tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.comments2023-06-29T03:39:52.970-07:00Vancouver Doula (...and Slow Birth)Jacquie Munrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02700829406922054822noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-22776214516720179142014-03-19T21:39:45.959-07:002014-03-19T21:39:45.959-07:00Awwh Jacquie! Precious blink of a life! Thank You ...Awwh Jacquie! Precious blink of a life! Thank You for sharing this perspective!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169987913183340650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-6024924246884911882013-10-08T14:19:15.551-07:002013-10-08T14:19:15.551-07:00You sound like the absolutely most amazing, loving...You sound like the absolutely most amazing, loving, caring doula that I've ever heard/read of- the kind of doula I want to be. I've applied to doula school and can hardly wait. Thank you for your sweet, awesome blog- and I hope I can meet you one day! Would love love love to learn from you. Abbie W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06261870055771752123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-87946498466152466732013-09-26T13:10:52.592-07:002013-09-26T13:10:52.592-07:00Beautiful, Jacquie. As are the outer Hebrides! May...Beautiful, Jacquie. As are the outer Hebrides! Maybe see you when you make it to these parts, but thank you in the meantime for a lovely post.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436926627711295321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-65604921295764893882013-07-05T21:28:34.597-07:002013-07-05T21:28:34.597-07:00jacquie, you are a lovely writer! loved reading ab...jacquie, you are a lovely writer! loved reading about your connection to your dad and your memories of your relationship. the map analogy is wonderful, too. ^__^Coco Cake Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623934740303666925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-25733727178587605962013-06-15T17:55:50.909-07:002013-06-15T17:55:50.909-07:00I love reading your blog! Thanks for sharing your ...I love reading your blog! Thanks for sharing your journey. I'm newish doula living in a developing country. <br />It is good to remember what doula work is like in North America (where I am from and where I was trained) <br />http://deardouladiary.blogspot.com.au/kimhttp://deardouladiary.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-3281680827946025822013-05-24T05:25:40.876-07:002013-05-24T05:25:40.876-07:00oh! i adore that you walk or cycle to your clients...oh! i adore that you walk or cycle to your clients. one thing that has been holding me back from beginning my doula work is that i don't have transportation... i'd love to hear more about your travels to births, especially in the middle of the night birthserinhttp://www.starvingartistink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-30834566710559880562013-05-22T17:41:43.229-07:002013-05-22T17:41:43.229-07:00Although I loved every word of your post Jacquie, ...Although I loved every word of your post Jacquie, If I examine my own actions over this last week, I missed the boat. Thank you for reminding me to slow down and think about the Cs. I have always since I was a young girl (my mom had eight babies in 10 years) connected with new born babies better than with any other age group. I acknowlege them and they tell me what they need. It's just lately that life is getting faster and faster and my head is spinning that I feel I can't hear the babies through the other loud (brain) chatter. Well I am making a new resolution today and off to a postpartum visit tonight. Wish me luck. Thanks again! ~RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234934625003859257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-85004334185909443652013-05-18T20:25:31.550-07:002013-05-18T20:25:31.550-07:00Reader Tingling !Reader Tingling !Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169987913183340650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-48489895907736216422013-05-12T10:58:39.899-07:002013-05-12T10:58:39.899-07:00After having a first birth that went along the rig...After having a first birth that went along the right side of your diagram, having the second birth be a no-induction, no-epidural, no-cesarean part of your VBAC success rate was especially excellent.Christinahttp://twitter.com/XinaSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-64620909865781568002013-05-09T16:17:24.081-07:002013-05-09T16:17:24.081-07:00jacquie! this is so great... and so interesting be...jacquie! this is so great... and so interesting because after teddy was born i had this strong urge to garden, and to grow things... i've always thought about it but have never gardened, thought i just didn't have a green thumb. and now i have a little vegetable patch with lettuce, chard, kale, carrots and more i tend to every day, and i carry teddy out and show him what's growing!! and i can't wait until he can plant things and every day come outside and see what's popped up from the