Angel by your side, Birth Doula

Angel by your side, Birth Doula I'm a birth doula with CBI, DONA, and MIA training. Angelbirthdoula@gmail.com My name is Angel Blacc and I am a birth doula. Also, as always, FREE consult!!!

I started CBI training in 2012 and started DONA training in 2015. I have attended VBAC births and am willing to support you through whatever birth you decide is best for you and your family... so long as we are a fit :-). I am not a trained medical professional and will not be able to provide anything out of the scope of doula work. I do, however, recommend having a midwife if attempting a home birth as she may be as hands off as you please, with the ability to assist you should a problem arise. My duties as your doula will be to assist you in your birth plan, help you be informed in your decisions, and to be with you for your entire active labor as a support person in however you see fit. Some women do not wish to be touched, while others enjoy constant touch. It will be up to you to let me know what will be the most beneficial to you. We will go over all of this in our prenatal appointments. I can help you be informed in your decisions, but I cannot make the decisions for you. I am not there to fight with your doctor, so please choose a supportive provider. If you are in a situation where you have no choice, but to be with an unsupportive provider, be prepared to fight. I will support you, but cannot do it for you. I will recommend that we meet for appointments at least 3 times before 36weeks gestation. It helps us become more comfortable with each other as well as lets me know what kind of support that you will require out of me. My fee covers in the Tulsa metro area. There will be an extra charge for out of the Tulsa area, which we can figure out depending on your location. I service the Tulsa area, Stillwater, and in between. Other qualifications that I have that may be helpful in this situation are: a Psychology B.A., over 10 years experience in drug and alcohol recovery support, and many years of experience in childcare. My fees include: prenatal visits, birth support, one postnatal visit, baby gift

07/26/2021

Look at this gorgeous breakfast spread presented to mom IN LABOR. It's so awesome to see facilities realizing the need for moms to stay nourished during labor. Since ice chips and clear liquids don't do much!
Now shes fueled up and ready to bring this baby to the world. ❤❤❤*Mom ate a full meal for dinner as well. She did not vomit during labor.

We have doulas across 5 states. Check us out at www.trinitydoulaservicesil.com

**evidence for eating during labor - https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-eating-drinking-labor/

07/26/2021

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but attachment parenting in a detached society is exhausting.
No. It’s not your baby.
There is nothing wrong with them if they want to be held all the time.
No. It’s not you.
You’re not doing it wrong.
Your feelings of exhaustion and depletion and being touched out are normal- considering the weight you’re carrying. Those feelings, and the deep ache underneath them - are a reminder that you were never meant to do this alone.
Babies want to be held. And we want to hold them close. Exclusive/extended breastfeeding, cosleeping, babywearing- all of these are intuitive, ancestral practices that have kept our species alive throughout history. Attachment parenting is just parenting!!
But never before have we parented in such isolation. There were always other hands stirring the soup pot, other aunties, and sisters, and uncles and grandmas, and cousins, and neighbors helping with the daily tasks and child rearing. Other arms carrying the weight of raising humanity. Together.
And now, it’s just you. Alone in the kitchen, trying to stir the soup and bounce the baby and play with the toddler and keep an eye on the big kid and answer the phone and sweep up the mess and tackle the laundry and .....
No matter how magical your baby wrap is — it can’t take the place of a whole village.
So no, you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just trying to stay connected in a world set on tearing you apart.
But don’t give up mama. I know you’re tired and touched out, but you’re giving your baby exactly what she needs. And maybe one day, when she’s raising her own babies,there will be a village around her, helping her hold it all together.

Beautiful words and Pic by on Instagram

05/23/2020

This is a baby born in the caul (waterbag). During a pandemic. His mother chose a homebirth when the virus began making all the rules. I was the midwife but I missed it by about 15 minutes. She was in good hands with her mother and her sister and her husband on the phone with me. Her mother-in-law caught this photo of her mother and her sister catching her baby. I find this so completely amazing! Many a professional birth photographer could only hope to catch a moment this precious and sacred. I am sharing this with permission. ❤️

10/15/2019

Tonight all around the world we light candles at 7pm to remember babies lost too soon.

Some babies were lost a couple of weeks past a positive pregnancy test, some we only got to see on screen, some we got to hold but had to say goodbye to heartbreakingly early.

Some people will be remembering a loss from many years ago and some will be lighting candles for a loss so fresh it physically hurts.

Some will be mourning a baby no one even knew about, some will be with their families and some will be lighting candles on their own.

Some of us will have found our happy endings, some of us will still be waiting and some of us won't know which way to turn.

Everyone will have a different story but sharing those stories will only help us all feel less alone.

Thinking of everybody who is remembering their little lost star tonight x

09/30/2019

Expectant parents need to invest in independent childbirth education to be informed about their rights and choices in birth to be able to know what they are declining or consenting to. It is very easy for your partner to say they will advocate for you but they need to be educated on what their advocating for.

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It’s 2018 and I’m still constantly hearing women say they didn’t know they could say no, that they didn’t have a choice, that they were told something would be done not asked. None of that is ok.

09/06/2019

Newborns at Allegheny Health Network's West Penn hospital adorably dressed up as iconic characters from "The Wizard of Oz" to celebrate the movie's 80th anniversary.

08/25/2019

DELAYED CORD CLAMPING - WAIT FOR WHITE
After baby is born we usually think of the umbilical cord as a relic – part a life support system that is no longer needed. But the reality is that the cord has one last job to do, and it’s a big one.

The cord and placenta are a sort of external circulation system: one vein carries oxygen and nutrient-rich blood from the placenta to the baby, and two arteries carry carbon dioxide rich blood and waste away from baby to the placenta for purification. When baby is born, about 1/3 of its blood is in the external part of the circulation system, but quickly makes it’s way to the baby via the umbilical cord. Unless of course, the cord is cut before the transfer is complete.

Delayed umbilical cord clamping (DCC) allows more blood to transfer from the placenta to the baby, increasing the baby’s blood volume by up to a third.

The iron in the blood increases the newborn’s iron storage, which is vital for healthy brain development.

Some new studies have found that DCC can have a positive effect on both preterm and full-term babies. These benefits include an increase in placental transfusion, a 60% increase of RBCs and a 30% increase in neonatal blood volume.

Another advantage of DCC is the decreased risk of iron deficiency anemia.
The extra blood at birth helps the baby to cope better with the transition from life in the womb, where everything is provided for them by the placenta and the mother, to the outside world. Their lungs get more blood so that the exchange of oxygen into the blood can take place smoothly.

Delayed clamping also results in an infusion of stem cells, which play an essential role in the development of the immune, respiratory, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems, among many other functions. The concentration of stem cells in fetal blood is higher than at any other time of life. ICC [immediate cord clamping] leaves nearly one-third of these critical cells in the placenta.

Stem cells may also help to repair any brain damage the baby might have suffered during a difficult birth. 📸

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