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✨BAWKI Snippet Ep. 4!✨

The importance of doulas having boundaries!🫶🏽 

Key takeaways:
•We need breaks too
•We need to be the best versions of ourselves when we support clients
•We can’t be client pleasers because we need to care for ourselves too
•HAVE A CONTRACT!!!

#birth #postpartum #doula #BIPOCdoula #BirthAsWeKnowIt 
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What I learned these past two weeks as a #birth and #postpartum #doula.

Key take aways:
🗓️Due dates are an estimation
🔀Be flexible with your birth and postpartum preferences

#BIPOCdoula #BirthAsWeKnowIt
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The importance of meeting your postpartum clients where they are.
Top 3 takeaways:
Meet your clients where they are physically, mentally and emotionally
Do not push your own agenda of what YOU think is best for the client on them
Have a resource list!! 
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What I learned:
Baby’s don’t wait for anyone
The energy you bring into the birth space truly matters
Bonus: know what you bring to the table and where you fall short 
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Rebecca takes us alongside her through the journey of choosing to be a single parent, finding a sperm donor, finding out she conceived twins, and then having to deal with being bounced around hospitals during her pregnancy to keep her babies from being born extremely prematurely. It is a wild ride with a very happy ending. Take a listen and let me know what your favorite part was by sending me a text! 
Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only, with no intention of giving or replacing any medical advice. I, Kiona Nessenbaum, am not a licensed medical professional. All advice that is given on the podcast is from the personal experience of the storytellers. All medical or health-related questions should be directed to your licensed provider.  
Also, there is a small mention of stillbirth when speaking of how she came up with her babies' names around the 59-minute mark.
Another great twin birth story is episode 10-Kendra Buchholz-Miscarriage-Vaginal Twin Birth-Mora & Wren
Resources:
Perinatal Support of Washington: https://perinatalsupport.org/ 
Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net
Ronald McDonald House Charities-New Zealand: https://rmhc.org.nz/
Ronald McDonald House Charities:https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org/
Definitions: 
Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Dichorionic-Diamniotic (Di-Di) Twins
Breech Baby Presentation
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) 
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