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Loving Words From Families

See what makes us the leading and most trusted doula practice in both northern and southern California.

Loving Words From Families

See what makes us the leading and most trusted doula practice in both northern and southern California.

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Elaine Oldham
September 18, 2026

We worked with Jenifer as our night doula and she was SO wonderful!! She has the most calming presence, our baby (and our dog!) absolutely loved her. I truly don’t know how we would’ve survived the newborn phase without her. The doulas by the bay team overall was great as well. We will miss Jen so much!!

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Alexander Wright
September 17, 2026

We are incredibly grateful to have had Theodencia care for our baby, Nolan. From the very beginning, she was caring, patient, gentle, and incredibly attentive to his needs. She has such a natural, nurturing presence, and she always made Nolan feel safe, comfortable, and loved. What stood out most to us was the genuine “mother’s touch” she brought to her care. She was calm and reassuring, attentive to even the smallest details, and treated Nolan with so much warmth and tenderness. Knowing that he was in such capable and loving hands gave us an incredible sense of peace. Theodencia also gave our family something that is priceless during those early days and nights with a newborn: the ability to truly rest

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Jessica Talbert
September 10, 2026

Doulas by the Bay very quickly and professionally connected me with a night time doula for my first child, who helped us from 10pm-6am. If you get the chance to work with Nomonde - do it! She was amazing help.

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kaori n
September 5, 2026

I worked with a night doula called Alexis and would like to share my experience with her here. Overall, she is the best night doula that we have ever had. We had such a wonderful experience with her, and we honestly can only think of positive things to say about the care she provided. What she does well Time management She has been extremely responsible and reliable with time management. Before every visit, she texts us to let us know that she is on her way and consistently arrives 10 minutes before her scheduled start time. She also responds to our messages very quickly, which we really appreciate. Professional baby care We’ve noticed that she speaks to my baby with love and treats her with great care and respect. My baby usually calms down while being held by her, which has been wonderful to see. We’ve also noticed significant improvement in our baby’s sleep thanks to Alexis’s soothing techniques. At the beginning of her care, our baby usually woke up every 2.5~3 hours but over time, she started sleeping for stretches of around 4 hours, which has been a very meaningful improvement for us. Great initiative with household chores She is very proactive with household chores. She always asks us what she can help with before starting her shift. She consistently finishes everything we ask her to do(doing laundry, washing bottles & pumping parts, and taking out the trash). She takes care of these tasks without needing reminders. Overall, we appreciate Alexis’s kindness, professionalism, and the quality of care she provides to our baby. We love to work with her if we have another child in the future.

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Mia S
September 4, 2026

We had an amazing experience with our postpartum doula, Hellen, through Doulas by the Bay. Hellen was an outstanding postpartum doula, and we feel incredibly fortunate to have had her support for the first five weeks after our baby was born in July 2026. She was knowledgeable, calm, and reassuring with every aspect of newborn care, including feeding, sleep, and day-to-day routines. Hellen was always professional, friendly, and punctual. She was also wonderfully proactive around the house, even helping with tasks such as washing dishes and cleaning bottles, which made a meaningful difference during those early weeks. Hellen also regularly checked in on how I was doing both emotionally and physically postpartum, and I genuinely felt supported and cared for. Her presence gave our family confidence and much-needed peace of mind during a major transition. I would highly recommend Hellen to anyone looking for compassionate and dependable postpartum support.

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Adenn Lo
September 4, 2026

My wife and I had Jordan from Doulas by the Bay help care for our newborn overnight from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and she quickly earned our trust. Jordan is young, eager, and incredibly attentive. Throughout every overnight shift, she remained awake and alert, always ready when our daughter needed her. Most importantly, she cared for our baby with the same patience and gentleness we would ourselves, which gave us tremendous peace of mind as new parents. Her reliability was equally impressive. She was consistently punctual, arriving between 10:58 and 11:00 p.m., and was always respectful and ready to help. Trusting someone with your newborn is no small thing. Jordan made that trust easy. I would confidently recommend both Jordan and Doulas by the Bay to my closest friends and family, and we’d happily welcome her back into our home. Thank you, Jordan, for taking such wonderful care of our little girl!

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Karla Mendez
August 29, 2026

We decided to get a night doula based on a friends recommendation and happy we did. We have been working with Valette and she’s been great! Valette has been a wonderful help. As a new parent, she's given us good advice on things to try or best ways to keep baby happy. She has been helpful to organize and clean baby items around the house when baby is sleeping. Overall we're very happy with valettes support! She’s very knowledgeable about babies and is super flexible to our asks.

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Ryan Baumann
August 26, 2026

I highly recommend dolas by the bay. We had a great experience and our first child for the first 3 months - it went so much smoother thanks to their help. Zeraka was amazing.

