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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Wonderfully Made

I believe we have found the perfect doula for the birth of our baby! Thanks to all the wonderful recommendations that came flooding in, I contacted Rachel Kolumber to see if she is currently taking clients. We had our first meeting Sunday afternoon, and it went extremely well! I believe her involvement will be invaluable for my delivery process. Her additional support combined with the right nurse and my wonderful OB Dr. Hiller, I believe will make all the difference for me.

I do not feel afraid anymore. I am in the process of reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and have felt myself relax more and more the further I get into the book. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is currently pregnant! It has opened my eyes to a more confident and
fearless approach to labor. It is written in a loving and gentle way and is making me truly appreciate the wonders of the female body. We truly are created by a mastermind, a Holy God.

Psalms 139:14 states "I will praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made." I have read this verse a million times in my life, but the other night when I read it, it was as if I had just read it for the very first time! I believe it is to be my focal point in labor. This verse has become a very important verse for this pregnancy and child. I am praying it as a blessing over this baby's life.
Angela

1 comment:

Melissa said...: it was so amazing to me that even while preparing to birth my third child i found ina may's book so amazing and encouraging and calming and empowering, and, and, and...

rachel wasn't my doula, but she is my neighbor - isn't she great! praying for you...and her!; February 2, 2010 at 8:03 AM

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