Sentences with phrase «now as a doula»

Now as a doula and childbirth educator myself, I look back and realize this: I needed my doula in the evening, not the daytime!

We all still talk about mom's Labor Day labor, and now as a doula, I look forward to one day having a client go into labor on Labor Day.

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Having raised her three children, and with her grandchildren now in their teens, Terrie was ready to get back to infants in her role as postpartum doula and overnight doula extraordinaire.

Since the birth of the original Prop»em Up ™ mini nursing assist pillows, Prop»em Up ™ by Breastfeeding Baby Comfortably ™ is now loved by many new breastfeeding moms as well as lactation consultants, post-partum doulas, breastfeeding specialists, and pediatric dentists who perform laser frenulectomies on newborns, nurse practitioners, and other medical professionals.

around midnight i began to question my decision to have a home birth, & maria was getting tired... she called in a second midwife for support & my doula arrived from another birth... i was afraid of the power - i hadn't felt it like this in kayenn's birth... i was afraid that i would come apart - even though i had to - i know now that coming apart is a part of the process... someplace in the middle of this birth i realized that i did not know how to do this - i was acting against the birth process - literally & emotionally... i had a mental idea of what it should look, sound, smell, be like... after some hours maria checked me again, i had been at 9 cm for 4 hours... she said to me, «some babies can come through at 9 cm, but yours will not, sokhna... sokhna, you are going to have to fight to bring this baby out... go into the bathroom, get in the shower & work it out... «so i did... i went in the cold bathroom alone & remembered every cold detail of kayenn's birth... i wondered if i could get to the hospital on time to have an emergency c - section & i began to cry... & as i cried i had to go to the bathroom - i sat on the toilet & the rushes came down like nothing i can explain - but they didn't hurt - it was just POWER!

Having been a homebirth doula for a good while now as well as working L&D on staff, well..

I have been on both sides, as a doula and student midwife and now as the nurse who sees the train wreck home birth transfers wheeled into the ER.

As a doula, I support women who have had a prior c - section and now want a VBAC.

as a birthing doula, lactation support person, LLL fan and nursing mama of 3 I am so glad this info is getting out there now.

Sunny Gault: Now, how much do you think having the background and the information and the knowledge you have as a Doula, how did that help you in this?

You can watch the film now (or buy the DVD) on our website: http://microbirth.com The reason we made the film was to raise awareness that the seeding and feeding of the baby's microbiome is potentially vitally important for lifelong health - so as the article says, I hope that our film and this great article stimulates much more thought and discussion on the subject between birth educators, parents, midwives, doulas and doctors.

Our doulas are encouraged to practice in such a way that they still have the energy, excitement and joy to continue on as a doula many years from now.

Now, as a childbirth and postpartum doula, I have seen and heard about fully documented births, childbirth photography and even live stream births on YouTube!

She is now creating a project to train women of color as doulas to nourish and dissolve the inexcusable tragedy of Black Infant Mortality in Michigan and is currently creating her Perinatal Psychology practice and writing a book on becoming a mother.

I think now that I've had the experience I did, as difficult and grueling as it was, I'm almost afraid to make a huge change for the next baby (i.e. Birth center, doula, home birth, etc.) because in a way, it creates the unknown again.

We have now served as doula to women in a wide variety of births: home - birth, natural childbirth in - hospital, premature births, high - risks mom, long labors, births with medical intervention and more.

Today, as a doula, maternal health spokesperson and advocate, I have witnessed firsthand how the conversation is shifting towards a more open and honest dialogue about the state of maternal mental health in the U.S.. Now, more than ever, we have to keep working and fighting to affect change in the field.