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Client 5

My fifth client was a friend of mine and was suppose to be easy since we already had a relationship. Nothing could have been further from the truth. The night she called me and said she thought she was in labor, I was willing to go to her house even tough I didnt think she was in labor. I do a lot of...

Posted to Doula Diaries (Weblog) by whosyourdoula on 04-25-2010
Client Four

Eve was my fourth client and my first one that was a real teen. She was 17 yrs old and a senior in High school. When I went to her home for our first meeting, I had no idea what to expect. What I found was a sweet young religious girl who apparently was sweet talked by the first boy who paid her any...

Posted to Doula Diaries (Weblog) by whosyourdoula on 03-25-2010
My Third Client

Eve was the first client who hired me by recommendation which was exciting. She was also the shortest time I had ever spent with a client since she hired me only two days before her birth when she was already 1 centimeter dilated. This was also going to be my first experience with an OB instead of a...

Posted to Doula Diaries (Weblog) by whosyourdoula on 02-11-2010
My Second Client

I am a member of the Long Island Doula Association. One of the many service this group provides is doula services for teens in an adolescent pregnancy program in S uffolk County. My second client was going to be a women from this program. Not quite a teen any more at 21, my client, Eve (as I will refer...

Posted to Doula Diaries (Weblog) by whosyourdoula on 01-25-2010
My First Client

I wanted to share with you stories of the different clients I have had and my love of what I do. I had finished my training and my reading list by the time I was hired by my first client for a birth in November 2008. I was so excited that she chose me. It was her second birth but this time she was going...

Posted to Doula Diaries (Weblog) by whosyourdoula on 01-04-2010
Getting Upright in Labor: InJoy and Lamaze Push Vertical Pushing

I am doing a series on the Lamaze Six Care Practices that Support Normal Birth. Here are Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 . In Part 4 I will be discussing the 5th Care Practice , which is Spontaneous Pushing in Upright or Gravity-Neutral Positions. In the mean time, below is a link to a very informative article...

Posted to Doula Momma: Discussing pregnancy, birth, cesarean, VBAC, babies and more (Weblog) by doulamomma on 07-16-2009
The Six Care Practices that Support Normal Birth (Part Two)

As I said in Part One of this article, there are six care practices that support normal birth. Lamaze International says “The six care practices below are supported by research studies that examine the benefits and risks of maternity care practices. Therefore, they represent “evidence-based care,” which...

Posted to Doula Momma: Discussing pregnancy, birth, cesarean, VBAC, babies and more (Weblog) by doulamomma on 07-13-2009
Every Mama Needs A Doula!

A doula (doo-la) is a Greek word that means ‘woman who serves.’ A doula is a professionally trained woman who provides information, physical and emotional support before, during and immediately following birth. Women have attended birthing women for centuries in all cultures. Ancient hieroglyphics show...

Posted to Doula Momma: Discussing pregnancy, birth, cesarean, VBAC, babies and more (Weblog) by doulamomma on 07-02-2009

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