Natural Baby Doulas

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

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...

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

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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......

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

When the birth of my first daughter ended in a c-section (you can read my first birth story here) because of “failure to progress”, I...