soil... :) Coco Cake Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623934740303666925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-91953507526175361042013-05-03T20:43:57.977-07:002013-05-03T20:43:57.977-07:00Hilarious jaquie! Let's write a grant for this...Hilarious jaquie! Let's write a grant for this RCT :-) rebecca s.dr. beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361001097756087076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-20502973392765884832012-12-24T16:02:46.999-08:002012-12-24T16:02:46.999-08:00Congratulations on 1000 births! How amazing!Congratulations on 1000 births! How amazing!Amber Skye Morrisey of Birth Routeshttp://www.birthroutes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-53136672380511689472012-12-19T19:41:02.630-08:002012-12-19T19:41:02.630-08:00Congratulations! What a beautiful testimony to yo...Congratulations! What a beautiful testimony to your tireless service. Over nineteen years and birthing my own four children, I've attended nearly five hundred. I've had to take a hiatus this year not for a baby, but for cancer treatment. It's been hard. I look forward to going back again. In my neck of the woods, August and September were extremely difficult birth months for my team of doulas. Lots of babies in NICU, lots of scares. It is interesting to hear you say that too. I wish you and the mama you work with a delicious, smooth, slow birth for 1001.<br />Blessings,<br />LesleyMotherWit Doula Lesley Everesthttp://www.motherwit.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-72429927229493265882012-11-21T06:38:05.279-08:002012-11-21T06:38:05.279-08:00I am hoping with you that birth 1001 and all of th...I am hoping with you that birth 1001 and all of the new year of babies will go smooth for you Jacquie.<br /><br />Thank you for teaching me so much. Thank you for writing again. You are my inspiration, my-faraway-long-distance mentor. At almost 56 I wonder how long I can continue to doula. Some of my contemporaries are retiring. But as long as a mama has a need, or better said, chooses me to guard her birth space, I will be there. <br /><br />Bless you always, RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234934625003859257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-66457693280022294792012-11-20T04:27:15.811-08:002012-11-20T04:27:15.811-08:00I have three births under my belt and this was an ...I have three births under my belt and this was an amazing testimony of why I became a doula. Thank you!Lindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-27891779386870141172012-11-19T17:11:52.093-08:002012-11-19T17:11:52.093-08:00Beautiful blog. Congratulations Jacquie! Your a gi...Beautiful blog. Congratulations Jacquie! Your a gift 1000 times over to each person you have touched. HeatherHeather Aliciahttp://www.projectsomos.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-72434193173411001192012-09-29T21:29:33.255-07:002012-09-29T21:29:33.255-07:00What a great post! I just found your blog and I t...What a great post! I just found your blog and I think it's very informative. Thank you for posting this information! It's needed!!!Katyhttp://rollingstones500albummarathon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-280894342653923872012-07-23T17:22:22.972-07:002012-07-23T17:22:22.972-07:00You sound like an amazing doula. The women that y...You sound like an amazing doula. The women that you work with are blessed to have you. I had 'fast' births and barely understand the concept of what it means to progress slowly so it's nice to read things from your perspective.SAH in Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888951215745966028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-50449664728946639392012-05-09T11:37:17.311-07:002012-05-09T11:37:17.311-07:00I was very relieved after finding this blog post! ...I was very relieved after finding this blog post! I am going to be a first time mom and so there is a lot to learn when it comes to having a baby of course. However, I feel that there is a lot of pressure to do the expected things when it comes to baby stuff. My pregnant friends are signing up for all sorts of educational things and are amalgamating piles of ‘stuff’ from the most expensive and technologically advanced strollers to most fashionable merino wool baby clothes… All that is fine but I have found myself somewhat lost in this madness and pressure to learn and acquire the right things.<br /><br />I am sure that prenatal classes are very useful but I am going to go against the grain. As far as birth, I have started with a firm idea that it must be done in a hospital, I have to read as many book as possible, attend prenatal education classes, and approach birthing as a scary medical procedure. I am a researcher and an analyst in the field of health care after all so this was another project that I had to get serious about.