Introduction
Hello! Welcome to "The Novice Doula". Let me introduce myself. This is me, The Novice Doula. I am a young stay at home mom, aspiring doula, blogger, photographer, novelist, and well-rounded person (I'm working on it, okay?). I started this blog to kick-start my progress into becoming a certified DONA birth/postpartum doula. The reason why I need a kick-start is... This beautiful little boy! You can call him "Roo." We did, before we knew his sex, back when he was just a-kickin' away in my "tummy pouch". As you can see, he's basically the most adorable little person to ever exist, so you can understand my hesitance to begin the process of slowly not being glued to him 24/7. His birth in August 2013 is what inspired this journey, and my new career path. What is a doula, you ask? DONA International, the most wide spread and most respected doula organization in the world, says this about the definition of a doula: " The word "doula"...