tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13000256.post2555885139670318365..comments2024-01-01T03:49:58.702-05:00Comments on Alice's Wonderland: So, a doula, huh?Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15287792370490363047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13000256.post-57094296063453423742016-09-09T15:04:53.825-04:002016-09-09T15:04:53.825-04:00Any update? Inquiring minds want to know! :-)Any update? Inquiring minds want to know! :-)Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13000256.post-25146119152071918892016-08-15T12:31:44.148-04:002016-08-15T12:31:44.148-04:00I think a doula is a great idea. Also, both my bab...I think a doula is a great idea. Also, both my babies were over 8 pounds (Callum was 8 lbs 12 oz and Annika 8 lbs 6 oz) and it did not make it harder to deliver them. I've actually heard that bigger babies are sometimes easier to push out because gravity helps--I don't know if that's true, but I only pushed for 9 minutes with Callum and 1 minute with Annika. Fingers crossed your cervix gets the hint sometime very soon!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942269316108576622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13000256.post-911946503073937782016-08-13T22:40:12.462-04:002016-08-13T22:40:12.462-04:00Forgot to add: you can do this! My smallest baby w...Forgot to add: you can do this! My smallest baby was 8#7oz. I think I'd hardly know what to do with a tiny one. My DIL is on the short side and g-baby was 8#15oz. Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13000256.post-83323642572459035782016-08-13T22:38:46.353-04:002016-08-13T22:38:46.353-04:00Yeah, first baby, I could have used a doula. Secon...Yeah, first baby, I could have used a doula. Second baby, we were much better trained *and* our childbirth coach attended. (Bonus: Pictures!)Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13000256.post-42252907597275494332016-08-11T16:48:05.346-04:002016-08-11T16:48:05.346-04:00I have heard that feeling of "if I had known....I have heard that feeling of "if I had known..." from so many of my mom friends, so I think it's absolutely fantastic you have a doula!!!!kilaxhttp://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13000256.post-33645549951188026642016-08-05T15:41:53.757-04:002016-08-05T15:41:53.757-04:00I hope you don't have any of the teeniest size...I hope you don't have any of the teeniest sized baby clothes yet; I don't think she's going to fit in those!ccr in MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938353645353176255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13000256.post-38560484737807207132016-08-05T13:56:44.550-04:002016-08-05T13:56:44.550-04:00I love the idea of a doula as a trainer...LOVE tha...I love the idea of a doula as a trainer...LOVE that idea. I think normalizing self-advocacy and self-care is so important. Woot!<br /><br />Come on, baby! WANT TO MEET YOU!<br /><br />xoxFeisty Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330656570934235628noreply@blogger.com