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Meet The Doulas!

Katie — Sun, 15 May 2011 19:06:47 +0000

Here is the meeting you should attend if you are thinking of using a Doula. It’s going to be great!

Clients

Katie — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:28:27 +0000

Hi all. This is me trying to get some more clients:

As you may already know, I am working towards my DONA Doula certification. If you or someone you know has an inkling of an interest in having a Doula for support during labor and birth, let me know. I am working for very low fees as I am on the tail end of this certification. Thank you!

I am serving Lafayette / West Lafayette , Indiana and the surrounding areas.

The Essential Ingredient: Doula

Katie — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:55:17 +0000

Things are getting interesting

Katie — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:43:08 +0000

Blogging has been the last thing I’ve wanted to do for a LONG time. I’m not really sure if it’s because I’ve been busier than ever, or if it’s because I really just didn’t feel like documenting my life. Who knows? Anyway, a big part of it must have been due to all the changes that have been going on in our house. I’ve been doing training and working very hard for months upon months to achieve my goal of working with moms during labor and birth. And finally! I’m getting there! I officially have my first clients as a Doula. I am so thrilled to be apart of this woman’s labor and birth experience. I just solidified all of the paperwork that I will take with me to our first prenatal appointment. I was nervous about forgetting something, or even not figuring out how the course of the visit should go, but I think I’m ready. The DONA workshop I attended in October was a huge help for advising on the business aspect of being a Doula. I learned so much, and gained tons of useful resources that I can now incorporate into my own business. All of this is so exciting, and I really feel like my dreams are coming true.

After quitting my last full time job, I’ve had the goal to be self employed. I really have the “entrepreneurial spirit” in me, and I can’t shake it! What can I say? I’m driven! So, after being blessed enough to stay home with my 2 amazing boys and focusing on them, I am now ready to start working! And the options are abounding, lately. Along with my Doula training I am also working towards all the certifications I need to be a birth assistant to a Midwife. I have a few things left to learn, and then I will be on the team of the Midwife who attended Archer’s birth. This opportunity is more than I could ask for. I admire my Midwife and her practice so much, and I feel very lucky to be apart of it. I will learn so much!

My plans are not set in stone, though. I will be seeking out women that would like a Doula in order to meet the requirements for the DONA Doula certification, but I’m not yet sure that I will be continuously serving as a Doula. I’m not quite sure my family is ready for me to be on call ALL THE TIME. The plan as of now is to work more with my Midwife and see where that goes. I really love homebirth and would love to work closely with a Midwife.

On top of the Doula and Birth Assisting, I am also getting Placenta Encapsulation Clients! So awesome! And slings are still selling! Double awesome!

I can’t express the excitement I have about all of this. Things are all coming together, and I am so thankful. Most of all, I am thankful for John. He has been supportive through all of this. He encourages me, and he pushes me. He listens to me ramble. He is helping me to fine tune plans. He’s even offering to deal with the accounting aspect of my business. THAT IS AWESOME. I’m not really sure I have it in me to keep track of all that tax stuff. Anyway, John rocks. My family rocks. I love me life. So there.

Postpartum Doula Training

Katie — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:00:41 +0000

I got an email from a local Doula yesterday about an upcoming Postpartum Doula Training Workshop. I initially jumped to the invitation and added the dates to the calendar that John and I share, but then saw the price. So, I think I’ll be waiting on any training of that sort. It’s not a grand amount of money, but it’s not something we can afford right now. Plus, I’m not sure if being a Postpartum Doula is something I would want to do. Right now my focus is on my family and making my slings. When Archer is approaching school age, then I’ll consider my career route. I know I want to pursue something that has to do with helping mothers. I am very passionate about women knowing their choices when it comes to pregnancy and birth so that they can have a special experience. So, there are a wide variety of things I could do to work with my passion. I really think that becoming a birth attendant to a Midwife would be wonderful. I would love working with the families and getting to know the moms. And, being there for the mother for labor and childbirth sounds like an amazing thing to be apart of. But, these are all just ideas. When the time gets closer, then I’ll decide where I should go.