You deserve a doula

This bit is sort of important, maybe you could write this down somewhere, the day you give birth to your son will not be 100% positive. How do I know that?

Thoughts on: The Doula Book, John H. Kennell, Marshall H. Klaus, and Phyllis H. Klaus

Review and reflections on The Doula Book

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Guest post - Pregnancy Yoga with Hayley

Hayley of Halyley Yoga talks about preparing for birth... Find what FEELS best for you and get informed about birth, rights and options. Ready?

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Guest post - Mother Mother Doula & The Informed Family. Doulas believe in natural birth, at home, in water, with no drugs. And they will do everything they can to make sure you get that. Right?

A post I wrote for Sarah at The Informed Family on what doulas believe in and the type of births they support.

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Gift ideas for a new family

Arranging or attending a baby shower? If you’ve not had kids it can be hard to know what to get a new mother, I’ve got a few tips together from my experience as a mother and a friend of people with new babies.

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Interviews with people about doulas, birth and babies - 4. Father of an 11 year old

Interview with a father about his experience of birth as a teenager and what his expectations of using a doula would be.

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Well, let's start then

It feels eminently sensible to make sure that I have a profitable company before breaking away from a regular pay check. I have two reservations about that. Scrap that, three reservations;

Doula - Kent & London