I am a Bellingham Birth Doula and I had an Induction

Photo credit: Renee Bergeron of Little Earthling Photography

I am getting real with you all here. I want to shed light on my personal experience, and it might surprise you! 

I consider myself a pretty normal person. I love Seahawks football, breaking out and having a kitchen dance party with my kiddos and husband, exploring the beautiful landscape around us in the PNW through hiking when I have the chance and just being real with my people on the daily. 

But this little piece of me can throw people off... 

I am a birth doula. ​

​Most associate the job of “birth doula” with a different type of person. Something along the lines of hyper spiritual, hippy, and more. And my reality is I just don’t fit that mold and yet I still LOVE MY JOB! 

So when I told my community I decided on an elective induction for my second birth, it caught some off guard. This came as no surprise to me. 
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The thing about it though is that I was confident and empowered with my decision. I was dealing with PTSD from my first delivery and knew that a more predictable birth would help both myself and my husband walk into this new birth experience with confidence. ​

And you know what?! I LOVED my induced labor and delivery!
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I was empowered to make choices for myself and I did! 

It was intense though!

Don’t for one second think it was easy. I am pretty certain that from the time I was in an active labor pattern to the time my son was born was about an hour and a half.

I describe it as a tornado going through my body. But it was exhilarating!

​I felt so incredibly powerful and strong! My husband felt confident and grounded. We never doubted our decision to induce. 

​In the end, we made the right decision for us. We took all the evidence based information into account and proceeded using our best judgement that made the most sense for our family. 

This experience has greatly influenced how I treat my clients in my birth doula work. Bellingham, WA is somewhat known as an especially liberal, hippy part of the Pacific Northwest.

Many people assume that all doula care flows right along with that and that they will be judged if they decide to accept medical intervention during their birth with a doula in Bellingham. 

This is the opposite of my approach. I go into every birth with an open mind, keeping the mentality that no one knows what is best for my birth doula clients other than the birthing person. 

No one knows her internal experience better than the birthing person. 

​I remain unbiased and support. At the end of the day, it’s my job and man was I grateful that I was treated this way by my birth support team during my induction! 

If you are looking for unbiased, non-judgmental support in preparing for your birth, check out our services. We offer a two great birth classes in Lynden as well as two birth classes in Mount Vernon. Both are packed full of useful, evidence based information that will help you navigate decision making through pregnancy, birth and beyond!

Our birth doula services are a great option as well! It’s always a great idea to have someone who is on your team supporting you no matter what choices you make! Contact us today! We would love to chat all things birth with you!