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Posted on July 23, 2019

Houston Postpartum Doula Training

I am planning to take a postpartum doula training this weekend. I'm not sure why, but I've been feeling the ever so slight push to take a postpartum doula training for the last year and a half or so. I'm still pretty uncertain about what I am going to do with this. I am uncertain …

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Posted on July 16, 2019

Mental training for childbirth

I am preparing for a half-marathon right now. This will be my first time training for and participating in a race of this distance. So far, my longest distance has been a 10K. I am nervous and excited for this opportunity. I have been working toward this goal for a long time, and I still …

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Posted on June 29, 2019June 29, 2019

How doulas help you have a less painful birth

We've all seen those doula stats. You know the ones. People who have a doula tend to have: Shorter labors Fewer requests for pain meds A better postpartum experience More birth satisfaction AND A heck of a good time* * Ok, so I made this one up. But here is a link to a reference …

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Posted on June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

What doulas CAN and CAN’T do for you

Sometimes I run across some confusion about what doulas can and can't do for a client. Doulas possess knowledge and skills that are very different from that of a midwife, nurse, or OB. Although some of the skills might overlap between these roles, there are very clear boundaries that doulas follow in order to keep …

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Posted on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019

How preparing for birth is like training for a (half) marathon

When I was pregnant with my second baby, my midwife told me that preparing to give birth was like training for a marathon. I pretty much blew her off because I'd already given birth (which wasn't terrible), and it seemed NOTHING like what I imagined running a marathon would be (pretty much like the worst …

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Posted on March 30, 2019

How running helps me celebrate other women

I recently completed a 10K, and I wanted to share a few thoughts that I had about the experience. It was too much for me to write, and I just couldn't figure out quite how to write about it. I decided that a video would do a much better job at capturing my thoughts. Summary: …

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Posted on March 21, 2019March 21, 2019

How to have a natural childbirth

Most of my doula clients and Birth Boot Camp students are seeking a natural childbirth. Even if they do not want an unmedicated birth, they still want to avoid a Cesarean birth as much as possible. While there is no way to predict birth or guarantee outcomes (isn't this pretty much true for all of …

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Posted on January 23, 2019

Life with a new baby: the first two weeks

The following post is a collective account of friends and clients who have shared their postpartum experiences with me over the years. It is our hope that our stories will help those who read them. The personal stories at the end were gathered more recently, and I would like to give a special thanks to …

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Posted on January 22, 2019January 23, 2019

How electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) impacts your birth

When you hire a care provider to support you during your birth, they will want to monitor you and your baby during labor to ensure everyone is tolerating the process well. Most care providers use some sort of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) to monitor your baby's heart rate during labor. There are two types of …

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Posted on January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

Everyone is biased. Yes, even doulas.

There is a movement that has been taking over the doula community, and that is the idea that doulas provide unbiased support. Maybe some do. Maybe some doulas have completely purged themselves of every ounce of bias they've ever possessed. However, I am not there yet, nor will I claim to be 100% bias-free. I …

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