At my first prenatal with Christine I helped her to create a birth plan. On the plan I added the icon and wording pictured. Christine emailed me later and told me that she was a bit worried about not being coached to push as she really needed the encouragement with her first daughter. We talked a bit more about letting babies labor down and how letting her body take over and move baby down, could be beneficial in conserving energy. We also discussed a bit about the ejection r

A few months back I answered my phone and on the other end was a bubbly voice telling me about how more and more research has led her to wanting to search for a doula. She told me about how my business name, Mama Warrior Doula, had spoken to her. How the strength in the word warrior, was exactly how she wanted to feel during this process. At the end of the week, I met with her and her partner Matt.  While most partners, have some questions, they defer to the pregnant person w

Jennifer had called me a few months back and wasn't sure if she wanted to try to have a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) or plan for a repeat cesarean section. We agreed to meet and discuss her options. I presented her with statistics, explained my birth philosophy, and after a hour or so, she decided that she would like to plan for a VBAC. Her last baby came via belly birth, after an induction, and a long pushing phase. I could tell that while this was what she wanted,