tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post6567784903452326993..comments2024-03-24T12:47:49.253-04:00Comments on Dou-la-la: Have you ever been experienced?Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01019907275666753543noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-64527785335655673982010-12-21T03:11:59.392-05:002010-12-21T03:11:59.392-05:00I just finished reading the memoirs of former Brit...I just finished reading the memoirs of former Britsh PM Tony Blair and he basically said that when he was first elected, though a capable opposition leader he was not really ready to lead a country. The thing is, you can only gain experience by doing stuff. Go for it now, I say! I have been thinking about becoming a midwife, but the reality is that as a homeschooling, single mom of two kids, there is just no way I can pull it off logistically at the moment. You can do it, Stephanie! And who knows, perhaps your experience as a doula will come in handy when you give birth yourself! :)<br /><br />OliviaWrite About Birthhttp://www.writeaboutbirth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-6223787689354214142010-12-17T08:51:41.021-05:002010-12-17T08:51:41.021-05:00Thank you so much! I am starting my doula training...Thank you so much! I am starting my doula training now and do not want kids of my own for many years. I find a great pull to pregnancy, birth, women, babies, the whole process. I was worried I would be speaking almost out of place and love to hear that there are other women out there going through the same thing.Willow Rosennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-11617108337628171402010-11-19T20:53:54.125-05:002010-11-19T20:53:54.125-05:00Most of the midwives in the practice I went to wer...Most of the midwives in the practice I went to weren't mothers. Passion means a lot in this field- more than having been there before. By that logic husbands wouldn't make good support people.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618395962246409907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-38920370125794624422010-11-17T10:44:45.825-05:002010-11-17T10:44:45.825-05:00Hooray! Love hearing this. I had similar concerns ...Hooray! Love hearing this. I had similar concerns when I started out (and I'm still a new doula, so I still struggle with it). People still ask me "how can you be a doula if you have never had a baby?" But you answered it up above! :)<br />I started when I was 23 and childless, but my local doula community still welcomed me, referred clients to me, and I was definitely hired. Best of luck Stephanie!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738440647498422230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-84023964193063220142010-11-16T20:13:19.576-05:002010-11-16T20:13:19.576-05:00I can not explain how much this post has made me f...I can not explain how much this post has made me feel better! I am currently in training to become a doula and childbirth educator through Childbirth International (still in the req reading stages though). I am 21 and still childless yet have come across so many women, including my own family, who put me down saying I have no idea what childbirth is like so I wouldn't make a good doula, that they would somehow make a better one because they have "been there done that". To them somehow having their own situation means they are more knowledgeable on childbirth than I am, no matter how much I study on the medical process of it.<br /><br />In short, thank you.Jenniferhttp://trinitybirth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-41386655572119009702010-11-15T17:38:38.999-05:002010-11-15T17:38:38.999-05:00I agree you do not have to have given birth to be ...I agree you do not have to have given birth to be a good doula. And it is easier to make doulaing a career with no kids. That whole childcare issue can really mess things up. :) <br />So I say go for it!Enjoy Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227246774801636777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-71925088620969568422010-11-15T17:17:22.080-05:002010-11-15T17:17:22.080-05:00That IS a great opportunity Rebecca mentions. And ...That IS a great opportunity Rebecca mentions. And Deanna, well put. <br /><br />Plus, let's not forget that, as Amy put it on Facebook, we (not necessarily us here specifically, but the collective societal We) seem to have no problem putting our faith in MALE OBs . . .Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019907275666753543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-34947233432130497802010-11-15T15:38:02.120-05:002010-11-15T15:38:02.120-05:00I absolutely do not think that you have to have gi...I absolutely do not think that you have to have given birth to be a good doula. My doula had not yet had children when she assisted me and I thought she was amazing. Your points are all valid ones. Also, compassion and education are important, too. I would rather have a doula who had been educated in natural childbirth but had not given birth, than someone who had given birth but had no knowledge of natural childbirth.Fun Mama - Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482181499301423093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741036541041672560.post-31445791903843829032010-11-14T20:57:02.345-05:002010-11-14T20:57:02.345-05:00Amen! And Stephanie, since you're a senior in ...Amen! And Stephanie, since you're a senior in college I recommend checking out AmeriCorps opportunities in maternal and child health/doula work (at the risk of self-promotion: http://phdoula.blogspot.com/2009/02/americorps-doula-opportunities.html)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589949170980959443noreply@blogger.com