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Repurposing your Birth Plan for Postpartum

When preparing for a new baby most people either focus on their birth plan or their postpartum plan. Rarely do our Portland postpartum doulas see families thoroughly planning for both. This usually stems from having more concerns or worries around one than the other. But planning for both is important and will make the transition into parenting easier. Of course, planning for both means extra time, extra effort, and we all know there isn’t much time for ...
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Filed Under: Birth, Doulas, Parenting, Postpartum, Uncategorized Tagged With: birth doula, birth plan, epidural, postpartum doulas portland, postpartum plan

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Our Own Perspective: Casey’s Experience

  When I became pregnant with my first child I thought I was prepared. I was a researcher and graduate student and just knew that I would be able to master birth and parenting. I devoured legitimate research, but also spent my downtime browsing content from search engines, forums, online due date clubs, apps, and message boards. Every other waking moment that wasn't spent buying cute baby clothes and decorating a themed nursery was spent ...
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Filed Under: Birth, Doulas, Parenting, Postpartum, Resources Tagged With: birth doula, doula, portland postpartum doula, postpartum depression

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People Pleasing Doesn’t Belong in Your Birth Plan

Are you sort of amazed about how many people have opinions about how you should conduct your pregnancy and even your birth experience? If you’re like most pregnant women, you’ve gotten advice from everyone everywhere, from your hairdresser to a strange guy in the elevator. Advice really does come from a good place (most of the time). People want to be helpful by imparting their experience and perspective so your path can be easier. But geez, it can get ...
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We’re Not Your Advocates

One comment I often  during interviews is that our potential clients are hiring our Portland postpartum doulas to be their advocates. They mention wanting us to stand up to their providers, speak for them, protect their birth plans and prevent unwanted interventions. In fact, I make sure to leave plenty of time to discuss this very topic with all the families inquiring about labor doula services. Why? Because we are not your advocates.   Clearly ...
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The last thing we want to hear a new mom say is, "Why didn't anyone tell me?!' With our 'Tips From The Doula's' guide, you can use our experience and wisdom to create your unique and beautiful birth story with ease.

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