Natural Baby Doulas | Blog | Greensboro & Winston Salem, NC

May 17
9 min

{Birth Story} Birth Center to Hospital

Jason and I found out in September 2018 that we were going to be expecting our first baby. We were so excited and nervous all at the same...

Jessica Bower

Apr 21
3 min

Feelings Are Not Fact

By Keri Smith Gaylord, Licensed Clinical Social Worker During this time of high emotion, extreme change and courageous resiliency, I am f...

Jessica Bower

Apr 6
5 min

Virtual Doula Support

As of Monday, March 30 at 6:00am, only one support person is allowed to be in labor and delivery rooms in all hospitals in our area. At ...

Jessica Bower

Mar 16
3 min

COVID-19 - A Letter From Your Doulas

Natural Baby Doulas understands that COVID-19 is affecting the world in a unique way, and therefore we are actively learning more to keep...

Jessica Bower

Mar 5
4 min

{Birth Story} Second Generation Water Birth

By Emily Wyrick Honestly, I'm amazed that I'm writing this before she's even 2 weeks old. And by writing, I mean punching out a few sente...

Jessica Bower

Feb 18
2 min

FIT4MOM: A Journey of Motherhood and Running

Kristen Bowles is a two time Natural Baby Doulas client. She has shared her birth stories on our blog with her second and third babies. ...

Jessica Bower

Jan 26
6 min

{Birth Story} A Happy Ending

By Alison Presley We tried for four years to conceive. After many (many!) pills, shots, and tears, our third round of IUI got us the dou...

Jessica Bower

Jan 22
5 min

Avoiding The Induction

It’s the end of pregnancy and you’ve finally hit your due date! You have your appointment with your midwife or doctor and they might ment...

Jessica Bower

Jan 18
4 min

{Postpartum Story} How Do I Feel?

One of our doula clients, Savannah Avila, had her sweet baby last month. She texted us the following and it was too real... too raw... a...

Kristen Bowles (A Doula Client)

Dec 17, 2019
6 min

{Birth Story} An Even Quicker VBAC

This is the birth story of Kristen's third baby girl. To fully understand the title, be sure to read the birth story of her second baby ...

Jessica Bower (Natural Baby Doulas Certified Birth

Oct 14, 2019
3 min

{Doula Reflections} Up All Night

I got the call last week at 9:52pm. The call that it was time for me to join a sweet couple as they were working hard to bring their bab...

Jessica Bower (Natural Baby Doulas Certified Birth

Oct 11, 2019
6 min

When To Contact Your Doula

It's getting close to baby time! Your bag is packed, your belly is huge, and you can't wait for labor to begin! How will you know when ...

Jasmine Higgins (A Doula Client)

Oct 9, 2019
8 min

{Birth Story} VBAC Induction

After finding out I was pregnant, I began searching for successful VBAC birth stories for some much needed encouragement. That's when I f...

Caroline Maclaga

Sep 26, 2019
4 min

A Community of Support

When you are expecting your first child, you are excited and nervous and don’t know what to expect. So, you sign up for birth classes and...

Jessica Bower (Natural Baby Doulas Certified Birth

Sep 24, 2019
4 min

So You Want To Be A Doula

I'm inspired to write this blog post because we get multiple inquires each month from people asking how to become a doula, if they can sh...

Morgan Hood (A Doula Client)

Sep 8, 2019
8 min

{Birth Story} A Story About Letting Go

It all started on Thursday, May 23rd - 2 days before my due date. I had an appointment with my OBGYN that morning for a routine 39-week c...

Abby Delk (A Doula Client)

Aug 26, 2019
7 min

{Birth Story} My Journey into Motherhood: A Positive Induction

In the early morning of July 4, I woke up really needing to use the bathroom, which is nothing new to a 9 month pregnant lady. But this m...

Barb Kilpatrick (A Doula Client)

Jul 26, 2019
5 min

{Birth Story} Expect the Unexpected

Attempting a natural birth has always been important to me. With my first, it was a really long labor - 83 hours - but I persevered throu...

Clairissa Hare (A Doula Client)

Jul 10, 2019
8 min

{Birth Story} Induction + Water = Wonder Woman

It was middle to late October 2018, and I was bigger than a blue ribbon prize pumpkin at the state fair. No seriously, random people woul...

Kathryn Beam (A Doula Client)

Jul 3, 2019
8 min

{Birth Story} A Healing and Redemptive VBAC

Matt and I began "trying/not trying" a few months after our daughter, Clara, turned one. We decided if it was meant to be, it was meant t...

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