Don’t think you need a doula for your pregnancy, labor and birth? Think again…here are just *some* reasons why you do!
1. Someone to advocate for what YOU want out of your birth experience
2. A hand to hold
3. A shoulder to cry on
4. A hug for reassurance
5. New knowledge on all things technique and birth
6. Breathing strategies
7. A less painful labor
8. A more focused labor
9. Less chance of medical interference
10. Someone to answer all your non medical questions
11. A new perspective
12. A different perspective
13. Someone to capture every memory from the birth itself
14. Someone to check in on you
15. Someone to wipe the sweat off your brow
16. A birth ball to ease labor
17. Essential oils to save the day
18. Different stretches to progress labor naturally
19. Massages that can do the same
20. Someone who knows what’s coming next
21. to help you write up your birth plan
22. Reassurance
23. Tough love
24. Extra love
25. To take the stress of planning off of you
26. Offer differ positions for birth
27. Better Communication between you and the doctor
28. Supporting the mothers partner so they can better support the momma
29. Research
30. Comfort
31. Emotional support
32. Physical support
33. Continuously
34. Reduced use of pitocin
35. Less statistics of interventions
36. Less requests for epidural
37. Unbiased support
38. Did I mention support???? Again. ALL KINDS OF SUPPORT
39. Nourishes mom and dad
40. Takes pressure off
41. Less likely to have a c-section
42. More spontaneous births
43. Laboring at home
44. Shorter overall labor times
45. Stats support doulas
46. A doula can literally be your living breathing birth plan
47. Lowers the intensity of birth
48. Can keep you protected during birth against unwanted visitors or observers
49. Because you deserve the best birth
50. Because you should be able to focus on just you and your baby
51. Because birth is NATURAL, and a doula helps your body do its job
52. Company for when contractions seem endless
53. PRAISE BECAUSE MOMMA YOU MADE A HUMAN
54. Compassion
55. Care
56. Empathy
57. HIGHER SATISFACTION WITH YOUR BIRTH
58. Help, and lots of it
59. Guidance
And I will end with 60 but the list goes on,
60. Lots and lots of love.
If you are still interested, just know most moms say if they knew what a doula was and did before their births they would have hired one. I’m hoping this reaches you before hand!! Shoot me an email if you’d like to embark on this journey together and congrats on your sweet bundle to be.
Much love,
M💛
Sources:
Bump to Babies 