Are you looking for a doula to complete your birth team? DO you know someone who may be thinking of having a doula at their birth? Please pass my info on!! I am booking clients for 2010!! I am offering a discount for Feb. Births!! Contact me to get more information.
Do not forget about my classeds!! There are multi class discounts. I am also hapy to tailor any class to fit your needs!!

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” EVERY ACCOMPLISHMENT STARTS WITH THE DECISION TO TRY ”

Another doula had this in their facebook status(Hound Hill Doula). I do not know if she came up with it herself, or what. But I love it!!
Lets think about this for a minute….. Every Accomplishment starts with the decision to try. Yes.. it is true… if you do not every try, how will you ever accomplish anything? If you did not try to learn how to drive a car, you would never be able to drive. If you did not try to train your dog, you would have an unruly, misbehaved animal. If you did not try to learn to read, well, you would miss out on my awesome blogs!! LOL!
So think of this.. if you do not TRY for the labor and birth you dream of, you can not accomplish it. If you do not think it, it can not be. If you decide with out trying that it won’t happen, it simply won’t. So set you goals. Make a plan. Decide what you want, and then do more than TRY….. ACCOMPILSH!!!!!!!!

“The moment you define something as ‘difficult’ you give it an unfair advantage.” - Unknown

I just read this on a fellow Doula’s FB status. And I thought, ” I need to blog about that quote!!”
The moment you lable something as difficult you give it an unfair advantage. Let’s apply this thought to labor and birth.
Why do we think labor and birth are so difficult? Why do we hold so much fear, and stress and worry? Why do we think it is such an issue that we need medical intervention every step of the way? Why can we not trust in our bodies and let them do the job they were created to do?
By fearing birth, by labling it “difficult” you are giving that fear your power. We, as women, are strong!! We tend to forget this. We need to realize that we are made to birth babies. Our bodies were created to get babies out!! Yes, I agree there are times when one needs medical intervention. But it should not be the norm.
We need to take our power back!! Take back our control over our births. At that time I think we will see less intervention. Less c section births and more happy, naturally birthed, content women and babies!

“Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel at the ones that just open up and bloom at the first kiss of the sun but you wouldn’t dream of pulling open the petals of the tightly closed buds and forcing them to blossom to your time line.” Gloria Lemay

I just read this quote.. and it made me think of the many births I have attended in 2009. Many of my 2009 births were LONG. And I mean like I actually went home for 2 of them to sleep and then went back!! For many I was there over 2 days.
This past weekend I had a birth where I was there for about 3-4 hours. (I got the call at 3:40 am, arrived at the hospital at 5, I think mom and dad arrived about 5:30, baby was born about 7:40 am)
It was a welcome change. I was not nearly as tired. I was not away from my family as long as usual.
But I also felt like I did not get to “hang out” with my client. We missed a bit of bonding (Because their birth is about me right,lol!!)
This quote is so true. A short birth is wonderful for so many reasons.. but I would never trade a long birth for a short one. It would be exactly like trying to pull open the petals of a rose before it is ready. And then you would miss on the beauty of that rose. People think short births are better.. but there is plenty of beauty in a long birth too. And as always, I am lucky to get to be a part of either!!

I just want to remind everyone to join my facebook fan page, and encourage your friends to join also!
www.facebook.com/peacefulbeginningsdoula

Don’t forget that I love to teach private classes! I can come to your house to teach any classes specifically tailored to your needs. There is not any extra charge for this!

Every time I see a birth, I am thankful, and today was no exception. Today I had to pleasure of attending a drug free hospital birth. I often struggle with being paid for what I do. I get so much joy out of attending a birth, I feel bad getting paid. But I do keep my training current, and have child care to pay… so I need to get paid.. But I digress…
Today’s birthwas such a wonderful way to start out the new year!! I have been feel a bit down lately, as I have no birth lined up at all now. I have only recently started generating interest in my services again. I am so fired up to get my business moving, so fired up to be able to attend births.. and then no contact. it can be a bit of a downer..
But.. today… today has hopefully set a theme for the new year for me!! This mom today wasso calm and so relaxed and so amazing. And I was able to help her.. I was so provledged to be able to help her. So privledged to be there to see this baby be born.
Well.. I have to run my 13 month old is flipping out…. making it difficult to type.. and creating , I am sure a vast amount of typos, I am sorry about that!!!

If you know of anyplace in or near the Reading Area for me to hold my classes, please let me know!! Thanks!

Childbirth Education Class:
Saturday Feburary 6 4pm
Location: TBD Reading Area
Cost: $60
Come and learn the mechanics of what happens to your body during labor and birth. You will also learn what to expect during labor and how to stay in control of your labor.

Breastfeeding Basic’s Class
Saturday Janurary 30 10 am
Location: TBD Reading Area
cost: $45

In this class you will learn how to breastfeed your baby. You will learn the benefits to you and the baby and how to overcome breastfeeding difficulties.

Please contact: Amy@peacefulbeginningsdoula.com

You will emerge from uncertainty into great peace and freedom.
~ Unknown

I just read this quote, and I think I love it. This sums up labor and birth, thru the transition into parenthood so well. So many women are so uncertian about labor. If it is their first baby, they have no idea what to expect. They may be fearful. They may be excited.
If it is their 2nd or more birth, they know what to expect, but also know every labor and birth is different. So while they have an idea, they do not have an exact knowledge of this baby’s birth.
But as you push through the uncertainty, you will come to such peace and freedom! You will be holding your new little baby. You will be free from the waves of the contractions. Your family will be complete, whole. You will find that the uncertainty that you had, such a short time ago is gone. And you wil be filled with such peace. Such freedom. Such love.

Twelve days of Breastfeeding!
by Kelliann Little-Mendes

On the first day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the second day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the third day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to increase my
immunity!

On the fourth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!

On the fifth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
LESS ALLERGIES!.. .
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!

On the sixth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
Zero constipation
LESS ALLERGIES!.. .
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!

On the seventh day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
teeth and jaw development, zero constipation,
LESS ALLERGIES!.. .
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!

On the eighth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
reduced risk of breast cancer, teeth and jaw development, zero
constipation,
LESS ALLERGIES!.. .
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!

On the ninth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
skin to skin comfort, reduced risk of breast cancer, teeth and jaw
development, zero constipation,
LESS ALLERGIES!.. .
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!

On the tenth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
decreased chance of diabetes, skin to skin comfort, reduced risk of
breast cancer, teeth and jaw development,
zero constipation,
LESS ALLERGIES!.. .
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!

On the eleventh day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
bonding and loving, decreased chance of diabetes, skin to skincomfort,
reduced risk of breast cancer,
teeth and jaw development, zero constipation,
LESS ALLERGIES!.. .
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!

On the twelfth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
Higher IQ, bonding and loving, decreased chance of diabetes, skin to skin
comfort, reduced risk of breast cancer,
teeth and jaw development, zero constipation,
LESS ALLERGIES!.. .
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to
increase my immunity!