A healing VBAC - Jennifer G
When Jennifer originally setup a consult with me, I recognized the name right away. She had called me just a couple years earlier looking...
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Melissa Duenas
- Feb 8, 2023
- 6 min
Brooke, Logan, Luca & Beckham
This blog contains the story and pictures of two brothers; a stillbirth, as well the birth of a rainbow baby. Both of these boys are the...
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Melissa Duenas Diary of a Doula
- Oct 3, 2020
- 8 min
Hannah
I'll never forget the first time I talked to Hannah on the phone in May of 2020. She was funny with a southern accent and said, "I've...
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Melissa Duenas Diary of a Doula
- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
Iris
Iris and her husband, might just be the sweetest and most in love clients that I've ever had. They were always positive and willing to...
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Dec 29, 2019
- 8 min
Alexa - Prodromal VBAC
I met Alexa when she was newly pregnant as part of a Birth Tribe consult. As we sat in that first interview she told me a traumatic story...
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Aug 28, 2019
- 7 min
Karah: First Time Parents / Natural Birth
As they sat across from me on the couch, beautiful and awkward, their love for each other was palpable. It felt new and fresh and reminded m
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Aug 20, 2019
- 11 min
Claudia: VBA2C
We just kept moving her trying to find the best position. However, we were seeing signs that would prove this baby was as big as everyone ha
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Mar 15, 2019
- 4 min
"I just don't want it to be awful..."
Caitlyn started to feel a bit of pressure, so Michelle checked her before getting in the tub. It was 3:49am and her cervix was now 8cm dilat
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Jan 31, 2019
- 6 min
VBA2C makes 7
I remember meeting Felicia for the first time like it was yesterday. My schedule was full for the month she was due, but she said a...
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Jan 15, 2019
- 5 min
This Feels Like a Mother...
n this picture, Liz is past her due date, 4cm dilated, talking and laughing with her mother.  Liz is contemplating walking out of her sched
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Jan 1, 2019
- 8 min
What A Year...
I was talking to my neighbor and heard my facebook messenger ding a bunch of times followed by a few texts. Then my phone rang and I saw...
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Jul 29, 2018
- 7 min
1 to 10 in under 60
At 8:09am, on the day his mama knew he would come,  she brought Westley earth side. He was a bit stunned from the speed of his exit, which i
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Melissa Duenas Mama Warrior Doula
- Jul 26, 2018
- 10 min
"I don't want to be forced into a c-section, just because I'm carrying twins."
Bianca was pretty quiet throughout her pregnancy. I scheduled more consults to get to know them a little better than I normally would,...
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Melissa Duenas
- Oct 29, 2017
- 5 min
When determination and advocation get together, magic can happen...
I will never forget the anxious feeling radiating off of Victoria the first time I met in her person. She sat on a couch across from Lisa...
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