I'm the Dude's Doula, and I fully understand that partners need support too! My goal is to empower you to be the best partner you can before, during, and after The Big Day.
I'm still working on this part. Initially, Dude's Doula will provide video training for several key topics around your partner's pregnancy, labor, and postpartum experience, with the intent to help you understand what to do, every step of the way.
I also want to build online and in-person support groups, but that will be a bit...
I'm sure you're asking, "Who the F is this mofo?"
Well, you have every right! I'm Bryan. I've been at two births for my own kids (with a doula), and my wife is a birth and postpartum doula with hundreds of births under her belt.
I've been called a baby whisperer and can tell you why a baby is crying, can get most babies to stop crying in seconds, and while you may think I'm crunchy because I had a doula at my kids' births, I'm not! I'm also a US Navy Veteran and have had sailors tell me I swear too much.
So, how did I become a Dude's Doula? Well, the idea came to me after a particularly traumatic birth that my wife attended. Fortunately, everyone is healthy, but they had to medivac the mom to another hospital. Long story short, the wife and I watched the baby, and I helped the dad with the first diaper change of his life (on a live baby, my wife had given them a newborn care class as part of her service as a doula.)
He called me the Dude's Doula, and now? Here I am!
I've heard the phrase, "What's a doula?" so many times! ...and that phrase is why only 6% of births are attended by a doula. In this training, I'll cover what a doula does, and will do my best to not sound like a sales pitch! Plus, I won't call you to ask you about your car's extended warranty. However, I will help you make an informed decision as to whether you want to investigate hiring a doula for your birth.
Man plans and God laughs! ...and no plan survives first contact! Still, we already know the desired end result, but how you get there matters! Without a plan to help outline what path you and your partner want to take with your birth, you're at the mercy of whomever -- and their cookie-cutter plan may not have your enjoyment of the experience as part of what they feel needs to happen. Help tip the tables in your favor and come prepared! This training will help inform you of what's possible so yo
My wife is going to kill me for this one. If you're not going to hire a doula, then this course will get you the basics so *YOU* can be the badass birth support your partner needs! If you *ARE* going to hire a doula, this course will help you be the tag team twins so you and your partner can enjoy this wonderful experience to its fullest!
Alright. I'm gonna warn you. This one is gonna have some gross content. We're gonna talk about bloody show. We're gonna talk about where does your partner feel the pressure and if it's in her butt. We're gonna talk about mucus plugs and how water really breaks (hint: it's never like on TV). At the same time, we're going to help you understand what to expect at each stage of labor with a printable cheat sheet so you don't have to memorize anything for The Big Day!
Now we're dipping deep into the doula's job description and my wife really is gonna kill me! From Hip Squeezes to helping to manage epidural positioning (yes, they can move and it's a good thing), we're going to cover a bunch of things you can do with and without a doula to help your partner be as comfortable as possible. There's going to be a lot in this one, and I'm spilling the secret sauce! (No, not what got us here in the first place. I mean deep dark doula secrets I stole from the wife.
Now, here is some real secret sauce that the wife does for her clients, and I see this course being purchased by doulas who want to be as awesome as my wife! While that will never happen (I'm looking at you, Mary), I just want you and your partner to have the absolute best birth out there, and if you're having a hospital birth, I want you to know what you can do to help make it an awesome space! And just know that any products in here will be things the wife uses in her births!
Here's where us partners get a double whammy. We lose sleep and we have a baby *AND* a partner to take care of! This course is where you'll learn about baby cries and what they mean, how to swaddle, where to look for C Section aftercare (I'm not a doctor and I'm not going there, but I'll point you in the right direction), and so much more! Last, this course is a reminder for self care, as well. There will be a bunch of info in here around what you can do to help everyone thrive at this stage!
As the wife says, "Let's Doula This!"
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