by Dancing Star Birth | May 31, 2016 | Birth Tips, Doula Care, Guest Author
by E.C. Tang With my first birth, it seemed as if I was going to move into the hospital. I had 3 massive pillows, 2 suitcases full of my clothes, toiletries and baby things. I had a CD player and 2 miniature speakers to play my homemade list of songs, one of which...
by Dancing Star Birth | May 16, 2016 | Community, Doula Care, Guest Author
by Lolli Comar, The Vancouver Doula x-posted at Lolli’s blog Way back in the day, and I mean wayyyy back, when I first began attending births in my early 30s as a doula, I would sometimes be asked by hospital staff if I was the labouring moms’ sister. Now I am...
by Dancing Star Birth | May 10, 2016 | Becoming Parents, Community, Guest Author
One of the wonderful doulas in our community, Rheja Gilchrist, submitted the following: “My good friend Fiona Black wrote the poem below when she was creating her Self-love Mama workshop. Her daughter was wee at the time. The funny thing is that, though my...
by Dancing Star Birth | Apr 27, 2016 | Becoming Parents, Birth Tips, Guest Author
By E.C. Tang “Tell me something,” I said to my husband, Derek, as I sunk down into the tub. I was 39 weeks and six days pregnant and going on my seventh hour of labor with my first baby. My doula was taking a break, getting herself a bite to eat while I lounged in...
