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Melissa Duenas
May 16, 20235 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20208 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20198 min read
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, 20197 min read
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, 201911 min read
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, 20194 min read
"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, 20196 min read
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, 20195 min read
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, 20198 min read
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, 20187 min read
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, 201810 min read
"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, 20175 min read
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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