tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post6763449364302028045..comments2023-06-29T03:39:52.970-07:00Comments on Vancouver Doula (...and Slow Birth): Do you need a doula? (or...I am your Sherpa)Jacquie Munrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02700829406922054822noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-34042173586253586002008-06-17T07:56:00.000-07:002008-06-17T07:56:00.000-07:00Hello Jacquie! I just recently found your blog and...Hello Jacquie! I just recently found your blog and subscribed!! Your writings and your photos are all so lovely. I had to laugh when I read, "I'd love there to be a day...when no doulas would be needed" I often say that too. In the future I see all women being so comfortable around birth, confident in the process, experienced in loving and supporting each other...<BR/>but in reality who of your or my non-doula friends would I invite to provide the quiet, watchful eye if I was giving birth (I'm a 50+ crone)today? None. They wouldn't know what to watch for. Keep writing and watching (with your heart). Birth blessings, Rosie (attendant for only 165 births-so far)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234934625003859257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-76418555625514994582008-05-21T10:43:00.000-07:002008-05-21T10:43:00.000-07:00What a fabulous post! I love reading your blog......What a fabulous post! I love reading your blog...you almost inspire me to have another baby! Worked with an amazing midwife for 2/3 pregnancies and she totally changed my life, my perspective about birthing...everything. I think your efforts to help women remain 'undisturbed' during labour are fantastic. I really needed a good doula for my first birth - I think it would have made all the difference. <BR/>Keep up your wonderful work!!SAH in Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888951215745966028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-27069609640128504852008-05-20T11:22:00.000-07:002008-05-20T11:22:00.000-07:00Don't worry, Nicole... I would say I still felt li...Don't worry, Nicole... I would say I still felt like a stranger in the hospital after 6 years. They really make you pay your dues - big time! Things really started to shift at about the 10 year mark - when they started to see me every week. They realized I wasn't going away. I also always wrote thank you letters to everyone who made a difference - doctors, nurses, etc., since clients often never had the time nor energy to write a letter themselves. I go to "meet the doctor" nights, take time to visit when I'm not at a birth...anything that will help to forge a trusting relationship. I have lunch and coffee with various doctors, midwives, nurses. Over the years it builds. I'm still learning every day...and the more I know, the less I realize that I know. So, I'm forever humbled by it all. And, I think, that makes me better at what I do. It certainly helps me to assist each women through her birth process.<BR/><BR/>jacquieJacquie Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700829406922054822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-68038778619721470502008-05-20T11:12:00.000-07:002008-05-20T11:12:00.000-07:00wow - I wish I had that. I deal with Langley hosp...wow - I wish I had that. I deal with Langley hospital mostly for the last 6 years, and still feel like a stranger. I know that's not long compared to you, but I sure feel that I should have made some progress! It's not easy, and yet, it doesn't help that there are doulas AND midwives who refuse to work out of Langley. The women who have you are very fortunate. Ever considered moving out to the valley? :-) Keep up the great work, and the great posts - it's a pleasure to read!Doulanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392034192908227939noreply@blogger.com