Not all doulas are the same. True. Just like all birthing mothers are not the same. Most people outside of family in our lives are there because we have chosen to share our special moment with them. We tend to migrate towards people with the same interests or beliefs. Not everyone is going to be […]
Have you ever been envious of someone? Envious of someone’s success, confidence, intelligence? I am sure we all have at some point. A strange thing has happened to me lately. I have birth envy. Not the kind of birth envy that comes about because my own birth lacked something. I envy women in labour. Imagine […]
I had a home birth. Yes, you heard me. I birthed a baby in my very own home. Without warming beds, IVs, bright lights and beeping machines. Some would say it was courageous. Why then, do I shy away from telling most people I meet the truth? For my first birth, medicated in the hospital, […]
The first time I did it I went to first base. The second time I did it I went all the way. That’s just me. Everyone is different and every base towards home matters. I do think we need to emphasize getting to home base, but let’s talk about the importance of the bases in […]