05/06/2026
March Recap💙💙🩷💙🩷
A friend of mine once said her provider said “this is going to mess up my stats” during her c-section and I think about that comment often. Did she think a c/s was that moms first choice, or her fault? The mom most definitely should have never heard that comment. If you want that providers name I will share it in private.
Most times, interventions lead to MORE interventions. It’s called “the cascade of intervention.” It’s never the moms fault, it’s the system we birth in, BUT you can educate yourself on interventions such as pitocin, having them break your water, epidurals… and YOU make the choice that feels best for you and your baby. This sounds outlandish to a lot of people “what do you mean, just listen to your doctors recommendations” I know is the common theme, but what those people don’t understand is most times it’s not individualized care. It’s because you’re X weeks, or labor hasn’t progressed in X amount of time, or simply because the 1 anestiologist is available at this very moment.
I love looking back on my “stats” and seeing how things correlate. Everyone who had AROM (artificial rupture of membranes) this month also got an epidural. Dang did them breaking their water ramp up the intensity. I’m not sure how those contractions feel because mine has always broken at 10cm! (Which just so you know, you can say no, and wait for it to break in its own time.)
My job as a doula is not to be bummed when people get induced, get an epidural, or have to go back to the OR for a c/s (ok if it isn’t planned I will be just as bummed as you and question what I could’ve done differently)…but my job IS to educate them on the benefits and risks of X intervention and support whatever THEY choose to do. Which is something you should REALLY look for in a provider💚
March was a lot of fun: long labors, short labors, good playlists, new friends, healthy babies☺️