Milwaukee Doula Martha at Doula Woman posting on virtual doula support
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by watergoddess2
4y ago
Virtual doula support is an option, and needed sometimes currently.  So far I have attended one birth in which I supported virtually, part of the time.  Most of my prenatal meetings, educational sessions, consults, and listening support are now on zoom, facebook, or google-hangouts. How does doula support work virtually?  Well, there is no standard.  Doula support can be almost all in-person (distancing, PPE, health assessments, etc when we are in a pandemic), almost all virtual, or all virtual, or some other combination.  It will depend on your preferences ..read more
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Doula near Milwaukee: Milwaukee doula Martha at doulawoman.com posting about yoga.
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by watergoddess2
4y ago
doulawomancom YOGA OPENS YOUR BODY AND HELPS DE-CLUTTER YOUR MIND. THIS IS GOOD FOR ALL OF US. DURING PREGNANCY THE “OPENING” PART IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL SINCE PREGNANCY AND BIRTH ARE ABOUT OPENING TO BIRTH. Benefits of prenatal yoga Calms the mind Increases ability to focus Increases self-trust Offers positions to optimize fetal position for smooth vaginal birth Can help with back aches Better sleep Conducive to maintaining a good blood pressure (as with any exercise/movement) Increases balance Attend a prenatal yoga class and meet other pregnant women/girls A time and place that is reser ..read more
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Prenatal Yoga: by Milwaukee doula Martha at Doula Woman
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by watergoddess2
4y ago
Yoga means the yoking or coming together of body-mind-spirit.   When you “come together” in a yoga circle the energy rises.   This energy sharing is why attending a yoga circle is different from a solo yoga practice. Yoga guides you to: release physically and emotionally reduce anxiety build bodily strength and balance increase awareness of your place in space become a better listener open your intuitive path to mind-body harmony At prenatal yoga: begin by noticing your breath and your body move in a slow flow centering moves to create balance and opening shavasana as you rest and release The ..read more
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Milwaukee Doula Martha at Doula Woman: Why a doula for homebirth?
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by watergoddess2
4y ago
Birth doulas serve people during pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum with physical, emotional, and spiritual support. When a doula serves at community based birth the  role is somewhat different than with hospital birth. Since community birth accounts for a tiny percent of births in southeast Wisconsin, the vast majority of the time doulas work at hospital birth.   With hospital birth,  doula support is much more “running interference” in that we must be hyper alert for potentially damaging protocols, emotional abuse, probability of infection, chance of csection and many other  iatrogenic ..read more
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Milwaukee Doula Martha at Doula Woman post on why hire birth a doula?
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by watergoddess2
4y ago
Doulas serve you with emotional, physical, and spiritual support during pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum.  Translation of medical talk is my forte. The doula works directly for you.  It is your priorities, values, preferences and lifestyle that determine how the doula supports you. I, Milwaukee doula Martha, am deep in doula land.  In addition to learning from each client I serve, I daily keep up with area birth trends, learn from fellow birth workers, and take classes. I have attended 101 birth to date:  community based birth, in-hospital free from intervention, in-hospital with planned ..read more
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Milwaukee doula Martha at Doulawoman.com 262 902 8714 post on hospital birth and responsibility
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by watergoddess2
4y ago
This is my opinion based on experience, education, and time spent in contemplation to see a pattern in what happens at hospital births.  This is not advise, judgment, or a substitute for medical management. Over 90% of Doula Woman clients choose hospital birth.  It is an honor to serve you in this way.  I am  grateful to hospital staff including nurses, midwives, techs, doctors, residents, housekeepers, front-desk staff,  and more for supporting my clients, aka their patients at this intimate and vulnerable and hormonal and deeply personal time of birth.  And thank you to all who work with me ..read more
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MILWAUKEE DOULA MARTHA (262 902 8714) AT DOULA WOMAN POST ON INDUCTION MANTRAS
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by watergoddess2
5y ago
  WHEN YOU AGREE TO INDUCTION This is based on my education and what I have learned first hand during birth work and life in general. This is not medical advise or a substitute for medical advise. You may use all, some, or none of these suggestions. YOU do know from a primal place what is best for your body-baby unit. Look within. Create your mantra of self trust. You consented to a labor induction for a reason. Whatever that reason is remind yourself that you consented, so from that place of decision you maintain authority over your body and your baby. For some people an actual mantra such a ..read more
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Milwaukee Doula Martha at Doula Woman posting on VBAC. 262 902 8714
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by watergoddess2
5y ago
Labor at home in Milwaukee VBAC means you give birth vaginally when you have given birth by cesarean section one or more times.  VBAC is a common topic in the birth world.  Now that I am deep in doula land I am so used to this, that I need to remember that for most people this topic is new. When birthing vaginally is a priority to you then this topic is important. To cycle back, the best way to birth vaginally is to do so with your first baby.  And to birth vaginally with a first baby you are much more likely to do so when you have a medical manager (midwife or doctor) who is open to physiolog ..read more
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Milwaukee birth doula Martha at Doula Woman (262 902 8714) post on pain medicine during labor.
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by watergoddess2
5y ago
This post is about how pain meds are used in labor and is not medical advise or a medical recommendation.  As a doula, my role is strictly non-medical. Pain meds differ from epidural anesthesia.  The epidural is the current “go to” during labor and hospital rates of epidural use in southeast Wisconsin during labor range from about 75% to about 99%.  Unlike the epidural, pain medications do not numb your body. When you choose pain medication here you typically get stadol, nubaine, or fentanyl, all of which are narcotics. Sometimes these meds are put in along with the epidural, and mainly they a ..read more
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Postpartum doulas by Milwaukee Doula Martha at Doula Woman 262 902 8714
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by watergoddess2
5y ago
What is a postpartum doula?    This post is about doulas working for you when are home with your newborn baby. This is an opinion and sharing of information blog.  This is not medical advise or evidence based. Short definition of postpartum doula: “A postpartum doula provides evidenced based information on things such as infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from birth, mother–baby bonding, infant soothing, and basic newborn care. A postpartum doula is there to help a new family in those first days and weeks after bringing home a new baby.” by American Pregnancy. This is a limited de ..read more
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