How do you provide doula support for miscarriage? Doula support for miscarriage is very similar to the support you would provide for a happy birth. Many miscarriages are NOT like having a heavy period; they can be just as painful and uncomfortable as labor. I remember thinking this as I experienced my miscarriage. The pain came…
Category: bereavement doula
FMLA Leave for Miscarriage?
Can I get FMLA Leave for Miscarriage? ANSWER: Maybe I am often asked whether or not a miscarriage warrants maternity leave. The answer is a bit complicated. When you give birth to a living baby, maternity leave is really just an extension of the Family and Medical Leave Act, aka FMLA and the reason for taking…
The Innocence is Lost
I was sharing some pictures with my husband tonight from my Stillbirthday Bereavement Doula Training. We have a group on Facebook that is comprised of many of the doulas-in-training for this particular semester. It is a wonderful group of women and I am so proud to be a part of such an amazing and transpiring group. The…
Life or death in the NICU…Whose choice is it?
This is going to be a very controversial post. I won’t divulge too much information about where I heard this but this has been on my mind for a few weeks. While having a conversation with NICU personnel (not at my hospital), the discussion came up about how some parents prolong their sick child’s life….
Random thoughts on losing a child
I spent much of today thinking about this bereavement doula journey I am on. I have been surrounded by stories of miscarriage and infant loss much of today and it’s draining so much out of me. I just want to sit and cry for all the parents who have lost a child. It doesn’t matter…
Bereavement Doula Training
It’s almost time for my first step of my bereavement doula training journey. On October 1st, I will be participating in the bereavement training offered by The Wishbone Foundation. I am very excited to be attending this training. It has become more and more apparent that I need it and I would like to use it. I…
The Bereavement Doula
What is a bereavement doula? This is a person who provides support to a family experiencing a pregnancy loss. For me, most recently, a bereavement doula is someone who provides emotional support and resources to a family that the hospital could not provide. I had the unfortunate experience of assisting a family through a loss recently and while it…
A Walk With God
REPUBLISHED: From All That is Seen and Unseen Website. I don’t really consider myself a very religious person. I am strong in my Catholic faith, but definitely not one who can quote from the Bible or lead a prayer; however, today, God has once again revealed to me why I am here. Today, I walked…