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I did it, I hosted a table at a Baby Show (phew)

March 26, 2014

Saturday march 22nd was my first baby show. I was prepared… I had brochures, business cards, placenta prints, boobie beanies and my sparkling personality.

This show taught me many things: It prepared me for the million questions, positive and negative about being a doula.

 

 

 

“What is a doula?”

“You charge how much?”

“You only charge how much?”

“What is a placenta?”

“Ewww, you do what with it?”

 

My RANT:  “We are educated people that have a passion for birth and know the strength of a woman. We know that birth is normal and natural, we stay calm and collected.   We engage moms in relaxation techniques both physically and in grounding exercises.We prepare dads and moms in prenatal visits and check in after the baby is born.   We prepare placentas because we know the importance of postpartum health and we have learned and studied the sacred organ and are intrigued by it’s beauty.  We do this all with being on call for  sometimes a month at a time!  We go to bed early, we sleep beside our phones, we say things like “I`ll be there if I’m not at a birth” … And in the big scheme of things we likely make less than $25 an hour, but we do it because we are PASSIONATE and we believe every woman deserves a doula.”

Ok, so I didn’t say all that, but I wanted to. I wanted to shout them, I wanted to have a big sh-peal about doulas while on the little stage after the handsome tap dancing boy and before the sleep consultant. But instead, I handed out cards, I answered each question with respect and evidence based information. I answered everything from my heart.

Here is hoping someone heard me and wants to book me for a birth. All I can be is me, and I’m happy with that.

 

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Categories : Doula, Life Tagged : babies, baby and kids show, belly, Fathers, friends, Healthy, maple ridge, Nicole chambers, PLACENTA, placenta encapsulation, placenta encapsulation Maple Ridge, placenta Encapsulation Pitt Meadows, preschooler, ridge meadows, stroller, the Act

Happy Birthday and happy day YOU birthed!

January 10, 2014

Never did I realize the importance of birthdays until I brought a child into this world. January 11 2010 was the day I birthed my daughter. Did you catch that? the day I birthed her.  Where is my cake and party hat? Who is pampering me as I wipe away hidden tears because my baby is 4 years old? Is there at least wine when she goes to bed at night?!

I am making a choice to celebrate birthdays for the parents…

 

 

Mia and Dad

For the dads that walked blocks and blocks with their wives (ME!) who were 42 weeks pregnant and were trying everything to encourage their babies to slide down the birth canal, for the dads that applied pressure on all the aches of labour and for the dads that learned quickly that love is meant to be expressed with kisses, cuddles and silly voices.

 

 

mamasFor the moms that carried children inside them for 10 months, for the moms that changes their eating habits for their child because of heartburn, Gestational Diabetes or to just eat clean, for the moms who sat in the dark at 2 in the morning breastfeeding a newborn every 1-2 hours while in tears because they were wondering if they are going to be a good mom.

I celebrate you! Happy Day you birthed!

 

***Feel free to share this post with all your friends and families that are celebrating the day they birthed… they will appreciate your awareness***

 

Categories : Birthing, Life, Uncategorized Tagged : babies, baby, baby. pregnancy, birth, birthday, birthing, breastfeeding, celebreate, dad, doula, Fathers, friends, Healthy, Maple Ridge Doula, Nicole chambers, ridge meadows

New Fathers

May 29, 2013

Doulas facilitate communication between the laboring woman, her partner and her clinical care providers.

 

read what DONA international says about Dads and Doulas

http://www.dona.org/mothers/dads_and_doulas.php

Categories : Life Tagged : birth, dad, DONA, doula, Fathers, Maple Ridge Doula, postpartum

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