Birth advice

Can you imagine what it would be like to give birth and feel completely relaxed? For many women, just the thought of labor and contractions causes stress. It doesn’t matter if you are planning to deliver your baby at a hospital or in your bathtub, it's important to be prepared on how to have a calm

Here is our sample birth plan from our natural hospital birth. A great Birth Plan example for a natural or unmedicated birth.

As your birth doula, I will teach your partner how to best support you during birth and one those is with reassurance and guiding words. Reminders to breathe deeply and relax your head and shoulders to open your pelvis. #etxdoula #passionddoulaco #birthdoula #labortips #laboraffirmations

Yes. You read that right. I had a 24 hour labor with no epidural. In fact, I didn't use any form of drug or medicine for pain relief. But I did use quite a few natural labor coping techniques to survive labor with no epidural. I'll share my 10 secrets to an easier labor, so you know how to prepare for an unmedicated birth of your own. These unmedicated birth techniques helped me to have a healthy pregnancy, an autonomous birth, and the confidence necessary for surviving labor.

A blog post about 5 things first-time moms wish they'd known before giving birth by a nurse, doula and Lamaze educator.