This was the tail end of a text conversation I had recently with a dear friend of mine who was (at the time) in her last few weeks of midwifery school. I threw that last comment out without really thinking about it, until I hit send and re-read it.
What she said really did sound like my life. In fact, most of my adult life could be described that way: "Lots of interest and zero time".
That never really bothered me before. But these days, it's kind of getting under my skin...
As a doula, I love supporting women through transition. If you have never seen transition, here's what it can look like:
Adding childbirth classes to our birth doula services seemed a natural progression but it took some time to find an approach that fit our values and our vision.
Here's why we settled on Birthing From Within.
If you've been hanging around for a bit (especially on our Facebook page) you may have noticed that Christine and I are a bit dorky...geeky...nerdy. We love sci-fi/fantasy and we both have our respective fandoms. Christine is waiting for her letter from Hogwarts and I'm a Browncoat through and through...
If your baby is estimated to arrive sometime this month, you may have felt a little bit concerned when you first did the math - we all know how much it sucks to have a birthday close to Christmas. But have no fear! Since Christine and I both celebrate our birthdays within two weeks of Christmas, we thought we would compile a list of reasons that having a birthday close to Christmas actually rocks...
