Welcome!
Birth is a natural event
not a medical procedure.
LLL Member and Leader!
Birth is a natural event
not a medical procedure.
LLL Member and Leader!
Hello! Thank you for your interest in Peaceful Beginnings Doula Service!! My
name is Amy and I want to take a few minutes of your time to let you know a little
about who I am.
I was born and raised in New Jersey. My dad is a retired police officer and my mother is an emergency room nurse. I am number 2 out of 5 children. I went to Union County College for 2 years, and had a basketball scholarship while there. I transferred out to attend William Paterson University, where I also played basketball.
In 1998 I learned I was pregnant with my first child, Ellianna Rose. She was born on March 25 after 7 hours of induced labor. I had the drug Nubain to help with pain for her birth. I pushed for 45 minutes and she came out and went right to breast. She weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces. I was 3 days over due with Elli. In 2001 I learned I was expecting my second child, Quinton Edward. I dreamed of a home or birth center birth, but my partner, Eddie, was not comfortable with the idea of an out of hospital birth, so Quin was born in a hospital setting. I studied Hypnobirthing while pregnant with him. Quin’s birth was my most difficult. I went into labor on my own, but it was long and hard. I think it is because I was uncomfortable in the hospital. Finally after 12 + hours and 3 + hours of pushing Quin came into the world!! Weighing in at a large 9 pounds 7 ounces. I had a large tear from his birth, and also had used Nubain for pain while in labor. Quinton was born right on his due date.
We knew we wanted to have another baby somewhat close in age to Quin, and in
March 2003 we learned just how close it would be! Cecillia Joy joined us on Dec. 1, 2003.
She was born in a birth center, in a bathtub! The hypnobirthing really worked well
this time and I did not use any pain medication. I was in labor for about 6 hours
and pushed for I think 30 minutes. Cecillia was 6 days late and weighed 7 pounds
15 ounces.
I had some feeding issues with my son, he had a weak suck and I lost all my milk. We had to re-lactate and were able to work through it all. That experience led me to La Leche League(LLL). I knew after all the help that I had received, I wanted to give back and help other moms. So I became a LLL leader. After becoming a leader I still wanted to do more. And this led me to look into doula and childbirth education classes.
At the present time I am studying with Childbirth International to become certified for both a doula and to teach childbirth education. I am also studying to be a lactation consultant.
