do you doula?

This last weekend has felt like a Marathon to me. I attended a DONA doula training, spent much time away from the baby, and worked on getting him to sleep through the night. I entered this week with one thing on my mind.

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Throughout the weekend I experienced many emotions. Watching birth videos I laughed and even cried. I was overwhelmed remembering the feelings of giving birth, mourned the things that did not go as planned, and remembered the joy of meeting my son.

With a doula, statistics shows that labouring women have : 25% shorter labors, 60% reduction in epidural use, 50% reduction in cesareans and 40% reduction in pitocin.

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I can not wait to be a doula! I can not wait to support women in what might be one of the most memorable and significant moments in their life.