Life as a Doula

• Being On Call = Can’t commit to anything!
• What about if you have the flu? How can you doula with the flua?
• The horror of the dead cell phone!
• What about when DH has a surprise trip to London and you have a mom due?
• BTW,mom didn’t wait until DH got home!
• When a boy breaks a leg, whats a doula to do?
• What about going on vacations?

Thank goodness for friends and back up doulas!

• How I manage being on call with 3 boys = good friends!

Emotional Aspects of Being a Doula

• How one birth prepared me for another.
• How a clients emergency Cesarean hit way too close to home!
• Birth is just part of my life.
• Setting Goals helps you feel like you are accomplishing things.
• How I use EFT to help me deal with emotions.

My Boys

• Meet my Three Things.
• Birth through the eyes of a 10 year old.
• Book Club and Parenting

Some of the births I have attended.

I share the stories of parents who tell me it is ok to share them!

• My first birth – Fast and Easy, what a great way to start off!
• Mom having her 7th baby.

I seem to have had quite a few back to back births.

• Back to Back Births #1 – Both Inductions – gone 57 hours out of 63 and miss my sons Birthday.
• Back to Back Births #2 – How I cut 2 cords in 6 hours.
• Back to Back Births #3 – 2 home births in a row!
• I was really supposed to be at this birth! Everything fell into the perfect place.
• Christmas Concert Miracle – the timing on this couldn’t have been better.
• Really great induction! https://enjoybirth.com/2009/09/17/hannahs-induction-part-2/
• Sierra’s Birth – Fun Homebirth with mom surrounded by loving womenand 1 great husband!
• Jenn’s Birth – VBAC of my best friend.
• Missy’s Birth – Fast and Easy Hopsital Birth
• Janelle’s Birth – A baby was almost born in MY Van – AKA “Our Car has been stolen!“