6/19/2021 Father's day and doulas...Dads and Doulas - A doula is a "servant" or support person at a birth - almost like having a personal birth coach - she helps the mom throughout childbirth/labor and also supports the dad as well! This little article is about doulas and dads! Father's day is around the corner and we wanted to offer some thoughts about doulas working with dads! I have heard this objection before when hiring a doula - well, my husband is going to just do the work as a doula - I don't need one! Sorry, but YES you need a doula even more - so how does a doula help dads? *A doula can give dad a break - maybe he's had a hard day at the office and his wife just went into labor - he's frantic and by the time they get to the hospital - he needs a nap! Well, a doula can let him take that little nap and wake him when the mom is ready to push baby out (if he likes!) *A doula can help the dad participate better. Dad may feel clueless on what to do - the doula can direct dad on how to help: get mom some ice chips, hold her hand, work with rebozo, help support her or hold her up, help her with pushing stage, etc. *A doula can just help dad feel more confident in his role - if he wants to do more of the work - the doula can be there as a director of an orchestra - she is supporting him doing the work and he will feel more confident in his role as the support person. *A doula can give dad mini-breaks throughout the labor process. *A doula can give dad the feeling of helping mom since he may feel so helpless while she feels all the "pain of labor". *A doula can help mom and dad work together if doing hypnobirthing for instance. Want to watch some fun "Dad Lab" videos? Go here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bes9J3lfrY0 If you want to hire a doula for your birth - then we also have a location to go to for that: http://findacatholicdoula.weebly.com - we are also working on a Pro-Life Doula Association site that will list midwives as well! |
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