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POINTS OF
INTEREST
• OSD Volunteering
Information.
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• OSD interviews.
• CAPPA Spotlight:
Tiffany Gallo
• Book Review:
Fathers at Birth
• CAPPA Newly
Certified and
Recertified.
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
CAPPA Spotlight 4
OSD Interviews 8
Prenatal Yoga 12
Eileen’s VBAC 26
Journey
Being a Doula 29
Postpartum Mood 32
Disorders
time. Jay’s parents arrived on headed back home so that I could check us out. I was now 3 cm each wave would
August 4, 2008 as they were going get some water and use the dilated so she decided to shake my body, he
to take care of Dylan while I was in bathroom. It was such a sunny, stay.
would hold me up
labor. beautiful day and I really enjoyed
being outside. So, we went back After this point, my labor in- and help me rock
On August 6, 2008, I woke up very out and walked another two miles. creased to the point where I back and forth and
early. Jay was up with me and we Jay called Davi and she said to couldn’t focus on anything love me.”
had some quiet time before he left come in for our appointment if I other than what my body was
for work. I began experiencing wasn’t too uncomfortable. I could going through. Patricia arrived
some discharge, but had no other still talk and walk through them so around midnight. I spent some time
signs of impending labor. we headed home to get ready. walking back and forth across the
Throughout the morning, I saw house with Jay’s support. I used
more discharge every time I went Davi confirmed I was in early the exercise ball, but it didn’t seem
to the bathroom. Jay had gone to labor. My contractions were six to work for me anymore. I also
work, so Dylan and I went to minutes apart and my body was remember being on all fours on my
breakfast with his parents. After we doing what it was supposed to. I kitchen floor at times. The only
ate, we decided to do a dry run to was 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced and time I was still is when Davi ad-
Dylan’s school in case they had to my cervix was very soft. The baby ministered the antibiotic drip be-
take him and that’s when the was also at a -1 station and the cause I had tested positive for beta
contractions started. By 11:30 am, heart tones sounded perfect. Davi strep. I sat on the exercise ball with
they were becoming more intense suggested that I go home, relax, my arm across my dining room
and I called Jay to let him know he have dinner and a glass of wine table through incredibly intense
should start preparing to come and try to get to bed early and rest. contractions and that was the most
home. Jay came home around She said to call her around 9pm miserable part of my entire labor.
1:30pm and we timed a few and give an update unless I needed Jay was absolutely amazing
contractions. After we put Dylan to call sooner. We kept Patricia through my labor. Whatever posi-
down for a nap, we took a walk. updated as well. tion I was in, whatever I was do-
The contractions were hard to time Davi decided to come by around ing, as each wave would shake my
because I couldn’t identify a 7:30pm to check on us. Everything body, he would hold me up and
beginning from an end. They was fine. I continued to see more help me rock back and forth and
seemed very irregular in length and mucus and my contractions were love me.
intensity, but were coming closer slowly intensifying. Throughout Continued on page 28.
together. We called a midwife dinner, I had to keep getting up
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