tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post9048913936542922120..comments2011-10-05T19:00:08.698-07:00Comments on Birth Source Inc. Blog: Every Once in Awhile...Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078147650729680018noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-59288329276648380222010-06-10T13:39:33.732-07:002010-06-10T13:39:33.732-07:00Hi Dianne,
Love your blog!! You have beautiful g...Hi Dianne,<br /><br />Love your blog!! You have beautiful grandchildren! Looking forward to following you too.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078147650729680018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-23834319349268309052010-05-24T08:44:48.425-07:002010-05-24T08:44:48.425-07:00Hi Tracey ~ The birth you described could have bee...Hi Tracey ~ The birth you described could have been one that I attended a couple months ago. She was so strong; made labor look way too easy (3.5 hours total) and YES, I cried! It was such a peaceful waterbirth and afterward, watching this new mama and baby's father admire this little boy...Precious! I actually cried many times before this birth because I knew what was coming. Click here to read the rest of the story... http://douladianne.blogspot.com/2010/04/ultimate-gift-of-love.htmlDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425651206797342038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-78274272221535312102010-04-28T06:21:02.186-07:002010-04-28T06:21:02.186-07:00Wendy, the world can and needs more doulas! Especi...Wendy, the world can and needs more doulas! Especially someone as wonderful as you!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078147650729680018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-81762924771546384832010-04-28T06:19:40.562-07:002010-04-28T06:19:40.562-07:00Hi Marlo,
I understand what you mean completely. ...Hi Marlo,<br /><br />I understand what you mean completely. You are vulnerable during labour and have to really trust the people around you.<br /><br />You know what it is like at births and you have attended more home births than I have. I have attended the majority in the hospital where most of the people there are strangers to the woman. The doula serves as the familiar face there. <br /><br />At these times I feel like I need to connect to them even more and usually it works, but there are times when the woman is so fearful of all that is going on it affects her and or her spouse and it is difficult. <br /><br />I have been to long births that have ended up with several interventions as well, and many times I have tried to deconstruct them and see what I might have done differently as a doula. Some of them I have maintained a strong connection and at others is gets broken. Sometimes it is enough and at other times the whole team needs to be on board to make it work. <br /><br />Most of the time a relationship with the client is built in the meetings before the birth and the connection starts out strong. When we get to the hospital it is a set of circumstances that means continuing on with that or getting caught up in the vortex of the hospital environment. It is really in these times that I have to really believe in her, give her some of my strength and keep her confidence up. This is all we can do.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078147650729680018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-91182772836635472942010-04-28T04:37:45.380-07:002010-04-28T04:37:45.380-07:00Hi Tracey - loved reading this post. I have been t...Hi Tracey - loved reading this post. I have been trying to 'deconstruct' my own birth experience these days and try to figure out why I had to have one of those marathon labours with all the interventions. After attending so many incredibly beautiful and normal births (including one of yours!), I feel like somehow I deserved something better than what I got. But you know what it was - I DIDN'T have that connection with my midwife. I truly think it was as simple as that. I didn't feel "safe, strong and capable" the way you have just described. I guess what I'm trying to say is that by connecting with women the way you do Tracey, you are shaping their birth experiences. And I'm sure each of the women you've connected with would say the same.mmmarlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848259902667107993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-50042018038964308912010-04-27T20:49:05.253-07:002010-04-27T20:49:05.253-07:00What a lovely story - makes me want to add "d...What a lovely story - makes me want to add "doula" to my repertoire.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820993085411128139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-62466256925082293542010-04-27T20:49:05.254-07:002010-04-27T20:49:05.254-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820993085411128139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-29703818644141888072010-04-27T20:23:20.929-07:002010-04-27T20:23:20.929-07:00Thank you Tracey! That was beautifully shared... I...Thank you Tracey! That was beautifully shared... I don't get to be a doula very often anymore but I will again this summer and you have reminded why I love it so much.... and thank you for reminding me why I love N so much!greenapplegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003468675446469360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-40335250799165699632010-04-27T19:39:17.945-07:002010-04-27T19:39:17.945-07:00Oh Michelle I am so happy that you love being a do...Oh Michelle I am so happy that you love being a doula! You understand the emotions I feel at births. It's feels like my heart gets bigger, like the Grinch when he discovers love and his heart triples in size!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078147650729680018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951944004631501344.post-10515802899804369222010-04-27T19:22:50.071-07:002010-04-27T19:22:50.071-07:00Beautiful, Tracey! I'm glad I'm not the o...Beautiful, Tracey! I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets teary at births. I literally have just experienced another awe-inspiring birth that filled my heart and took my breath away. You've captured the doula spirit so wonderfully with this entry...This is a blessed calling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com