What I Learned About Birth Last Week
I spent quite a bit of time attending birth last week – spanning 3 days at home and at hospital. And I learned a lot. Here are some gems I collected for myself as a doula, in no particular order: * It...
View ArticleA Labor and Birth Story
I have been a reader of the extremely popular dooce.com since I was pregnant for the first time six years ago. A coworker suggested the site to me during my first trimester because of my...
View ArticleWhy a Doula is Better Than Your Best Friend
When we are pregnant, most women “know” on some more or less abstract level that this will eventually end with a birth. Chances are good that around 30 weeks or so, the thought that you will actually...
View ArticleBirth Story of a Doula’s Doula
Holly Barhamand is a mother, doula and childbirth educator in Chicago and is also one of my real life, everyday heroines. Holly was one of the doulas at my labor with my second baby and has since...
View ArticleWho Is ChicagoDoula?
So Amy is trying to get me to blog. I have to say, I have never considered this and am not so sure how good I’ll be at this. I’m only here because she has the smarts and the drive to get us both here....
View ArticleNew Resource for Pregnant Trans* Parents
H/t to Radical Doula for information about this new website designed to help trans* parents find trans* friendly providers: Trans Birth: Trans Birth is a directory created to connect trans* and gender...
View ArticleGive it up on #GivingTuesday for Chicago Volunteer Doulas
And I don’t just mean applause! Will you please join me in making a donation today? Rachel and I aren’t just running businesses and making a living as doulas who happen to live in Chicago, we also take...
View ArticleChicagoDoula Goes to School. And Has a Baby. And Other Things
We’re writing this post to announce some changes at ChicagoDoula. Amy and I have had a very full five years. We’ve been gestating people and ideas and certifications. We’ve been trying to blog here...
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Given Pause – An Appendicitis Story
I’ll never get to support my partner through labor and birth, simply because he’s a cis man, and well, it’s biologically impossible. Of course, as a doula, I’ve supported and backed up birth partners...
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ChicagoDoula on Social Media
In case you’d like to see more of what’s going on with me than what’s on the blog these days…please come find me on social media! One place to look is Instagram. It’s been been a little over a year...
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