It has been drizzling for a day now. I keep wondering if it will just make up its mind and rain or snow. I get energized by this time of year. I woke up at 5:45 this morning and went for a jog. It has been too hot the last few weeks, but this morning was perfection.
I jumped out of bed, hustled on some sweatpants and a top, threw on my shoes, walked out the door ever so quiet so not to wake up HB. He still can not comprehend the meaning of using your indoor voice EVER. HH’s aunt is here from Oregon so I did not want HB to be bouncing off the walls as dark thirty this morning.
I decided to jog and then walk a little. The air was crisp and clean. As I was going by vehicles I noticed that I had completely spaced out running a brush through my hair. It was completely catiwompus! I was sporting a semi “Flock Of Seagulls” hair in the front and a Joan Jet masterpiece in the back. I hurried up so that no one would see me.
I was on the last turn on my walk I was almost home free, and much to my dismay a car pulled up beside me. It was my neighbor who has just had her baby a few days ago. She was coming home bright and early. I do not know how she got out at 6:45 in the morning. Her proud husband pulled up beside me to show off their new son. HAVE MERCY! I red face agreed that he was indeed a handsome and wonderful baby. I did my cooing then they took a good look at me. Their response…”Looks like you wrestled a pig in your sleep!” Well…may be I did!

The most common question I get as I continue on my educational quest to become a Doula is, “Do you think I need to have a doula attend the birth?” I find that a little shocking due to the fact that having a doula is something so personal that it’s not something someone else can answer. It is an individual preference.
Do I think that a doula is a good addition to the birth experience? Of course I say yes. I feel that having a doula present can be a calming buffer between the activity of the doctors and nurses and help the partners focus strictly on what they came to do. For those seeking a non medicated birth it is not a guarantee that things will go so smooth and you will not need medication. It is strictly a help to get you through to the other side of the the experience in a calm and nurturing way. I have found that some when hiring a doula have a preconceived notion that their birth will be this painless experience without medication and all will go accoring to their birth planl. A birth plan is there to help give guidance to what a woman wants and needs. If something should go wrong the birth plan quite frankly goes out the window to ensure that the mother and baby are healthy.
A healthy baby to me is the goal in the end. Every baby born is a unique story in itself. So having a doula or not is really up to the ones involved. If the mother is uncomfortable with another person being in the room it may not be the way to go. Yet if the mother is looking for an experience where she has another person in her corner cheering her on so to speak then a doula is definately something worth looking into.
Thank you for your private question. (you know who you are) I hope this has helped.