Doula Training Before Pregnancy
Katie trained to be a doula 6 months before becoming unexpectedly pregnant on her honeymoon. She always knew she wanted an unmedicated vaginal birth, and switched care providers from an OB practice to a birth center at 30 weeks. She and her husband took hypnobirthing classes while she was pregnant, and they hired their hypnobirthing instructor as a doula. Though labor and birth didn’t progress as she had imagined (does it ever?), she achieved the goal of bringing her baby into the world in a peaceful, sacred, empowering environment, surrounded by love. You can watch her birth video here.
Katie Bihl Bio
Katie is a passionate, creative, social-media savvy, family-focused newlywed and new mom. When she’s not working from home as Influencer Marketing Manager at clean nutrition brand Orgain, she spends quality time with her beautiful family, enjoying the beach, cooking up delicious meals, and educating herself and others on things she is passionate about, like nutrition, self-care, mental health and motherhood. She’s driven to live an authentic, joyful, vibrant life of love built on the biblical values that foster an abundant life. You can follow her on Instagram at @katiebihl.
Resources
Mama Natural
DONA International
Dr. James at Laguna Beach OBGYN
Beach Cities Midwifery
Hypnobirthing OC
And of course, The Birth Hour podcast!
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