Wish List In 2011
A clean slate. A fresh start. Hope and dreams reactivated. Passions toward change are stirred. All of this by the calendar rolling over from one year to the next. It is not just anew year though, it...
View ArticleWhat’s in the job?
I wonder if most of us really know what the scopes of practice are for the providers we may choose for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and for the baby. Keep reading to see if you really know...
View ArticleBlessing the Mother…..
Blessing the mother ease the period at the end of pregnancy and ease the transition into postpartum. Ideas that bless before and after birth: Freezer Meals Organizing Fresh Meals for end of pregnancy...
View ArticlePicking Your Care Provider – Interview Questions
Being an active participant in your pregnancy and birth journey begins with choosing your provider. You can begin the search for the right provider fit prior to becoming pregnant, in early pregnancy or...
View ArticleA Guide to Finding Your Doula
Building a labor support team is part of conscious preparation during pregnancy for your labor, birth and life with the very newborn. Hiring a labor doula continues to gain in popularity for the...
View ArticleTips to finding the right “childbirth” class
If you were my best friend, I would tell you there is not any one-size-fits-all “childbirth” class. Education can be foundational to informed decision making and better outcomes for both mother and...
View ArticleSocial Media and You
Get your pregnancy, birth or postpartum story heard! I am looking to interview several mothers/families who have been positively changed, supported or impacted emotionally, physically, socially,...
View ArticleDoulas and Home Birth
Is there benefit to hiring a doula for a home birth? I say YES absolutely. As a seasoned doula who has attended home births as labor support and now an intern midwife who clinically supports the...
View ArticleEMAB and Doulaparty Team Up
Join the #doulaparty on Twitter or follow along at DesirreAndrews.com, June 22nd 6pm PT/9pm ET to kick off summer birth work with something extra special! I am very excited that Earth Mama Angel...
View ArticleScavenger Hunt Contest
Preparing for Birth is having an online scavenger hunt to ring in December. You could win this cute pocket diaper. Here is the scavenger hunt: Answer: 1) How many births has Desirre Andrews...
View ArticleDad Matters – A doula’s perspective
Many men in our culture are fairly apprehensive about birth. Most have never seen a real birth, or talked about it outside of sex ed. They are often nervous about birth itself, seeing their partner in...
View ArticleChildbirth Education Myths 2
To see the first post in the series, click HERE. MYTH #2: “I hired a doula, so I don’t need any kind of childbirth class.” More and more women are hearing about the benefits of having a doula on their...
View ArticleNEW Class Schedule at Preparing For Birth!
Have you registered yet? We are accepting registrations for our May/June and July/August classes! Register for July/August classes by June 1st, and receive an early-bird thank you gift! Here’s what our...
View ArticleIn Honor of International Doula Month
Not only were we able to celebrate World Doula Week recently, I found out that there is an entire month to celebrate doulas! Now, I could re-state all the facts about professional labor support. I...
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So It Begins.
Image credit: knowyourmidwife.com In November, The North American Registry of Midwives accepted my application into the PEP program. That should really have about eleventy-one exclamation points behind...
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I Am A Doula
Doula. I am a doula. Those words, filled with so much meaning over the years, were my starting point in this birth journey I’m on. Doula is a weighty word. It’s a very different role than almost any...
View ArticleA Little Birth Poetry.
Birth is amazing. I attended three in the space of about 40 hours this weekend. Two butter births on a Saturday morning. Both filled with intense power and work, capped by peace when they were all...
View ArticleAwe & Gratitude
I have been putting together a scrapbook of pictures, cards, letters, and memorabilia from the doula clients who have so graciously shared such items with me. As the 8×8 book comes together, I find...
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Do’s and Don’ts in Labor & Delivery (a.k.a. Getting What You Want, Kindly)
Created using canva.com Birth plans. Epidurals. Natural Childbirth. Doulas. Induction. Cesareans. And more… The list of decisions about birth goes on and on… More women are becoming dissatisfied with...
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Doulas and Home Birth
Is there benefit to hiring a doula for a home birth? I say YES absolutely. An oldie but a goodie, from Desirre, in honor of International Doula Month. As a seasoned doula who has attended home births...
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