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I’ll never forget how I felt when I became a mum. Tired, emotional, stretched thin, and completely unsure if I was doing it right. Everyone else seemed to have it together, but me? I was googling everything at 2am, second-guessing myself, and feeling the weight of every decision.
What I know now is this: it’s not you, mama. It’s the system. The care you should have had was never designed to give you what you needed. The gaps aren’t your fault. And you are not failing.
I’ll never forget how I felt when I became a mum. Tired, emotional, stretched thin, and completely unsure if I was doing it right. Everyone else seemed to have it together, but me? I was googling everything at 2am, second-guessing myself, and feeling the weight of every decision.
What I know now is this: it’s not you, mama. It’s the system. The care you should have had was never designed to give you what you needed. The gaps aren’t your fault. And you are not failing.
There’s a version of me from early motherhood that I hardly recognise now. She was tired, stretched thin, constantly questioning herself, and absolutely convinced that everyone else had it more together.
Back then, I thought confidence meant having all the answers. Not wondering if I was doing this whole parenting thing right. I thought it looked like decisiveness, certainty, and that calm, collected voice everyone else seemed to have. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t.
I lost count of how many times I got asked this question at a recent conference.
“So... what’s a doula?”
“Is that like a midwife?” or “So you deliver babies?”
All fair questions, but not quite right.
It was a gentle reminder that even though doulas have been around for generations, many new (and seasoned) parents still aren’t quite sure what we do, why it matters, or if it’s something they should look into.
