The Myth About Dads & Doulas

 As a Birth Doula I believe that we are a very important role player in most births.  Many fathers feel threatened by the idea of someone else being the support person to their partner during this glorious event.  It is very important that we respect and enhance the role of the father. We do a great job of this as well as simutaneously providing support to him. Here’s what some Sweetbirth Dad’s are saying! 

My Experience With A Doula (from a man’s perspective)

  Like most fathers I was skeptical at first, I mean I’m the dad.  The last thing I need is another woman in the delivery room, right?

  Man was I ever wrong.  Having Rosemary there took a major strain off of me and my fiance/wife.  She knew exactly what to do and when to do it.  Not only that, she was also a strong ally in the hospital room.

  Rosemary has a wealth of knowledge and skill.  It just seems to come natural to her.  My fiancee and I wanted a natural, beautiful, and memorable birth for us and our son to be.  Her OB/GYN and the hospital staff, however, had a different agenda.

  Despite the hospitals efforts to discourage us, Rosemary encouraged us to have the birth we wanted.  It was all that we had hoped it would be, but her care and kindness did not stop at the delivery room.  She was there to help during the difficult first days of having a new born, and is still there for us today.

  My wife Desirea and I would like to extend our thanks to Rosemary, and we highly recommend her to any one expecting a child.

-Josh, Desirea, & Adam Levrette

Garland, TX

September 2010

  When my wife first suggested we look into a doula (and after I learned what a doula does),  I thought, “Why do we need someone else in the delivery room?  I should be all that my wife needs!”  Then after meeting Rosemary Walker, I began to realize there was more to a doula  than I originally thought and decided to have an open mind.

  Turns out, Rosemary was an invaluable resource in and out of the delivery room.  She was  patient and dependable while we were preparing our birth plan, and she was available and informative anytime we called her with questions, especially the night we checked into the hospital.  But the real benefit was realized in the delivery room.  She came prepared to assist my wife with the birth as well as brought snacks to keep me going during the 10-hour labor. 

  My wife was determined to have an all natural childbirth, and the techniques Rosemary utilized (in which I was able to assist with) I believe helped ease the struggle my wife was going through.  I would never have been able to do it all by myself. 

  Rosemary was also a strong advocate for our birth plan and worked in tandem with our physician and hospital staff to allow us to experience the birth we planned and hoped for.  She was a tremendous asset when we had our first baby, and I would not hesitate to use her again to assist us with any future childbirths.  She was a true professional but also became a good friend, even to this day.                                    

-Paul, Melissa, & Jason Baumler

Plano, TX

February 2008