tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064514075916057092.post7827087656759048250..comments2023-11-03T05:42:28.589-05:00Comments on Gluten-Free Frugal: DoulaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064514075916057092.post-42561928472411745392008-06-30T17:36:00.000-05:002008-06-30T17:36:00.000-05:00I agree, my kids are here and healthy, I don't spe...I agree, my kids are here and healthy, I don't spend much time fretting about the circumstances of how...<BR/><BR/>But if I had known better, I'd have paid for that kind of care, wisdom and support. You're perspective on the subject is cool and not too granola-y (even though I love granola) - something I will definitely be passing along to others.zdoodlebubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827443812936944785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064514075916057092.post-62273674242200667282008-06-30T12:59:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:59:00.000-05:00$265 is the total amount. I paid $400 for my last...$265 is the total amount. I paid $400 for my last doula, but that included mileage, since she lived 3 hours away. I think it varies a lot, but some doulas are also able to provide a sliding scale based on your income. <BR/><BR/>HOWEVER, I want to emphasize that after my first birth I was so wracked with guilt that I had already "messed up" as a parent because I'd had an epidural. I put WAY too much emphasis on the birth experience, when really, it's one day. One day in your life and a day the baby won't even remember, no matter what some whackies might say. <BR/><BR/>Really, the best part about having a natural birth? Is that I didn't feel like crap afterwards. In fact I felt GREAT. No drugs to get out my system, I healed so much faster because I could feel to push and so didn't need an epsiotomy, I just felt better.Tenillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18064232873442152162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064514075916057092.post-89331553010841556402008-06-30T12:32:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:32:00.000-05:00Crap, I wish I had known all this. I'm (almost for...Crap, I wish I had known all this. I'm (almost for certainly) done giving birth, but I totally would have paid $265 (is that the total amount? and I know it's a regional thing for rates...) for all the support you described. I ended up with an epidural and then pitocin for #1 and the worry will always nag me as to whether that complicated z's system. And I had a c-section for #2 only because his arm was coming down first, not because there was any emergency. I was so determined to do everything naturally the second time that when they said we had to do surgery, I had to be totally put under because it was too late for an epidural - and as such, dad was not allowed in the OR.<BR/><BR/>I don't lie awake at night wishing our birth stories were different or anything, but I still wish I would have had someone describe a doula to me the way you did.zdoodlebubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827443812936944785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064514075916057092.post-61612509053882948962008-06-30T09:59:00.000-05:002008-06-30T09:59:00.000-05:00Helping stay calm is definitely a great reason to ...Helping stay calm is definitely a great reason to get a doula!<BR/><BR/>And 5 births with no pain meds? Count me totally impressed!!! :)Tenillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18064232873442152162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064514075916057092.post-29875058354899876222008-06-30T09:46:00.000-05:002008-06-30T09:46:00.000-05:00Hello, Thanks for the information. I think I will...Hello, Thanks for the information. I think I will check into having a doula. I never had any medication during labor and didn't have any complications, however my anxiety has gone through the roof knowing the pain that is coming. I think it would be nice to have someone there to help calm me. (I have a low tolerance to pain). Thanks a bunch!!!<BR/>StaceyStaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373145199710254406noreply@blogger.com