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Doula...worth it or not?

chance_encounterschance_encounters member
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For those of you that have had a doula I would like some feedback on this.  DH and I go back and forth.  I am hoping to have a natural birth, DH and I have been taking Bradley classes and our last class is next week.  I was feeling pretty good but still slightly nervous about making it through the birthing process with just the two of us.  THEN...I got a massage and the woman happened to be a midwife assistant/doula and talked through the ENTIRE massage.  I am totally freaked out now that I will not know when to tell the Dr's no, or I need more time or.....

There is a doula program in town that I have recently been accepted to.  It is still 400.00 but that is better than 750.00.  So what I want to know, for those of you that had a doula.  Was it worth it?  Thoughts, advice etc?

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    tortuga47tortuga47 member
    You might check with the natural birth board. I know a lot of them have had experience with doulas. Their advice was invaluable to me. Good luck.
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    anonsouthernbellanonsouthernbell member
    In a hospital setting I'd def hire a doula :). And there are lots of great stats for doula assisted birth ( shorter labor, less pain,etc)
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    RissKayRissKay member
    I really wanted one, but couldn't find one we could afford. Now, I'm glad we didn't worry about it seeing as my labor was roughly 3 1/2 hours. Lol!

    If you're at all worried, I'd go with a doula. They can be the difference between a medicated birth and a natural birth, because of their training in natural pain relief. Good luck!
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    CurlyQ284CurlyQ284 member
    I paid 500 for our souls, she was worth it. I ended up stalling at 7 cm for four hours and got epi and pitocin but she was awesome the entire time. She helped me labor in different positions to get the baby moving, she spent most of my labor with her fist in my back which sounds weird but without the counter pressure the contractions were unbearable. DH still played a huge role, it wasn't like she took over. It was like they has separate jobs. My nurses and doctor were really supportive of natural birth. My head nurse kept saying "now what does that do? That's so cool, I just love you!" So its not like I had evil doctors for the doula to help me with but she was awesome to have there for pain management and support.
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