In honor of Cesarean Awareness month, we’d like to share a beautiful VBAC birth story, as written from the mother’s point of view. This was the first hospital birth attended by both Lauren and myself. We are honored to have been a part of it. We were so blessed to find out that we were
-> Continue reading The Beautiful Birth of Emma, a VBAC Birth Story
A lot of times we hear about people saying they don’t need a doula because they will be having a scheduled cesarean birth for one reason or another. The impression is that doulas only helps people who are having or wanting a completely natural birth. Ironically, in some natural birth or home birth circles the
-> Continue reading Cesarean Birth: How a Doula Can Help
You know what they say about opinions right? Everyone has one…….. This is a very common question that we get in interviews. Part of that is because for years there have been lists floating around with “Questions to Ask Your Doula”. One of those questions has always been, “What is your birth philosophy.” This questions
-> Continue reading The Colorado Mountain Doulas Philosophy
The day is almost here! You’ve been planning and preparing for months on end. You’ve checked and re-checked your lists, talked endlessly to your friends and family about the big day and dreamed about every detail from start to finish. Is your budget in order? This special day will never be here again. I mean,
-> Continue reading Planning For Your Special Day-Budgeting 101
It’s Day two of #worldDoulaweek and today we’d like to take a little time to tell you more about our agency and how it works by answering some frequently asked questions: When you choose Colorado Mountain Doulas for your Doula services, you can rest assured that we will do our best to find the perfect Doula match
-> Continue reading Getting to Know The Colorado Mountain Doulas Agency
This question instantly makes me think of the above quote I read about a year ago. Preparing for birth can be compared to planning to climb a 14er (a mountain over 14,000 ft). It’s hard work. It takes planning, determination, endurance, and stamina. You wouldn’t just take off on a climb without any preparation. A
-> Continue reading What Is a Doula?
Tomorrow, March 3, 2015 Lifetime will air a new reality show titled “Born in the Wild”. The very dramatic trailer has everything a good drama should have; dramatic music, yelling! Falling! Storms! It’s has everything! It has everything, including a lot of controversy surrounding it, which exactly what Lifetime is looking for. On the one hand, home birthers, natural birthers, Doulas,
-> Continue reading Born in the Wild-Wildly Dramatic
First things first. Becoming a Doula requires doula training, and, if you want to be taken seriously as a professional, you should get certified. To be taken seriously in the industry, and to be ready to get to work as soon as your training is over, take an in person training. Anyone can read about childbirth
-> Continue reading How To Become a Doula in Colorado………or anywhere else for that matter.
It’s a wonderful feeling to discover your true calling. It feels like….peace. For the first time in my life I feel like I know where I’m going and I know how to get there. I actually discovered my calling to be a doula about 11.5 years ago when my second son was born but only
-> Continue reading New Journey, New Life
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week I thought I’d share a little video with you that I enjoyed. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qceifvgguE&feature=player_embedded]