My Nonprofit Reviews

My husband and I got pregnant with our first child in Feb. of 2022 and found out at our 20 week ultrasound that our sweet Natalie was diagnosed with anencephaly .. a life limiting diagnosis. We left it up to God to decide when a Natalie would be called back home. We carried to term and Natalie passed during the pushing phase of delivery. Before all of this .. I had never heard of a Bereavement doula so when I reached out to Heather of PBD I was not only at a loss of who to turn to but in general I had a lot to learn. Heather was an absolute God send in our journey not only for my husband and I but especially for Natalie . Heather gave us insight into all of the ways we could advocate for our baby girl . She gave us materials on how we could celebrate her and most importantly she gave us hope that this journey did not have to be one filled with grief, but one that could be filled with joy .

Heather was there with us throughout the rest of our pregnancy and she was one of our greatest coaches and support persons on the day of Natalie’s birth. She and one of her photographers Sara who happened to be training to become a Bereavement doula at the time are the reason for the precious photos video, and cherished memories that we are able to look back on today and the only memories that we will ever have of the day we spent with our beautiful Natalie Joy .

Heather has and always will hold a special place in our hearts and we couldn’t be more blessed and thankful for her and the Pittsburgh Bereavement Doulas for helping us get through one of the absolute most devastating time our lives.