Dear Felicia,
Today is M.'s 3rd birthday, and I am just writing, once again, to thank you for your amazing work with A. and me three years ago. Your presence, skills and compassion are clearly not forgotten. I wake up on my daughter's birthday and still think of you!! You were a godsend.
Blessings to you, E.

My husband and I used Felicia for all three of our births and she worked wonderfully with the hospital staff as well as with both my husband and me. She was fantastic and empowered me to have natural childbirth. My husband and I feel it was worth every dime.
H.J. & F.J. September 2007

Can I just say that having you by our side when we welcomed our children into this world was the best 'delivery plan' I could have ever made. You have found a profession that fits you perfectly. I drew from your strength both times and would fly around the world to be with you if there ever was a third!
E.P. October 2007

Felicia, we keep telling people how wonderful you were for us for our birth. You were truly awesome, and I would have been terrified by the whole experience in lots of ways without you there - especially during the final pushes. I'm pretty darn sure that it would have been a c-section for me if you hadn't been there coaching me. So, thank you again so much.
Love, J.D. & R.P. August -06

Felicia, how does one say thank you for such an amazing experience? You are a very special and unique person. I feel so lucky to have found you. Thank you for all your guidance and support for sharing this miraculous moment with us. With love and affection..
Peter, Carol & baby Roman April '06

Dear Felicia, a huge thank you for your support before and during B.'s birth. Your warmth, caring and knowhow made the experience a better one. We felt at ease with you immediately and that feeling carried through the birth. We would advocate a doula and certainly recommend you anytime! Thank you again for helping enrich this experience.
E. & C. January '06

Dear Felicia,
A. and I both deeply thank you for the vital and beautiful role you played in my labor & delivery. There is not a time that I think of my birth experience when I do not feel very grateful that we had you by our sides. I can barely remember phoning you to ask you to join us at the hospital but my memory of your arrival is still so visceral. You grabbed my hips and back during a contraction and somehow I immediately felt safer and that things were going to get better. When I was 16 days overdue, you reassured me things were OK. When I had to be induced you reassured me that I could still have a powerful labor. When I was making the decision to get anesthesia you reassured me that it was an OK choice and when I pushed my baby out for 4 hours, you reassured me that I was strong and capable. A. and I were completely in awe of how wonderfully essential you were in these moments and in 24 hours, you not only graced us with your presence, knowledge and support but you created two strong advocates for doulas. In short, you were nothing less than a blessing to us & our baby. When and if I conceive again, you will be second to know. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
E.D. June 2005

I finally have a free (quiet) moment to let you know how amazing you were for our delivery. You helped me navigate through the most amazing, intense, painful experience of my life with your calm presence, soothing voice and amazingly compassionate, centered, beautiful brown eyes. I thank you from the bottom of my heart! You made my family feel comfortable as well and for that I am also grateful. You are a true, rare gift and I feel blessed that we could share our birthing experience with you by our sides. Thank you again.
Love, Debbie and Raoul January 2005

Dear Felicia,
T hank you so much for your incredible patience, expertise and willingness to work with us to bring W. into the world. We’re so grateful to have found you and to have benefited from your amazing skill and experience. You provided the consistency and balance we wanted and needed as we prepared and entered W.’s birth. Thank you.
R. & C. Feb. 2004

Dear Felicia,
It was such a joy, privilege and relief to have you present at the births of both of our daughters. At C.’s difficult birth, you steadied me and kept me going through a very challenging time, encouraging me to believe that is was all going to work as we had hoped, which it did. At M.’s blessedly more easy birth, you calmed me and focused me, helping to direct my energies toward the one powerful outcome. Because you were there, I got to have the births I wanted. Because of this I feel that I was able to fully experience one of the most powerful rites of passage that women have with full awareness. You are gifted as a healer and doula. Wherever life takes you, I know you will carry your qualities of warm-heartedness and compassion and continue to help people for a long time to come. Thank you.
Love, Kim June 2004

