by MegantheDoula | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
When I was pregnant with my first son I had such vivid, colorful dreams. I would often wake and remember every detail. In one of those dreams, I looked down at my pregnant belly, and found that my skin was so thin that I could see right through to my baby and see all...
by MegantheDoula | Apr 14, 2015 | birth, birth doula, Uncategorized
Whenever I’m asked if I needed a doula at my birth I know the person I’m talking to likely hasn’t yet asked me “What does a doula DO at a birth?” Because if they had, they’d know why a doula cannot doula herself. I will save my...
by MegantheDoula | Apr 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest fears many pregnant women have is “What if I tear while giving birth?” I have so many women ask me questions like, “How can I prevent tearing during childbirth?” and “Is it better to have an episiotomy or a natural...
by MegantheDoula | Apr 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
NIP= Nursing in Public. Could there be an better acronym? Because of course, when you’re nursing in public, it sure does involve the nip(ples)! Ba dum ching. I remember when my son was just a couple of weeks old and family was visiting and we were going to take...
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...
