New Look
Hi all,Welcome to the new format! I got a few comments about how hard it was to read the white text on black background. I am here to serve you. My husband and I have hit 40, and we have noticed we are becoming a little cliche in that our eyesight is just not getting...
Things That Make you go “Hmmmmmm”.
1) Do you NOT find it flummoxing when you know a woman will deny herself no more than one lousy decaf every day whilst pregnant? That she will let nary a piece of delicious, fresh sushi roll pass her lips for fear of making herself and her baby ill? How about wine?...
Thank you, Thank you!
Wow! I am just gobsmacked by all the super positive feedback I've been receiving about my posts. I really appreciate all of you who have taken the time to comment, share your stories, and ask me questions. My intention to blog was to put feelers out there to see what...
…And While We’re on the Subject of Numbers…
...who cares much about the number of centimetres a woman is at? It is a guide, like timing contractions, but in no way the be all and end all of diagnostic tools in most cases. I am irate when I'm at a hospital and a woman won't be "admitted" because her cervix is...
Throw Your Clocks out the Window
One of my pet peeves is the fact that the most widely used tool parents-to-be are taught to use to determine the progress of labour is the great "timing the contraction" ritual.When a woman begins to feel like she's in labour, what's the first thing she's taught to...
Well, look at that! Not much to say today. I am feeling a little tired. I have the house to myself, no children here, no postpartum or prenatal meetings to attend until tomorrow. I think I will leave the mounds of dishes and unfolded laundry, and take a nap. I'm...
Another Quickie and More on Birth Plans
I awoke this morning with a message on my Blackberry that my client had been up all night with gentle contractions, nothing strong and nothing worth waking her hubby up for, and that they had tapered off. I called her a little later in the morning to check in, and...
Rebalancing After Birth Attending
I had a lovely weekend, full of births. Lovely for my clients and me, but it's important to remember that when a doula tends to her work, there is often a family missing her. My husband Mitchell works hard all week, so in the evenings and on weekends when I am at...