Being a surrogate, also called a gestational carrier, for a family who cannot conceive a baby on their own is a truly wonderful gift. Surrogacy is a life-changing path that can help individuals, couples, and families to reach their dreams of having a child. A surrogate, or gestational carrier, is a person who carries a
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What is Surrogacy? Surrogacy is a modern and growing means of bringing new life into the world when someone carries a baby for another person or couple. The Intended parents undergo IVF (fertilization outside of the body) to transfer their embryo into the surrogate’s uterus. A surrogate, or gestational carrier has no genetic relationship to the intended parents. Surrogacy is
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Q: Do you attend home births? A: Yes, doulas can attend home births. They provide emotional and physical support for the birthing person and their family, help them understand their options during labor and delivery, and provide reassurance and encouragement. We find that this question comes up a lot, from both home and hospital birth
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Q: Do you support hospital births? A: Yes, doulas can attend hospital births. They provide emotional and physical support for the birthing person and their family, help them understand their options during labor and delivery, and provide reassurance and encouragement. We attend all types of births, from planned unmedicated to planned cesarean and everything in
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Q: Your price for placenta encapsulation is higher than expected, why is that? A: We do encapsulation a little bit differently here at Colorado Mountain Doulas! To ensure the safest possible processing, your placenta never leaves your side, being packed directly into your transportation kit at your bedside and processed in your home to protect
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Q: What kinds of chores can doulas help with? A: This answer can vary quite a bit from provider to provider, as some of our daytime Doulas love to cook, organize and run errands, while others prefer to focus on supporting the family in other ways. This can also vary based on the support your
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Q: Where does the doula sleep? What kind of accommodations do I need for a postpartum doula overnight? A: Doulas rest when babies are resting overnight, just as parents and other caregivers would. To correctly follow the AAP guidelines for safe sleep, and to ensure that we can respond to your baby as quickly as
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Where do the Doulas Sleep Overnight? Q: Where does the doula sleep? What kind of accommodations do I need for a postpartum doula overnight? A: Doulas rest when babies are resting overnight, just as parents and other caregivers would. To correctly follow the AAP guidelines for safe sleep, and to ensure that we can respond
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Become A Doula With An Agency in Colorado, Doula FAQ During your doula training, you may or may not have heard about the option of working for a local doula agency to help you get your business up and running. At Colorado Mountain Doulas, we are almost always looking for new, professional doulas to add
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Social Distancing and Immunity This is not going to be another blog post about numbers and statistics and handwashing directions. There are plenty of those floating around right now, and you are all capable adults who know how to find the information you need. This is going to be a story about a doula and
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