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Sara Yang
August 19, 2026

We loved our doula, Kathleen, who came to join our family after the birth of our second child. Her help not only with the baby, but also with our toddler and around the house allowed me much needed time and space to rest and recover. I can tell that Kathleen truly cares about the families that she works with, and she is such a joy to be around.

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Spencer Gabriel
August 7, 2026

we love Doulas by the Bay! We had such amazing experiences with our respective night doulas (Emma and Eutropia) for our last 2 children. Cannot recommend enough.

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ATREYI DASMAHAPATRA
August 5, 2026

We had an outstanding experience with DOULAS by the BAY. They matched us with Mary Ann Cherie Wolowski, who was with our family for the first eight weeks after our baby was born. She started right on the day after delivery while we were still at the hospital. This was incredibly helpful because it allowed my partner to focus on caring for our toddler while I recovered from my C-section and bonded with our newborn. Mary Ann was exceptional in every aspect of newborn and postpartum care. With her background as RN and an experienced nanny, she confidently took charge from day one. She handled everything--from swaddling and keeping the baby on a feeding schedule to making sure I stayed on track with pumping. She always had my pump parts cleaned, sterilized, and ready to use, which made those early weeks so much easier. She also gave me invaluable breastfeeding support. Thanks to her guidance, I established a full milk supply within just three days of my C-section, and I'm still successfully breastfeeding. She also referred us to an amazing lactation consultant who was an absolute game changer. Mary Ann was meticulous about everything baby-related and followed best practices in every detail. Her logging and tracking were incredibly thorough, giving us complete peace of mind. She was professional, respectful, organized, and kept everything spotless. The greatest gift she gave our family was rest. There were moments when it almost felt unreal how much recovery time my partner and I were able to get because we trusted her completely. She would even bring me a glass of iced water wherever I was--a small act of kindness that made a huge difference in my recovery. Because she took care of so much, I was able to focus on postpartum healing and even carve out time for simple self-care, like getting a haircut. Although her primary responsibility was caring for our newborn, she also formed a wonderful bond with our toddler and always made him feel included. She consistently went above and beyond by helping keep our home clean, making countless trips up and down the stairs without ever complaining, and never leaving before everything was tidied up--even if it meant staying a little past the end of her shift. We're incredibly grateful to Doulas by the Bay for matching us with someone who fit our family so perfectly. The agency made the process smooth, and Mary Ann exceeded every expectation we had. We wholeheartedly recommend Doulas by the Bay to any family looking for expert postpartum support. They gave us the gift of rest, confidence, and a much smoother transition into life as a family of four.

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Libby Friede
July 20, 2026

Alejandra was an incredible support during one of the most vulnerable times of our lives. From the first night, she made us feel completely at ease. Her experience, her warmth and calm presence gave us confidence from our first night at home. She gave us really helpful ideas for organizing our nursery and bottle set up, which made our day-to-day so much smoother. But more than anything, her support and positive energy helped my husband and I show up as better, more confident versions of ourselves as new parents during those brutally hard first few weeks. I don’t know how we would have gotten through those nights without her.

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Arielle Silver
June 26, 2026

We have been so happy with Hellen’s night support over the last month. From the very beginning, she was incredibly flexible with us as our baby arrived late and we weren’t exactly sure when we’d be home and ready to begin services. Hellen has been a calm, reassuring, and knowledgeable presence in our home. She helped coach us through implementing a nighttime routine with our daughter and supported us in building healthy sleep habits from the start. As first-time parents, it has been such a gift to have someone we trust caring for our baby overnight while also helping us feel more confident in what we’re doing. Hellen is gentle, dependable, and deeply caring. We are so grateful for the support she has given our family during this tender newborn stage and would highly recommend her to any family looking for wonderful night support.

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Lily Adelzadeh
June 26, 2026

Loved my doula, Arezoo! She felt part of the family. It was like having my own mom there to help take care of me and my baby.

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Ilyssa Kondo
June 18, 2026

We decided to use Doulas by the Bay because my husband had to go back to work after I gave birth and we needed extra support at night. Looking back I’m not sure how we would have survived without them. I did reach out to them about a month before I was supposed to give birth but, thankfully, they were able to move quickly to set me up with interviews of their doulas available. After our first doula had to step back because of health issues, communication was quick to let me know and they were able to set up some last minute interviews. Thankfully, we found Yesenia R. and I knew after I talked to her that I had found the person to help us! She had tons of experience and was super easy to work with. She immediately put me at ease when we did the nursery tour and was happy to do anything needed to support me at night. I would leave any notes from the day on our whiteboard and she would make night updates on our shared iPhone notes. Her communication was seamless. Not only did we get sleep, but our newborn seemed to sleep well with her too. It was amazing to wake up to washed bottles and folded laundry. I couldn’t have done the week and half without her - she was truly a lifesaver in those early days. I think it helped immensely with my own recovery both physically and mentally. I can’t recommend Yesenia and Doulas by the Bay enough! If you’re able to do this, do it!

