The Doula: A Dad’s Perspective, Part 3
In the final video of this series, the two dads share more about their experience having a doula and how the doula specifically helped with the birth.
The Doula: A Dad’s Perspective Part 1Many expecting mothers who consider having a doula wonder if her partner will be supportive of the idea. Some dads-to-be are afraid that their role might be replaced in the birth process. Other fathers wonder if having a doula is really a benefit to the mom if they as a partner are supportive or if a good OB, nurse, or midwife is present. I address more of the benefits to having both a doula and loving partner present at the birth on my FAQ page, but I thought I’d share with you what a couple of the fathers of my clients had to say about their perspectives on having a doula. This will be the first in my series called The Doula, A Dad’s Perspective. Enjoy, and share it with your friends! I had the immense privileged and pleasure of being the birth photographer for one of my friends, Brandi, last week. It was the birth of her third child, a boy. She had him in the comfort of her home with a wonderful local midwife, Vicky Wells, from Labor of Love Birth Center in Tyler, TX. Though it was different than being a doula, I loved being able to capture those special moments of labor and birth! Here are a few images from that birth; see my Birth Photography page for more. Thank you, Brandi, for allowing me to be a part of this experience! Readers, if you want an East Texas birth photographer, let me know! 🙂 Here are a few of my favorite birth quotes. If you have any great ones to add, let’s see them!
Good, bad, fair or unfair every choice you make affects the outcome of your birth! There are no inconsequential actions. -Kim Wildner The right intervention in the right place is like a beautiful flower, appreciated and valued. But in the wrong place, it’s just a weed. -Unknown You are constructing your own reality with the choices you make…or don’t make. If you really want a healthy pregnancy and joyful birth, and you truly understand that you are the one in control, then you must examine what you have or haven’t done so far to create the outcome you want. -Kim Wildner If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished ever moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle. -Irma Bombeck If we are to heal the planet, we must begin by healing birthing. -Agnes Sallet Von Tannenberg I think one of the best things we could do would be to help women/parents/families discover their own birth power, from within themselves. And to let them know it’s always been there, they just needed to tap into it. -John H. Kennell, MD We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong. -Laura Stavoe Harm There is power that comes to women when they give birth. They don’t ask for it, it simply invades them. Accumulates like clouds on the horizon and passes through, carrying the child with it. Sheryl Feldman |
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