Natural Baby Doulas

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 time, which I’m sur...

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

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 that moment, I was w...

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

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 sentences in between chan...

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. She's passionate ab...

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 double lines we’d been ...

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 mention the word you’re ...

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... and too relevant not ...

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 here! This pregnancy...

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 baby to the world. Thi...

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 labor has officially...

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

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 read all the books ...

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 shadow with us, or if ...

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 check-up. However, th...

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 morning it was differ...

Attempting a natural birth has always been important to me. With my first, it was a really long labor - 83 hours - but I persevered through it with no pain m...

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 would come up to me and ...

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 to be and we would se...