I received a phone a call from my very calm, cool, and collected client. "My water broke. Things are moving fast. I'm still going to eat and shower though." We both giggled and agreed to meet at the hospital in about an hour. This would be her 8th delivery. This client has helped 4 other families (6 babies total), grow into bigger families. She is a selfless, loving, inspiring, surrogate. 7 months eariler, I was hired by the "Intended Parents". They wanted her to feel support

I asked the first question that I always ask, "Can you tell me a bit about your previous births, and why you would like to hire a doula?" Jennese went on to tell me about all of her births. There were five stories, all very different to read through. Nothing seemed like an outlier as to why, for this 6th birth, she would want to have a doula, for the very first time. Don't get me wrong, I think everyone should have a doula. Birth is like a card game, and you can never predict

I asked the first question that I always ask, "Can you tell me a bit about your previous births, and why you would like to hire a doula?" Jennese went on to tell me about all of her births. There were five stories, all very different to read through. Nothing seemed like an outlier as to why, for this 6th birth, she would want to have a doula, for the very first time. Don't get me wrong, I think everyone should have a doula. Birth is like a card game, and you can never predict

My phone rang at 5:46am, and a fellow doula called me in to assist in the support of Amy's attempt at a VBAC. (Make sure your doula has a backup doula! These things happen and you don't want to go it alone, when you were expecting support!) I arrived, and met Amy and Mike for the first time at 7am. They were both pleasant and excited that labor had started spontaneously. Amy was already 6cm along, which was farther into dilation than she had gotten with her first child. Amy's

9 months ago I received a message from a friend that she had just gotten a positive pregnancy test and wanted to claim her spot for August. I couldn't have been more thrilled to be part of the process from day 1. Lots of people know that doulas advocate for you during labor and birth, but Doula's can help you through your entire pregnancy by answering questions, calming fears, and providing education when needed. The last few months for Christina hasn't been great. She had pr

I met Anne and her family at our first Speed Date a Doula event. She was in her 3rd trimester with her second child and felt she needed to add on some extra support. Anne had gone past her due date with her first and so we weren't surprised when it happened with this pregnancy as well. We were surprised though, when the homeopathic induction process she did with her first, did not work this time around. Myself, and her Midwife, Sherry arrived on Sunday morning to make a plan