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Kelda:
--- Quote from: Toycoon on July 24, 2007, 04:04:34 pm ---I'm curious, too. What is a Doula?
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Wikipedia is a great thing -
--- Quote ---A doula is a non-medical assistant who provides physical, emotional and informational support in prenatal care, during childbirth and during the postpartum period.
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Sounds interesting Elle, tell us more! I don't think there is such a thing in the UK - perhaps there should be - our midwives are certainly overworked in the UK.
Dagi:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on July 24, 2007, 02:41:28 am ---
COOL, Dagi, nothing cooler! How will you balance the long, completely unpredictable hours that labor takes with getting childcare coverage?
I used to be a doula, but I can't imagine doing that now, with a 4yo.
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I can imagine you as a doula - women need loving, nurturing women during the long hours of childbirth.
For the next years I will have to be content with visiting freshly baken mums at home, checking if everything is alright, giving advice and support in this delicate period. I don´t have anyone whom I could pass my children at any moment if I had to go look after a woman in labor. Maybe in a few years!
Thanks for your interest!
Dagi
Pipedream:
What do you do?
I'm a radio journalist and occasional presenter of radio shows;
More than one thing?
Oh well, nothing I would get paid for...
Work at home?
Oh, yes. I practically live at my computer, cutting audio material, doing research or writing news items for the next morning practically every evening;
Err... and does cooking meals, cleaning up and caring for a little girl count as work at home, too? ;)
Seasonal work? FT, PT, variable, on call, hourly?
Yes, occasionally.
Are you doing what you wanted to do?
When I was a little girl, a wanted to become a singer or a tailor. But what I'm doing now is alright, too, I guess.
Would you prefer some other line of work?
No. I think, I got lucky with what I'm doing.
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: Pipedream on July 25, 2007, 05:23:47 pm ---What do you do?
I'm a radio journalist and occasional presenter of radio shows;
More than one thing?
Oh well, nothing I would get paid for...
Work at home?
Oh, yes. I practically live at my computer, cutting audio material, doing research or writing news items for the next morning practically every evening;
Err... and does cooking meals, cleaning up and caring for a little girl count as work at home, too? ;)
Seasonal work? FT, PT, variable, on call, hourly?
Yes, occasionally.
Are you doing what you wanted to do?
When I was a little girl, a wanted to become a singer or a tailor. But what I'm doing now is alright, too, I guess.
Would you prefer some other line of work?
No. I think, I got lucky with what I'm doing.
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Hey Anke, can't wait to meet you (and your family?) on the 4th in Amsterdam! I forgot to tell you that if you need some tips for your stay in Amsterdam, just let me know!
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: isabelle on July 24, 2007, 05:33:21 am ---(Ellemeno: totally right you are, being a mum is much more difficult than most of the things you get paid to do!)
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When my husband and I have compared to see whose job is harder, I say "Hey, I used to HAVE your job" -- he's a reporter and I'm a former reporter -- "and I know it can be hard, frustrating, even make you mad some days. But no matter how bad a day I ever had as a reporter, I can't recall a time I ever yelled until my throat hurt. And now I do that pretty much on a daily basis!" ;D
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