Arid Bloom Doula, Jacksonville Beach, FL (2025)

Arid Bloom aims to extend this support to all birthers regardless of income, race, gender identity, age, or birth history.

04/02/2021

“Why hire a doula if I have a partner?”

Doulas provide support for partners as well!

Some people think that they do not need a doula because their partner will be with them continuously throughout labor. It is true that the birth partner is an essential support person for a birthing person to have by their side. However, the birth partner will need to eat and use the bathroom at times, and they are having their own emotional journey that requires support. Also, many partners have limited knowledge about birth, medical procedures, or what goes on in a hospital, while doulas have knowledge and experience about all of these things that they can use to inform and support both the partner and birthing person. Ideally, doulas and partners can work *together* to make up a labor support team.

Research has shown that the most positive birth experiences for partners were ones where they had continuous support by a doula or a midwife. Partners have said that when they had labor support from a midwife or doula, things were explained to them, their questions were answered, their labor support efforts were guided and effective, and they could take breaks from the emotional intensity of the labor without abandoning their laboring partner.

Hope this helps and as always, reach out with any questions you may have!

04/01/2021

“Why hire a doula if I already have a midwife?”

A common misconception is that a midwife and doula are “basically the same thing,” so let’s break down two major differences between the two.

Doulas do NOT do anything medical. While doulas are ripe with information on many topics, doulas are not medical professionals and therefore cannot exam you, diagnose, or give medical advice. That would be the job of your midwife or doctor. Doulas will give you resources and evidence based information so you (and your midwife/doctor) can make your own informed decision about what is best for you and your baby.

While a midwife is going to be making sure that you and baby’s medical needs are met, a doula is going to make sure your emotional and/or physical needs are being met. For a birth doula this can mean using words of affirmation and encouragement, helping create a more peaceful/relaxing environment for you (candles/fairy lights, music, dimming the lights, etc.), healing touch/massage (with your consent and to your comfort level), breathing techniques, meditation, offering different positions, or any other comfort measures they may have in their “doula toolbox,” (their “doulbox” as a dear friend of mine said, lol).

Doulas and Midwives make great teammates, and are often hired together, but both have different jobs and neither can replace the other.

Hope this helps, and as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!

03/31/2021

“What does Full Spectrum mean?”

There are many different types of doulas. the most common being doulas for birth/postpartum, but there are also doulas for adoption (this can be for either a surrogate, adoptive parents, or someone who has chosen adoption for their baby), abortion or planned medical termination, bereavement/loss, antepartum, and even end-of-life doulas. A full-spectrum doula refers to one who gives support to people during birth as well as other realities of pregnancy. So they would provide comfort and support for several, or sometimes all of the situations I’ve just listed.

For me personally it means I support the full spectrum of reproductive experiences (birth, adoption, abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth, postpartum, advocacy and consent) for all birthing people, regardless of income, race, sexual and gender identity, age, or birth history.

All bodies and minds are unique, have value, and deserve respect. I believe people have the ability to make healthy decisions for themselves, and that judgment-free support can help ease the process. I provide affirmative emotional, physical, and informational support to all birthing people, with compassion and inclusivity at the forefront of my care.

Hope this helps and as always, please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have!

03/30/2021

The most common question I get asked, “What is a doula?”

A birth doula is someone who provides informational, physical (if you want), and emotional support to birthing people (and their partners).

Doulas are not medical professionals and therefore cannot give you medical advice, but will instead give you resources and evidence based information so you (and your midwife/doctor) can make your own informed decision about what is best for you and your baby. We are not there to persuade you one way or another, we just want you to be aware of and know all of your options, and know that you have a CHOICE.

Doulas are also there to advocate with you to make sure your wants/needs are being met. Notice I said advocate WITH you, not FOR you. YOU are in charge of your birth. No one should be speaking for you, or on your behalf. Doulas are there to make sure you are being heard, listened to, respected, and that nothing is being done, or done to you without your consent.

Doulas are there to provide comfort, both physically (with your consent) and emotionally. Depending on the environment this can mean mean creating a calming atmosphere using candles, music, opening a window, bringing fresh flowers or plants, or something personal the two of you might discuss. Most doulas will provide verbal encouragement and words of affirmation of some kind, as well as massage/healing touch to your comfort level, along with any other comfort measures they may have in their “doula toolbox.”

Hope this helps and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!

03/28/2021

happy last day of Doula Week to all of my fellow doulas 🌈🦋✨💖

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