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J&Jaggies06
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Doula questions
J&Jaggies06
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These might be dumb questions, but I've heard such wonderful things about doulas but really don't know much about it.
1. Did you birth at a hospital and use a doula and an OB?
2. How do they charge? Is it a flat fee or hourly, or something else?
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Re: Doula questions
1. Doula and midwife.
2. flat fee of $750. Many of them operate on a slide scale and are willing to volunteer time. You can also look for a doula in training who will usually work for free.
1) I had a doula and an OB. I gave birth in the hospital.
2) My doula had a flat fee (500$). She let you decide how involved you wanted her to be, so she would come over to your house when you had the first contraction or she would give you some time. My DH and I had her come after I had been laboring for @ 4 hours and the contractions were getting more intense. We were really perpared so we did not need her there when I first went into labor, plus it was nice for us to spend some alone/excited labor time together. She went with us to the hospital and stayed with me for 2 hour after I delivered. I had a pretty fast L&D so the total amount of time she was with us was @ 8 hours. She then came by for a post delivery visit a week after I delivered. She spent @ 3 hours with me and it was nice to talk with her and ask FTM questions about babies. She was worth every penny we paid her and I will use her for my next L&D.
1) I will have a doula and an OB for my hospital birth.
2) My doula is charging a flat fee of $500. For that price, I get two prenatal meetings, support during labor and 1-2 hours postpartum, and one postpartum meeting. I think it is a bargain. I really like my doula (we had a free two-hour interview with her to decide if we were compatible before I hired her) and I think she will be a great source of support.
Over-40 parents...what we lack in vigor, we make up for with cunning.
1. Birthing at a hospital with doula and a high-risk OB.
2. Mine is $600. This includes 3 prenatal visits, she will be with us from whenever we call til we deliver, and 2 postpartum visits. All the ones we interviewed were $500-$600 but some I found who were just starting out were $300. And by just starting out, I mean finally going solo. They'd been at tons (probably hundreds) of births but assisting another doula, doing training and whatnot.