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Adishthi Gurav
June 18, 2026

Excellent customer service. They were very professional and were swift in finding us the best night doula for our newborn.

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Stephanie
February 11, 2026

We were so very happy with our postpartum doula, Aive. She was absolutely wonderful and so incredibly helpful. Having her help was the best investment we’ve made in our parenting journey, and she’s been amazing with our son. We would 100% work with her again if we have a second child, and we will be recommending her to all our friends who are expecting. She is just the best!

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Emma Matthieson
February 10, 2026

We had a great experience with Doulas by the Bay. We worked with a number of their doulas for daytime postpartum support was well as nighttime support, and everyone was warm, well trained and very supportive. Would highly recommend working with them.

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Ashley McGivney
January 16, 2026

Like others in this area, we are transplants. We have limited family help because they have to fly in. Having the extra help with doulas by the bay was amazing and so critical for my recovery after having my second child. The lack of sleep with a newborn is exhausting and having someone come in and care for my baby in-between feeds let me sleep so much more and helped ease my anxiety about nights. The process was easy and the company is really responsive. I liked this one because if something happened (it didn’t) they had other back up doulas that could come or you could reschedule your doula. Our doula, Nomonde, was always calm and helpful. I trusted her to care for my little one and was always happy to see and chat with her. Highly recommend doulas by the bay!

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Shauna LeValley
January 16, 2026

We had an incredible experience with Sally for our son from when he was 1-3 months. She was consistently punctual, professional, and incredibly kind. Beyond just helping with night feeds, she took the initiative with bottles and laundry, which was a huge help to our family. We felt completely at ease knowing our little one was in such caring hands. In addition, she helped with sleep training. Additionally, the office staff was a pleasure to work with. They were extremely professional and maintained a quick turnaround time on all our requests and paperwork. We highly recommend this team for anyone looking for top-tier newborn care!

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Danielle Zhao
December 30, 2025

We loved working with Julie T!! She was so caring and loving to our baby girl; it was a huge relief to have her tend to our baby from 0-2 months. I could focus on resting during the postpartum while we would hear her read books to our baby, sing songs to her, or gently talk to our baby to guide her through her day. Julie clearly loves working with babies, and her wisdom and years of experience are very clear in the way she moves. We learned about feeding and sleeping cues, choosing the right bottle & flow combinations, bathing our baby, tummy time, and more. She also formerly worked as a lactation consultant and was extremely helpful in suggesting methods to alleviate some of the breastfeeding and bottle-feeding issues that came up. She was also great with communication and was flexible with our chaotic schedules. We believe that those initial months with Julie laid a great foundation for our baby, who eats, sleeps, and communicates with us well!

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Claudia Haworth
December 14, 2025

We are endlessly grateful for Brenda and the care she provided our family during the most tender postpartum season. From the moment we came home from the hospital until our baby was three months old, Brenda was an incredible source of support, calm, and reassurance. Having two children under three can feel overwhelming, especially in the early postpartum period, but Brenda made everything feel manageable. She was so kind, gentle, and attentive with our newborn, and her presence allowed me to truly rest and recover without any worry. Knowing my baby was in such capable, loving hands gave me complete peace of mind. Brenda anticipated our needs, offered thoughtful guidance without ever being intrusive, and supported our entire household with so much compassion. She made our transition smoother, calmer, and far more joyful than we could have imagined. I cannot recommend Brenda enough to any family looking for exceptional postpartum support. She is truly a gift to new parents.

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Audrey Nika
December 13, 2025

We had such a wonderful experience with Angelika from Doulas by the Bay as our postpartum doula. She supported our family for the first month after welcoming our baby boy, and we truly could not have asked for better care during such a vulnerable and important time. Angelika is incredibly dedicated, attentive, and compassionate. She took such thoughtful care of our baby while also making sure I, as a new mom, felt supported, rested, and confident postpartum. Her calm presence, knowledge, and willingness to step in wherever help was needed made a huge difference for our entire family. We trusted Angelika completely, and that peace of mind was priceless. She treated our home and our family with so much respect and genuine care, and it was clear she was truly invested in our well-being. Having her support made our postpartum period feel far more manageable and positive. We are so grateful for Angelika and highly recommend her to any family looking for a trustworthy, experienced, and kind postpartum doula.

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Meenu Ahlawat
December 4, 2025

Hired Shibban from doulas by the bay for post partum support. It was a great experience and she surpassed all expectations. From day 1, she earned trust with the level of care she showed for the baby, me and the needs of the whole family. She was a thorough professional, reliable, very experienced with handling infants and did so with a lot of love and patience. Her presence was very calming and reassuring. Highly recommend her as well as the company, Doulas by the bay - they were easy to deal with and highly communicative.

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