<br /><br />Luckily, I have remembered that the women in my family neither did any classes nor ever even heard of epidurals. They just had babies…<br /><br />Having Jacquie as our dula and reading Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth and any other inspiring stories is as much education about birth as I want to get at this point. So I am taking a few steps back and taking a very deep breath. No expensive strollers. No prenatal classes. Instead my husband and are spending more time hiking in the woods with our dog and going on picnics at the beach instead.<br /><br />I am going to have faith in the knowledge that my body already knows exactly what it needs to know. For everything else, I have Jacquie as our dula and the midwifes in the comfort of our home. I am going to fully put my trust into Nature and my wonderful team of kind, intelligent and experienced women. The hospital with its latest painkillers, medical knowledge and surgical tools are always there if I need them should an emergency arise.<br /><br />For now, I am just going to relax and have a good time.Irynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104725798449391825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-39683314742404822472012-02-16T08:23:59.107-08:002012-02-16T08:23:59.107-08:00This is great! I have had a very slow birth and a...This is great! I have had a very slow birth and a quick birth that felt both fast and slow, but it is truly about Respecting birth, and flowing with it.MaryElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303549793745645091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-72348252693167150752012-02-01T08:22:13.169-08:002012-02-01T08:22:13.169-08:00I love this philosophy! I agree that we too often ...I love this philosophy! I agree that we too often try to control things that refuse to be controlled, like birth. It's always "rush rush rush, get that baby out, rush," and we forget to stop and take in what is happening, and how amazing it is. That is one of the things I have loved about a lot of the <a href="http://www.cappa.net" rel="nofollow">doula</a>s I've met. They appreciate life for what it is, in a calm and almost reverent way.Keelytmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988570653621032375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-19492345458879417702012-01-23T13:27:34.506-08:002012-01-23T13:27:34.506-08:00This is a great read ! Really enjoy all your blog ...This is a great read ! Really enjoy all your blog posts!Nicole Gamblehttp://www.nedcon.ro/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-15997510869225029792012-01-19T07:39:50.808-08:002012-01-19T07:39:50.808-08:00"I cast my eyes down in respect, until I am a..."I cast my eyes down in respect, until I am addressed." beautiful.<br /><br />and yes, it can be hard to achieve especially when the interference comes from within... or from the nattering midwife! ha ha ha...<br /><br />KristaKrista Ariashttp://www.mamamuse.com/2011/05/trust-love/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-11870433347275031342012-01-04T05:15:41.768-08:002012-01-04T05:15:41.768-08:00Despite being very keen to feed my son, we got off...Despite being very keen to feed my son, we got off to a terrible start. Too much milk, too fast a let down, and a tongue tie that went undiagnosed for three weeks (leading to mastitis followed by thrush!) led to a very bad beginning. For some reason, we kept going and by about 8 weeks we cracked it - and kept going until he was 18 months! There were many many times (after those 8 weeks) that I really appreciated how much easier breastfeeding was than bottle feeding, and I fed on demand for pretty much the first 6 months. (Crying? Here, have a boob! = problem solved!)<br /><br />The one thing I would say is that I wish health care people/midwives/etc were more honest about breastfeeding, before the baby arrives. In our classes, we were taught that breastfeeding should never be uncomfortable, and if it is then you are doing something wrong. Then we were shown a video of a 15 minute old baby crawling up to its mother's breast and latching on. The reality of the experience was so very different that I felt I'd been sold a lot of propaganda! Yes, we did get to that point - but it took work. That said, when my daughter was born two years later, she WAS that baby - latched herself on and nursed no problem. <br /><br />Sorry, that was quite a long comment!!Sew Boredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737683320833528891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13826682.post-59253271632064518742011-08-15T13:06:58.187-07:002011-08-15T13:06:58.187-07:00Oh thank you thank you thank you!!! I have been f...Oh thank you thank you thank you!!! I have been feeling like those classes aren't for me (Inner Barracuda, you made laugh out loud in public!!), since I've done so much preparation on my own through meditation, yoga, visualization, reading (Ina May, etc.). Your post is the support I needed to feel confident in my decision and to weather the storm of "What do you mean you're not taking prenatal classes?". Again, thank you! My appreciation has no words. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com