by MegantheDoula | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Writing a blog is a little bit like opening up your bathroom cabinet and letting strangers peer in. At least, that’s how it feels to me. I get a lot of comments from people (friends, family and strangers alike. Also, Hi MOM!) that they really enjoy reading my...
by MegantheDoula | May 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
“What happens if my birth plan doesn’t go the way I wanted?” This is one of the most common concerns and questions that people have about writing a birth plan and working with a doula. “Will my doula judge me for changing my mind? What happens...
by MegantheDoula | May 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
You place the stick down on the counter carefully and then, most likely, you turn your back and attempt to wait the full 2 minutes the instructions said would be necessary to get an accurate result. About 45 seconds later you can’t take it anymore, spin around...
by MegantheDoula | May 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ahhh, Mother’s Day. The second Sunday in May. Otherwise known as one of my least favorite holidays (following my intense dislike of Valentine’s Day). Growing up I was surrounded by women. I was raised by my mom and she was a typical single mother- busy and...
by MegantheDoula | May 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Flexibility. It’s something I’ve physically never gotten very good at. As a kid, I would make my neighborhood friends put on gymnastics performances as part of the shows I would direct from the basement at our house. I never got a hang of the splits and as...
by MegantheDoula | Apr 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet As much as I love being a doula and all that it entails, I really wish whoever coined the modern term would have chosen something...
by MegantheDoula | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Now that the snow has finally melted and the dog poo has started to wash away with the last few days of rain, I think it’s safe to say the good times have finally arrived! There is nothing I enjoy more than spring in the city, except maybe summer in the city....
