The Pragmatic Doulas

This is the final episode of our first season!! Can you believe it? This week The Doulas discuss what they would like to have planned for 2020 and season two.  Kim tells a story of a recent birth that held two important "firsts" for her.  We also hear a powerful VBAC story.  Remember, you can share your own stories by emailing them to [email protected]

In this weeks episode The Doulas are taking a much needed break with their families.  So please enjoy a selection of stories from The Doulas and their fans, Vera, Debbie and Sam.  We love and appreciate all our fans and listeners, you keep us going with your support.  You're like our very own doulas!!

This week The Doulas discuss premium doula fees for special circumstances such as holidays, personal special days, parking situations.  And there is a particular ranty moment about Toronto traffic and downtown parking.  Don't get us started!

This week The Doulas discuss how important it is to have an in-person doula community and how to find it or create your own.

We also hear a lovely VBAC story.

This week The Doulas go on a hundred different tangents to discuss what their family, mainly their partners, think about what they do for a living.  Are you feeling supported by your family? Do you appreciate your family and what they do when you have to head out for a birth? Find out what Steph, Suzanne and Kim have been through with their families.

This week The Doulas discuss the Seth Meyers Netflix special Lobby Baby and precipitous birth and how a doula manages such a birth.  We also hear a VBAC story sent to us.

This week The Doulas discuss Postpartum Mood Disorders.  They discuss their own personal experience with post birth depression and how they manage clients who are experiencing depression and anxiety after birth.  We also hear a story of birth, empowerment and demanding better from care providers to respect personal decisions during labour and birth.

This week The Doulas discuss their specialties in their doula work.  Where they feel most comfortable and what part of their doula work brings them joy.  From support of a new family, to cesareans and VBACs and education The Doulas cover it.  They also get a little political in what support should look like for families moving forward.

What happens when 4 My Favorite Murder fans sit down and discuss breastfeeding? There is definitely some Georgia and Karen channeling.  The Doulas sit down with Toronto IBCLC Taya Griffin to discuss all things breastfeeding, how doulas and IBCLCs work together more.