Monday morning was the last birth I will be attending as a labor doula for awhile. This birth started on a Saturday and I didn't get home until Monday morning. I have been a doula for 10 years now and while I love my work, I have been in need of a change for awhile. Doula work in challenging and rewarding, but it can take its toll. This June I will be going back to school to start my RN degree.
I won't be on call 24/7; waiting anxiously for dinner to be interrupted or fearing missing a call if I sleep too deeply. I will have a set class schedule and the freedom to play with my children and have a normal social life again. We have a trip to Dorney Park planned and birthday parties and library days.
There are so many things I want to do, I fear I may get over-zealous and fill my calendar like a kid in a candy store.
What a worry to have :)
I will still be teaching private childbirth education classes and give advice and refer families to doulas who are good and kind and competent. I will also be studying hard and passing my classes.
I will also be partying my ass off :)
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