November 2010

I Spy or iPhone?

When I read this post full of great ideas about things to do while waiting, it made me remember how when I was little.  My mom would play I Spy with me to pass the time while waiting.  I am sure my mom was tired after a long days work and didn’t really want to

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Thank You to my Fellow Doulas

I went to the DASC (Doula Association of Southern California) Banquet last weekend.  It was so fun to gather with fellow doulas.  To see ones I know and love and meet many new ones. I was so honored to be nominated for one of the awards.  Most Inspirational Doula!  🙂  That was a neat honor.

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Grateful for my Births!

I learned so much from each of my very unique birth experiences. Thing 1 – Bedrest for 9 weeks and Emergency Cesarean at 34 weeks pregnancy and birth is unpredictable flexibility helps keep you sane cesareans are sometimes medically necessary to save babies and moms Thing 2 – modified bedrest VBAC at 42 weeks That

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Thank You L&D Nurses!

photo credit: jdlasica I attended 3 great births in the last few weeks. A lot of what made those births so wonderful were the nurses we were assigned to. For sure with my VBA2C mom, her nurse was an angel in disguise.  A fellow VBAC mom who was totally supportive of Shannon’s desire to VBAC

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