My Writing
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What does a doula do?
We tell our clients in our prenatal meetings that we provide comfort measures during labor. We assure their partners that we will be there with the birthing person if they need to take a break.
The rock I chose is broken.
About 6 months after my second c-section, I was recovering well physically but had a lot of work to do mentally. How could my VBAC have evaded me?
Surrender.
Much of my hypnobirthing class was about surrendering. Surrendering to the uterus contracting. Surrendering to the pressure of baby descending into the pelvis. Surrendering to the unknowns, to what can’t be planned.