At 6:48am I received a text from Clinesha that something had changed overnight. She was 4 days past her due date, and wondering if she should head into work, as she was experiencing some mild cramping. Clinesha called me at 7:23am saying that she was now having contractions here and there. They weren't quite in a pattern yet, but they were stronger than what she had been experiencing with braxton hicks contractions.  We discussed waiting for them to get into a pattern, and th

Around 7am on Saturday morning, my phone dinged, and then rang just a few minutes later. It was Lisa Falkner, of Compass Birth Doula and LMT, who also happens to be my business partner. “Well, Julie’s in labor...” I figured I might get a call like this at some point over the weekend. Lisa’s oldest daughter, had been dealing with suspected flu systems, and rather than put anyone at risk, I would be supporting her client today. While Lisa and I have been each other’s backups fo