My Life as a Birth Options Advocate

I may not be the CEO of some million dollar company, but I KNOW what I do as my life's work is important.

I run a website for expecting parents to learn more about their birth options, Better Birth America (www.betterbirthamerica.com). I don't care if women decide to go natural, have drugs, get a c-section, whatever! If they have educated themselves on all of their options and trust that they have made the best decision for themselves and their families, that is what is important to me!

As a doula, when I see a woman in the throws of labor looking to me as her rock, asking me what to do, I KNOW that what I do makes a difference and I am important to that woman. I LOVE that feeling! Along with the adrenaline rush of birth, the trust a woman has in me to guide her in the most important event in her life, is what makes it worth while to me.

For those of you who work in the birth field, (well, all those but doctors) you know that doing birth is time consuming, energy consuming and you do it all with very little pay. But you also know that what you do is important to the women you work with and that is what makes it worth while.

So, I love what I do and that is the most important thing to me. More on how I got here and where I am going in future posts. Thanks for reading!