by Carrie | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog
During those last few weeks and days of pregnancy, waiting for your baby can be tough. No matter what kind of birth you’re planning or how experienced you are as a parent, the anticipation, excitement (and sometimes, anxiety) before baby gets here are hard to...
by Carrie | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog
The majority of people who give birth in the United States have an epidural. It’s a common choice, and one that no person should be ashamed of. We’re lucky to be living in an age where families can have the intention to birth without pain medications or...
by Carrie | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog
Penny Simkin is basically the godmother of all doulas. She’s a physical therapist, childbirth educator, and doula who is one of the founders of DONA International (the organization I am certified through). I watched the below video the other day, made by Penny,...
by Carrie | Jun 12, 2015 | Blog
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend a TENS unit training with Penny Bussell Stansfield, a DONA doula trainer. But what is TENS, you ask, and why are you writing about it on a doula blog? Well, TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation....
by Carrie | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
I’ve never really been much of a podcast person. I guess I often feel like if I’m going to listen to something, I want it to be music. But recently, I (like almost everyone else I know) got sucked into the super addictive Serial podcast, which led me to be...
