It’s World Doula Week (okay, it was when I started this post), and I love doulas! A quick Google search will give you lots of info about what birth doulas do and why they are valuable. They are so valuable. Here you can see, in photos, some of the beautiful support they provide. Although I’m […]
Category Archives: Births
Babies aren’t always born the way we hope they will be. C-sections happen and NICU stays happen. Sometimes what is a happy time is also an extremely difficult time. Sometimes that’s the case even when a birth goes exactly as we had hoped. We take all of these experiences and feelings with us, and we […]
One thing I’ve loved witnessing at births is the way women gather together to nurture and support and do whatever needs to be done. They provide such intuitive care to each other. We provide such intuitive care to each other. In additional to her midwife and doula, this mama was supported through labor and delivery […]