tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post5402221616066835458..comments2024-02-09T05:15:53.718-05:00Comments on The Doula Guide: How Dilated Am I? Estimating Dilation in Labor WITHOUT a Vaginal ExamYour doula Anandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616355931173462549noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-16020688729313952862014-06-12T04:07:53.670-04:002014-06-12T04:07:53.670-04:00Yes as an L&D nurse for 15 years I can definit...Yes as an L&D nurse for 15 years I can definitely attest to the fact that we do not have time to "smell" complete dilation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-22939116483988028912014-06-11T01:57:19.867-04:002014-06-11T01:57:19.867-04:00hi carol,
I'm an Israeli midwife, we met you w...hi carol,<br />I'm an Israeli midwife, we met you were at Nataf a few years ago. I love this post and will print it out and show it to my baby midwives. Will give you the credit. Hope this is OK.<br />laurenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-46766756801872751282014-01-31T15:43:08.231-05:002014-01-31T15:43:08.231-05:00This is so helpful! Thank you!!This is so helpful! Thank you!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709117823972332664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-22345332422518143212013-03-24T13:50:39.422-04:002013-03-24T13:50:39.422-04:00Another great post for my tool bag! Thanks!Another great post for my tool bag! Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759062591366672205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-6037758325203866572012-12-22T04:25:08.026-05:002012-12-22T04:25:08.026-05:00Thank you!! Great information.Thank you!! Great information.Lauren Brimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254809130838179063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-90518581795150382852012-12-19T13:33:50.478-05:002012-12-19T13:33:50.478-05:00Loved meeting you, and treasure the wealth of know...Loved meeting you, and treasure the wealth of knowledge you've gained and share so succinctly! xSarah Vinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230747469806951003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-4366978717030848512012-12-15T10:28:39.353-05:002012-12-15T10:28:39.353-05:00This is awesome - thank you!!This is awesome - thank you!!Sara B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01975666427972056060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-37251977393815666942012-11-21T19:46:39.505-05:002012-11-21T19:46:39.505-05:00I learned another great technique from a doula in ...I learned another great technique from a doula in Baltimore, who learned it from midwife Ina May Gaskin: ask the laboring mother to close her eyes, take a pen and paper, and draw a circle representing the current dilation of her cervix. I have used this technique numerous times -- it is usually accurate!<br /><br />Your doula Anandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616355931173462549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-22159000512666189322012-11-21T18:24:54.699-05:002012-11-21T18:24:54.699-05:00What a great list. Thank you for posting it. It re...What a great list. Thank you for posting it. It refreshed some of the things I had learned already and taught me even more. Kristalhttp://www.rosedoulaservices.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-8871279154756874362012-11-20T22:26:54.359-05:002012-11-20T22:26:54.359-05:00Lovely post! Makes me smile. I find home birth mi...Lovely post! Makes me smile. I find home birth midwives use these techniques because we are with mamma throughout her process; we take the time to listen to her sound, smell the air in the room, see her uterus and bottom change, listen to what mamma is saying, etc. (I love writing down some of the words moms say - this past weekend mom said "that one was kind of orgasmic in a painful kind of way" :) I think vaginal exams are used more frequently in the hospital because providers don't have the time to watch and listen. Lovely post!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366997057632345422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-32890745240997679772012-11-20T22:09:37.384-05:002012-11-20T22:09:37.384-05:00What an amazing post! Thank you so much for sharin...What an amazing post! Thank you so much for sharing this.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237963741946246298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-82144639423916436892012-11-20T21:48:57.179-05:002012-11-20T21:48:57.179-05:00As always I am so grateful for the wisdom you shar...As always I am so grateful for the wisdom you share.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Deanna<br />Deanna Dawson-Jesushttp://www.birthingbabies.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093380192551908353.post-59894323277183845192012-11-20T14:22:15.052-05:002012-11-20T14:22:15.052-05:00Love these ideas and so grateful for the info!Love these ideas and so grateful for the info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com