Testimonials

"Jessie came to NYC to support me when my daughter was six weeks old. When my baby screamed and cried like a banshee, Jessie gently took that child from my tired and hormonal arms, and swayed and shushed her into a peaceful sleep. It was like magic". Sasha Domnitz

"I just wanted to thank Jessie Loeb for being an amazing doula! Jessie gave me the comfort and knowledge that I needed to get me through my first two weeks with my newborn daughter. Being a first time mother was very scary to me. Jessie provided me with many tips on how to feel safe and confident while caring for my daughter . Jessie is very dependable, super caring and absolutely wonderful work with!" Heather Escobar

"Jessie was the calm in my storm. My first child was born after a very traumatic birth. I had no experience with newborns, with no family close by, and with my fear of looking like a failure I was afraid to ask for help. Little did I realize I was entering a very dark place with postpartum depression and was paralyzed with not only taking care of myself but caring for my newborn child. Nine days after giving birth and while healing from a c-section Jessie came for a visit. She looked at my child and with all the care in the world, she held her and was truly enamored with her. I think it was the first time I genuinely smiled watching her interact with my daughter. I was so terrified at the thought of giving my baby a bath. I felt embarrassed that I had no idea how do the most basic things for my child. I somehow mustered the courage to ask Jessie if she would help me. Without hesitation and more importantly without judgement or demeaning me she walked me through the process. She was calm when my daughter wailed and for the first time I had a sense of relief. She was my beacon of hope in a sea of uncertainty. There are certain times in your life when someone is right where they are supposed to be when you need it most and Jessie was that someone for me. I know every mothers’ story is their own and Jessie has a gift that will help make your story just as you envision. I would recommend her services to anyone!" ~Jamie Carbon

"I've had Jessie Loeb Postpartum Doula for several weeks now and she has been wonderful! We don't have any family in the area, so having Jessie come by has been beyond helpful.  It's good for me to have some time away from baby to take care of life things (laundry, cooking...thank you's), but it also helps me be more refreshed and engaged. Jessie has helped with bottle feeding and transitioning  baby's naps from in-arm or rocker to his crib. Also, she helped get baby's outgrown clothes and his too big clothes stored. When I do breastfeed (sometimes bottle just isn't enough comfort for him) Jessie plays with my pups since I don't want them feeling like everything is always about the baby." - Anonymous Client

 What are people saying about Puddle Splashing:

While Jessie Loeb doesn’t claim to be a parenting expert, her memoir PUDDLE SPLASHING does offer authentic advice and comfort, especially when it comes to recognizing that being a parent, along with everything else, is a big, messy, worrisome but most of all joyous adventure. A professional doula, Loeb writes about her own parenthood journey with wisdom and deft hands.

Jacquelyn Mitchard author THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN and contributing editor PARENTS Magazine

Any time Jessie Loeb tells a story, I want to scooch closer and listen. Give yourself a break from modern parenting mania, and letPuddle Splashingtake you away...to your 1980schildhood.

Loeb’s writing comforts like a soft hand on your Dorothy Hamill-cut forehead and buzzes like the bubbles from a stolen sip of your babysitter’s Tab. Jessie Loeb’s voice jumps from the page like a juicy secret in your ear, a peal of laughter from your BFF, and a dose of calm to your soul.  ―Ann Imig, authorofLISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER: What She Said Then, What We ’re Saying Now

With grace and humor, Jessie Loeb’s short stories focus on the loss of her torch-song belting mother, the heart-melting bond between her and her father, and how she puts to use as a parent now all that she learned from each of them. Like a life raft on the sobering waters ofadulthoodLoeb gingerly transports you back to your childhood days with love, wit, and a sense that all of the mistakes you may have made up to this point were worth it. ―Jen Nails, author of One Hundred Spaghetti Strings

Jessie Loeb was born to be a storyteller. She dresses tales with color, mood, and light that make her stories everyone’s experience. Even with the saddest childhood loss, Jessie never lost her sparkle or spring. She is compassionate and empathetic, as well as clear-eyed and funny. The world will never tire of her. ―Barrie Dolnick, author of simple Spells for Love

Jessie Loeb sends you deep into the starstuff of life. Her storytelling is so beautifully vivid, that you forget you are reading her memories instead of your own. She reminds us all to pay attention to life’s unfolding. An unforgettable memoir! ―Samantha Lazar, author of Reaching Marrakesh

I knew that I had completed my transition from bachelorhood to parenthood the evening I stepped into Jessie’s book club and found a half-dozen women in various stages of topless undress. Those who weren’t breastfeeding were talking about breasts with immodest specificity. Rather than triggering some adolescent fantasy about what living with a woman might involve, this was just another night as a dad. I had bathed our oldest, put her in bed, and come downstairs to offer to do the same for the younger child. The once forbidden fruit was now a cornucopia on full display. But just like that last banana on the kitchen counter and so many other things in the house, that fruit wasn’t for me, “that’s for the kids.”Parenting with Jessie has been a joyful odyssey that mostly defies description. I’m proud and excited that she has compiled so many experiences and committed them to write in this book.―Jordy Loeb―Husband, Dad, Cowboy

I just can’t read it without a feeling of a lump in my throat. Everything is so well said and so perfectly communicated. I feel like I’m back in your room or swimming in your pool (or putting marshmallows and m&m’s in the microwave, just to see what happens

I’ve never felt such a physical and emotional connection to a book before. It’s absolutely amazing my friend. I just love this so much. I’m so proud of you. -Childhood friend

It's kind of the happy feeling I get watching an episode of Ted Lasso - just leaves me happy, smiling, feeling that I can face the yuckiness that is the world today.  And boy, do we need more of that!  Please THANK Jessie for sharing her whimsy and wisdom with the rest of us! - Cousin