going to encounter w/ a newborn, private midwife, pregnancy expenses, the fact I wasn't able to work and my husband's job was going to get hit hard by COVID . She offered us a 'maternity photoshoot' included on her price package (I really wanted), so we used our emergency savings, signed the contract and paid in full by the 36th week of pregnancy just as she asked us. Because of Covid, around April/May of 2020 we didn't want to risk going out in public to do the maternity photos, baby as expected for mid-May, Diana then offered us to exchange for a newborn session and we accepted. The home delivery was nothing we expected. We had to get transferred to the hospital in a state of emergency. Diana wasn't able to come with us inside of the hospital, (understandable) so she offered to do a video of all 3 of us and a few more pictures at our home as soon as we were back and ready. I had a complicated delivery; I could barely walk for many days so we got in touch with her 2 weeks after we arrived home. She came to our home and without consulting us she already came up with a plan. She was going to film us narrating all the facts starting when we got transferred to the hospital and then she would make a video clip with the pics/video footage she took it, the ones my husband took it in the delivery room and match the audio with the images to have a story with beginning, middle and end. We didn't like the idea much and we were absolutely not ready to be looking at a camera lens to tell what happened, the whole thing was a bit traumatic, but she insisted the results would be good so we end up agreeing with her. We were concerned about syncing our voices with the images and footage since we were narrating in Spanish and Portuguese. She told us not to worry about it because she understood Spanish (she's Italian) her husband understood Portuguese (he's French I believe) and he would help her syncing our history to the images showing on the video. Ok then, we trusted her. After her visit we started having some issues with our son, we spent a lot of time going to pediatrician offices and emergency rooms. It was hard to make an appointment for the newborn photoshoot, we had to cancelled twice. One of the times we had to cancel without giving her too many days of notice, the priority it was/is my baby health!!! (We need to be clear here, because that wasn't a priority for Diana). After that, there the problems started!!!!! We were expecting to be able to choose the pictures we wanted so she can edit and add to the video. Also, the presentation, the music, the style of the editions, and the voice over we recorded, etc. Exactly like you do for a wedding or any type of photography job. For our surprise we weren't able to choose the song for the video! I was able only to say that I like, Andrea Bocelli and Bach, and she said that she would see how would work because of the song has to filled the full length of the video. !

We had the absolute best birthing experience possible with support from Giuditta. She provided a…read morevery clear overview of what to expect at labor and delivery prior to the birth of our daughter. She gave us two house visits in advance of the birth that allowed us to practice different partner positions at home for early labor that we successfully used for the real thing! When it came time for the actual birth, she was a fierce advocate for us at Cedars Sinai Hospital. She ensured we had the best and most experienced team, she also coached me (the mom) through the process with a loud and clear voice which I could follow until the baby arrived. For postpartum care, she provided a sense of ease when we arrived home and everything felt unknown and scary. She gave me (mom) tips on breastfeeding in person, she showed us how to bathe our daughter and made us feel comfortable holding her in different positions. Finally, she is incredibly responsive and always provides a sense of calm in her communications. From both a practical and emotional standpoint and as first time parents, we could not have asked for a more positive experience with a Doula. She is worth every penny! -Hannah

We just absolutely loved working with Giuditta. She's so knowledgable, empathetic and kind. From…read moreour first meet and greet over zoom, I knew I wanted to work with her. She has an INCREDIBLE amount of resources to share, videos, her book, her website with recommendations, and her own incredible expertise after nearly 1200 births. She also just has a wonderful personality and vibe. Definitely the person you want on your team. She advocated for me in the best way, gave my husband a break at the right time (just before I went into active labor...she knew!), made sure we had a delayed cord clamping, helped with our birth plan! She also filmed my birth, which is something I will treasure for the rest of my life. She is a lactation consultant, so she had my baby latching within 30 minutes of birth on both sides! I feel very lucky, my baby has been exclusively breastfeeding ever since. She made 4 house visits, two before the birth and two after. The visits were also invaluable! She was able to help my husband and I practice laboring positions and prepare for baby on one visit, the next visit she took a look at our nursery and our set up. The final two visits postpartum, she helped us learn to play with our baby so she will have more productive feedings and sleep, and the final visit she showed us how to do our first bath. She's a genius. I honestly wish that every pregnant person could work with her. If you're on the fence, I'm here to tell you, Giuditta was one of the most important and instrumental people in my pregnancy, birth, labor and postpartum.