Tag: Doula
6 Tips to Prepare for Natural Delivery
While I am no birth expert, I have had 2 (almost 3) medicine-free, natural deliveries. (I say almost because after 8.5 hours of pitocin-induced...
Beautiful Birth: A Natural Hospital Water Birth
December 22nd was a chilly, downright cold Sunday that started the same as any other. Except I was 41 weeks and 4 days pregnant....
Beautiful Birth: A Successful, Natural VBAC
My c-section in 2009 was very unnecessary. It was an induction with sedatives, Pitocin, epidural and Stadol. I slept for 24 hours and they...
Beautiful Birth: An Unexpected Home Birth
For the birth of my third baby, I decided I would do things a little differently. My first was born via cesarean and my...
Do What? DOU-LA! Questions and Answers
The word ‘doula’ is Greek for “woman servant or caregiver." These days, the term doula refers to a woman who provides support for mothers...