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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: June 2011
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. Another VBAC - Repeat Client. My first repeat client! And she had a VBAC which is so so so lovely. That was my 2nd birth of the week and I am frankly still exhausted from all the working. I feel a little burned out and I was missing my family a lot. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Pittsburgh, PA, United States. I'm a doula in Pittsburgh PA! I work with Heart and Hands Doula Service. View my complete profile. Oh the places I go:. Mama Doula. Girl. Another VBAC - Repeat Client.
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: April 2010
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. Since I have not been active as a doula for a while, this blog has started to be more and more family-y and less doula-y. I started a new blog for personal reflections! Mom Of Three Monkeys. Please check it out! Is having a great sale - 15% off today! What are some things you do that give both Mother Earth AND your wallet a break? I hope you are all welcoming spring in some way! Today we went to church. And played in the church's garden. And in our front yard too! Stir flaxsee...
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: September 2010
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. The child care edition. This is definitely my biggest challenge, the part I hate. Who will watch the kids? I'm very lucky that my husband works from home so if he's in town, it's an easy question to answer. But sometimes he travels. For work, for church, for fun. He's traveling twice this month. I have a potential client who could deliver while he is gone. So, the child care hunt begins. Who will be able to pick up the kids from school if I get a call at noon? In this blog I'l...
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: August 2010
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. I'll never judge you. That's probably the only promise I can make as a doula - I can't promise you that your birth will go the way you want it, I can't promise you that I can protect your birthing space against hospital policies and care providers who don't respect your wishes. But I can promise you that I will back you in any decision you make. If you decide once you're in labor that your birth plan is out the window, know what? Two Babies in one week! View my complete profile.
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: December 2009
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. I know. Boring. But know what else? I have a napping baby (yay! Snow on the roads, and while I was going to make waffles during the nap, I ruined three out of four remaining eggs when I poured in buttermilk that I then decided was just too far gone. SO I have some time here. On Inauguration Day - joy upon joy! Our family had the pleasure of watching our daughter and son grow along with my belly. Seeing Chim Chim and Badger become buddies (with a healthy dose of rivalry) ha...
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: February 2010
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. So, it snowed. It snowed a lot. and now it's snowing again. kids off school. we're hanging in there. they better not close the schools on thursday or so help me. SO HELP ME. I use a lot of doula-skills in my parenting. patience. compassion. creativity. strength. the ability to stay awake for insane periods of time. sense of humor. Get Me Out" - sounds like an interesting read! This sounds like one for the library list:. Lessons from the History of Childbirth. Researchers have ...
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: March 2010
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. So, do you like contests? Well, do ya? I have a sweet prize lined up for a contest - perhaps in April for Cesarean Awareness Month, perhaps in May for International Doula Month. Something Dr. Kaminski shared was this VBAC Calculator. It factors in several variables to give the odds of a vbac success. I thought it was very interesting and could be a great tool in making the decision for either a vbac or a repeat c-section! So I added google ads to my blog to make a few bucks wh...
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: January 2011
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. New clients, happy days. I had the pleasure of attending a truly beautiful birth in a room that was simply bathed in love, on the day before the winter solstice. In the first half of the new year, I will be attending three births as well. Very excited about working more consistently now that the kids are getting to be older! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Pittsburgh, PA, United States. I'm a doula in Pittsburgh PA! I work with Heart and Hands Doula Service. Oh the places I go:.
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: The "Emergency" C-Section
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. A friend found this at: http:/ www.thingamababy.com/baby/2010/08/csection.html. One part that made me laugh out loud is the description of a doula. and the end! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Pittsburgh, PA, United States. I'm a doula in Pittsburgh PA! I work with Heart and Hands Doula Service. In this blog I'll write about different topics regarding pregnancy, childbirth, newborn care that come up in the news, or have been bouncing about my head for a while.
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula: a few firsts today!
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Karen the Pittsburgh Doula. A few firsts today! In the past 12 hours I have had 2 doula "firsts.". 1 - helping welcome a little girl into the world as her mom had a VBA2C! My first vaginal birth after cesarean that I've attended as a doula. and this is after 2 cesareans to boot! You're an AWESOME mama, A., and welcome to the world Baby S! And #2 - my first time as a doula who has been recommended by a past client. What a special honor! Not a bad half day or so on the doula front! View my complete profile.
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