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Nighean's
Birth Story |
| Marcia put in a bath, wrapped me in
my dressing gown and helped me into bed while - what
seemed like - simultaneously taking photos of
Scarlet, helping Chris and midwives and clearing up.
How did she do it?
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Nighean's Birth Story |
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Amy's Birth Story |
 I
knew immediately that Mars was the doula for us;
kind, calm, straight-talking and most importantly
she made us laugh. All attributes which, I believe,
made the birth of our twins the positive experience
it was.
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Amy's Birth Story |
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Leah's
Birth Story |
 Mars had come for an antenatal visit on
Monday, and although I was over 2 weeks away from my due
date, there were many signs he was on his way. So we went
through the bag and last minute questions with Mars. On
Thursday I was feeling very tired with lots of practice
contractions. Friday morning at 6am I got up to go to the
toilet and my water broke and I had a show.
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Leah's Birth Story |
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Alex and
John's Birth Story |
 We
chose to use a doula to give us reassurance having our
first baby and to provide some back up support at our
hospital delivery – while we tried not to believe the
horror stories about our hospital (all of which proved
unfounded in the end) we didn’t want to take any
chances.
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Alex and John's Birth Story |
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Sara's Birth
Story |
 No, I wasn't on gas and air, or anything at all, just truly
had an amazing day and before the mad established labour kicked
in and I was having strong but bearable contractions it was the
best feeling in the world.
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Sara's Birth Story |
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Ronke's Birth Story |
 I called Marcia at about 12.45pm. I could feel the
contractions getting stronger and so I got into the bath. Marcia
arrived within 30 minutes and was soon reading her book beside
the bath. It was good to know that she was there. Different
people kept calling the house to see how I was doing but she
fielded the calls and I was allowed to labour away in peace.
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Ronke's Birth Story |
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Anya's Birth Story |
 I felt a bit of a fraud. It was my third birth and I called
Marcia to tell her that I thought it was time and then told her
not to bother coming. The second time I called Marcia said she
would come anyway. I was glad that she came even though the
contractions stopped as she arrived. She made me sit down and
relax and the contractions started up again.
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Anya's Birth Story |
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Katrina's Birth Story |
 A friend had used a doula for her son's birth and suggested
that I use one for the birth of my first child. I had wanted my
mother to be with me but she was back home in Canada and unable
to come. I wanted a female to support me and my husband. A doula
seemed like the perfect choice.
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Katrina's Birth Story |
