When I got pregnant with my second daughter, I knew I wanted a VBAC. My doctor told me that I was a perfect candidate, but we would "see how things were further along". Flash forward to 37 weeks (November 2011), my water broke and I went into labor naturally. I labored at home most of the day and then went on to the hospital.
I guess my story starts with the birth of my oldest daughter. She was breech, so they were planning a cesarean but we had some complications and she was born born via Emergency CS, due to placental abruption in January 2010.
When I got pregnant with my second daughter, I knew I wanted a VBAC. My doctor told me that I was a perfect candidate, but we would "see how things were further along". Flash forward to 37 weeks (November 2011), my water broke and I went into labor naturally. I labored at home most of the day and then went on to the hospital.
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It is very common for dads to feel as if they might be replaced or pushed aside if he and his partner choose to hire a doula. But, the reality is that the idea of fathers in the delivery room is a very recent expectation. For many years, dads have been the keepers of the waiting room - pacing the floors and grabbing updates from hurried nurses until the announcement finally came that he was the proud father of a new baby boy or baby girl. Then he was brought into the room where his tired wife was sitting up in bed holding a clean baby all wrapped up in a blanket with a hat on. Fathers were not around for the tougher parts of labor and delivery. No, this is a new scene for dads.
Doulas, on the other hand, have played a critical role in childbirth for many years. While we all have different levels of experience and years of service under our belts, we have all been trained from the knowledge and wisdom passed down from the generations of birth workers before us. We truly love what we do and we are constantly seeking new information and tricks to help us help you. You read that right! Doulas are here to help you too! So without further ado, here are the top 5 reasons that doulas are for dads, too. Before Adam and I started trying for kids we knew that if we were to have a child, I would have a natural, unmedicated birth. I did a ton of research and reading and I knew that I wanted as little intervention as possible. We believe that pregnancy and birth are very normal and natural processes and we wanted to experience it as such.
If you've been researching doulas, you've no doubt run across quotes like the following.
"A doula provides informational, emotional, and physical support." "Doulas support your choices during pregnancy, labor, and birth." "A doula serves as an advocate for laboring women and their families." But what does a doula actually do during labor? |
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