Meghan Your Doula

These are my goals for your birth experience. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I want you to feel supported.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Every decision you make for your baby and your body should come from you and your own intuition. As your doula I can help you set clear exceptions of your birth, advocate for you while you labor and help physically support you and your birthing partner during labor.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I want you to feel loved.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The labor room can be a magical place where everyone who steps in understands the goals of the birthing person and their preferences. As your doula I will ensure everyone in the room is there to support you and feels loved themselves.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I want you to feel empowered.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Before you even set foot in the labor room, you should feel empowered. You should know your options and feel comfortable. As your doula we will go over all the options and practice comfort measures so you can rock your labor. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here’s your reminder to take some time for you today. Paint your nails, make that extra cup of tea, call on a babysitter. Your mental health is more important than the next task on your to do list.

When you are going through the throws of postpartum it is easy to think "I am not built for this" or "I can't do this anymore" but in fact the opposite is true. You WERE actually made for this. Just as your body knew how to grow your baby or how when you hold a baby your first instinct is a speak quietly, your instincts are there, you just need to trust in them.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Take a moment today to stop and take three deep breaths and repeat "I am enough" over and over until it feels true. If you never get there today, try again tomorrow. Learning to trust in yourself is a daily practice that you must indeed practice everyday. You've got this. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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