Jessica Bower
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...
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Natural Baby Doulas
Jessica Bower
- Apr 6, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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...
Jessica Bower
- Feb 18, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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...
Jessica Bower
- Jan 22, 2020
- 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...
Jessica Bower
- Jan 18, 2020
- 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......
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...
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...
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 several inquires each month from people asking how to become a doula, if they can...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kristen Bowles (A Doula Client)
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
{Birth Story} A Quick VBAC
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...
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