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It's 6 PM. Contractions begin. They're still far apart and not consistent yet. You're feeling surges of emotions. The early labor emotions are a lot to handle, and completely unique to this stage. Thankfully, you're not the first one to experience them, and here's simple skills to handle early labor emotions right. Almost every emotion will arise during the beginning of labor. To begin with, excitement. Crazy, overwhelming excitement. I've heard many stories of women too exci

Labor begins, and suddenly panic rises. What if I'm not strong enough for this? What if it's just too much to handle? As a doula, I can assure you that panic will make it extremely difficult to birth on a cellular level, and here's the science behind it. The Labor Mama wrote, "Though labor and birth are processes that can seem scary and uncontrollable, fear about them that is not 'managed' can have significant impacts on both body and mind – and ultimately, on the birth exper

Your belly is growing, birth is approaching, and you and your husband are scrambling to research. But what if you miss something? What if labor goes totally different than you expect? What if...? Parents aren't meant to carry that pressure. You, as a mom, are reaching a massive moment in your life: the birth of your baby. And you should be free to focus on designing a nursery instead of researching complications. Enter the doula in her cape. (Okay, I don't actually wear a cap

Most people assume that doulas are only needed at homebirths, but doulas are trained in supporting mothers at every birth location. As your doula, I do different things to support you depending on where your birth will be. I'm always there to support you emotionally, phsysically, and educationally, but this takes different forms depending on where you're planning on birthing your baby. For a homebirth, supporting you emotionally and physically is a huge deal. You'll be comple

Sounds like a joke, right? But doulas have a lot to do with C-section prevention, and can even serve parents with a planned C-section. Read more to find out how!

Have you ever heard of the "golden hour" of birth? The name sounds magical, and it really is. Let's dive into what it is, why it's important, and how it points to a loving God. "The Golden Hour" is the first hour after your baby is born. Pregnancy and Newborn describe it as "the first hour after birth when a new mother has uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact with her new baby to facilitate bonding, initiate breastfeeding, and slowly transition the little one from the womb to t

Jackie Mize's book on "Supernatural Childbirth" raises this question, leaving countless Christian moms confused. They are left wondering if they did something wrong when their birth was deeply painful or afraid that their faith wasn't strong enough. Is something wrong with me? Why didn't my birth end up pain-free like I've heard in stories? The answer truly lies in theology, God's word, the curse from thousands of years ago, and the evidence we see today. And don't worry swee

Inductions aren't for everyone, and can sometimes put a mother in danger if her body isn't ready for labor. By entering information from a vaginal exam, the Bishop Score is a relatively accurate way to see if induction would be a good decision, as well as if labor will happen soon on its own. To break it down simply, it observes the status of the cervix and baby to see how close to labor a mom might be, even if she's not experiencing any contractions at all. Of course, in som