Dear Felicia,
I have been meaning to write to you for a long time to thank you for the gift you made us to guide us through this most unique and beautiful experience of birth. You helped us believe in birth, in her perfection and made me understand and feel for these unforgettable hours that we belong to nature and that surrendering to her made the impossible happen. I still can’t believe that I went through all this. I think you carried us when we were doubting, you never doubted. I am so grateful for this. For M. too, it must have been so beautiful to come to us in that soft and trusting environment, with only love and patience waiting for him. He is giving us a lot of joy and I wish you the best in your life as a mother and as a doula.
S. & E. August 2004

Felicia, what can I say…you will be in my heart forever. You have such a special gift. I am so very glad you shared it with us. You made the birth of our daughter such a wonderful experience. My husband, my mom and myself cannot say enough about you. We are all now true believers in the doula. You have found your calling in life! Even though the actual birth did not turn out how we expected, you made me feel the experience of childbirth. I will always remember that special time. Thank you so much for being a part of the best day of our lives.
Lots of love, L. & M. June 2003

When I found out I was pregnant with my second child, one of the first people I called was Felicia. I simply could not imagine giving birth without her. Felicia’s presence at the birth of my daughter was at once peaceful and strong, quiet and intense, joyous and … fun!
When I think back to the birth, one of the main things I remember is that Felicia was like a knowledge guide through unknown territory. She supported both me and my husband in a manner that was respectful of our wishes while at the same time being very in control of what could have been a situation beyond our control. With Felicia’s help and guidance, we were able to truly experience the birth without ever feeling lost, confused, scared or frustrated. My husband and I both feel very strongly that we would not have had such a positive experience had it not been for Felicia. We had to deviate from our birth plan in a fairly significant way, but because of Felicia, everything still felt right. Felicia had such a wide variety of tips and techniques that I felt almost pampered, if one can use such a word to describe giving birth! At every juncture she calmly described my options in a way that I could understand while in the throes of a contraction. She brought things with her that helped me to feel comfortable and I believe sped my labor along.
Felicia’s training and experience really shine through in her role as a doula. It is quite obvious to me that this is her calling in life. She is an amazing woman. Thank you, Felicia.
Love, Kenda (re: birth in July 2002)

Dearest Felicia,
Aviv and I have decided that your hourly rate completely undercuts the love and talent that you bring to your work. I will always remember the support I felt when you compressed my hips for pain relief and for the way you skillfully helped the hospital staff manage time. We will always hold you close to our hearts as the person who helped bring a healthy, beautiful baby into the world!
Much love, Joanne & Aviv November 2001

Felicia, the love you emanate and share with others has touched my life. Thank you for being such a good person. The world needs many, many people like you. Thank you for helping me tap into and remember a beautiful, powerful part of myself that still leaves me in awe.
Love, Shanna April, 2000

To Whom It May Concern,
Felicia Roche, Certified Doula attended the delivery of my daughter on April 23, 2000. The labor was long - over 24 hours - and could not have been the joyful experience it was without Felicia's tremendous talent as a doula. Her care of me and my husband was intrinsic to one of the most joyful experiences of my life. She was absolutely key to creating an environment of joy and peace in which I could labor calmly and joyfully as the hours ticked by. Felicia's insight and experience were invaluable when tough decisions were called for. I am certain that without her support and advice I would have required a c-section. But with her support and care I was able to make decisions clearly and calmly to deal with the reality of the birth process. Felicia's support was invaluable in helping me feel that my birth process would end with the delivery of a beautiful, healthy child and that the use of the necessary interventions was not in any way a failure on my part.
Additionally, her skilled interaction with the staff at the hospital ensured that they were supportive of my choices. And, since my memory of the labor is admittedly fuzzy in certain areas, Felicia's journal and pictures of the birth are a treasured private keepsake that provide a clear story of what really happened.
In short, I highly recommend Felicia as a doula. She enabled me to turn what could have been a nightmare labor into a beautiful, spiritual, focused labor that ended in the delivery of my beloved daughter.
Sincerely - Fiona April 2000