September 2009 Weddings
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Doula questions....
Has anyone had one attend the birth of their baby....or know anyone who has? My friends mom was highly recommending that I consider using one.
I sort of thought about it in the beginning, but never really explored the option. As it is now, it's probably a little late to be considering finding one, but just wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts or opinions on them!
Re: Doula questions....
I had a doula! Actually, two! One was training with the woman we hired. Seriously, BEST money I've ever spent. I truely think things would have gone so much differently had we not had them. I was adamant that I wasnt giving birth in a hospital without one....but I was 100% committed to a natural birth. Feel free to ask me any questions....just give me a bit of time to respond....baby and all.
You're probably not too late. Meet with a few different doulas since its important to find a good match. I knew as soon as I saw Tammy that I wanted her at Olive's birth. It was love at first sight if you will.
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I thought the same thing at first, that my husband would be all the support I'd need, so I didn't have a doula either. After all, we took Bradley classes together, I figured he'd know just what to do. But here's the thing: you never know what you're going to want when you're in labor. I hardly wanted Craig to do anything. My midwife was so amazing that I just didn't want Craig intervening, even though I originally thought I'd want him as involved as possible! She massaged me, encouraged me, and gave me all the support I needed, so that the only things I wanted Craig to do was hold my hand and give me sips of Gatorade every now and then. If I hadn't had a midwife delivering my baby, and it was an OB instead, I absolutely would've wanted a doula to do all the things my midwife did.
That said, it might be different if you have an epidural since it's a lot easier to relax with one. I don't think doulas are necessary for medicated births.