by Cait Sobotka | Jan 13, 2018 | Childbirth, doula, labor support, Pregnancy
FOR MANY WOMEN AND THEIR PARTNERS, CONTRACTIONS CAN BE SOMETHING THEY’RE MOST ANXIOUS ABOUT DURING THEIR PREGNANCY. HOW WILL THE CONTRACTIONS FEEL? CAN THEY HANDLE THE PAIN? WHEN WILL THEY START? IS THIS THE REAL THING? IN THIS POST, WE’LL DISCUSS TYPES OF...
by Cait Sobotka | Oct 17, 2017 | Childbirth, labor support, Real Talk Tuesday
You have likely heard stories, or have a friend or family member, who reports their labor lasted not just twenty-four or forty-eight hours, but literally DAYS! Why is it that some people have multi-day labors, is it labor at all, and what can be done to address it?...
by Margarita Valbuena | May 24, 2016 | Childbirth, Community, expectations, Postpartum, Real Talk Tuesday, Uncategorized
Your instincts are your greatest mechanism against harm. In an era of apps and notifications, we – as a society – have becoming reliant on outside stimuli to tell us how we feel and how to act. We have become algorithmic: if x then y, but not if a or b....
by Margarita Valbuena | May 10, 2016 | Childbirth, Community, doula, labor support, parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Real Talk Tuesday
Shawna and I have lived a lifetime of not quite settling for status quo. Neither of us take anything at face value, we are noticers, observers, and when we see a need that resonates with our values, we do everything in our power to fill that need. It was a long and...
by Margarita Valbuena | Apr 26, 2016 | Childbirth, Community, doula, parenting, Real Talk Tuesday, Self-Care
My favorite reaction from one of my best friends when I told her I was pregnant with my second kid was “Santa caca!!” (literally: “Holy crap!!”) Can you relate? That intense feeling of excitement mixed with the deer-in-headlights realization...
by shawna@thirdcoastbirth.com | Apr 4, 2016 | Ask the Doulas, Childbirth, doula, labor support, Pregnancy, women
You’ve heard about birth doulas from friends, family, or your care provider. Maybe you are thinking about hiring a doula to support you in your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum time. But, maybe you aren’t quite sure what a doula does, or why everyone...
