I have always known on some level that a massage is relaxing, and therapeutic on some level. Until I got into birth work, I don’t believe that I really understood the extent of that.
The extra training and knowledge that goes with a massage therapist that works on pregnant woman is a lot; but it is such a gift. Having a massage while pregnant can not only alleviate some basic aches and pains that are part of the transformation into motherhood, but can also help in so many other ways.
When you are a professional doula, sometimes the best of plans still work fail. Birth is unpredictable at best. You can have two clients in a month who go into labor on the same day or you can have a client who is due later end up in an induction during another labor. This very thing has happened to me on several occasions, but thankfully it has worked out every time. I always have at least one if not two doulas available to me who I can call in the event of something I hadn’t planned on.
A Few Weeks To Breathe
A Few Weeks To BreatheI have been preparing for this lull for a few weeks now. It is hard to plan for it in any way shape or form. Just as with a restaurant the slow times are the hardest. How to fill your time productively, and how to slow down without loosing your momentum. It is a fine balance.
Keeping routines for me has never been easy, so I was actually dreading the change that came with my son finishing preschool. Now I need to be in more control of the time that I spend each day, and be more intentional with each moment… If they are waisted now it is on me, and me alone. We have revisited the faithful Nozbe list (You can view the blog about this here: Home Organization 101), changed a few things, and buckled up for reworking the new normal.
Photo: I created a ‘baby’ out of a pipe cleaner that would work to show position and passage through the pelvis.
More About Me
More About MeBeing a self-employed business owner has its own struggles, but I am loving the challenge. There have been day’s when I want to throw in the towel, the stress is too much, or the cost feels too great. At the end of it, my whole family is supporting this journey, I have other families who are believing in me and trusting me to be apart of their stories, and I let that ‘feed me’ and motivate me on the days when things feel tough.
As it is has been a year since my family and I decided to go all in on this venture of mine, a little update on who I am, who we are as a family and where I see myself in a few years is in order.
