by MegantheDoula | Apr 19, 2015 | birth, pregnancy, Uncategorized
I think I can name at least 5 movie scenes in which the pregnant woman’s water breaks in a dramatic gush, all hell breaks loose, and there’s a frantic taxi cab ride (always in New York City). The next scene is the woman, red-faced and angry, surrounded by...
by MegantheDoula | Apr 2, 2015 | birth, birth doula, pregnancy, Uncategorized
I hear this sentence more often than I care to admit when I’m talking with friends and clients: “Will they let me?” or the old classic, “Am I allowed to do that?” We are usually talking about things like what kind of snacks to pack in...
by MegantheDoula | Mar 31, 2015 | birth, Postpartum Doula, pregnancy, Uncategorized
If you’ve never heard the expression before, you’ll definitely recognize it by the signs: obsessive cleaning, arranging and rearranging, researching and comparing, and intense attention to detail. “Nesting” is the word that describes a pregnant...