Amy Perry

I was fighting an RSV virus that was going around, so I was going to be home not doing anything.

I was fighting an RSV virus that was going around, so I was going to be home not doing anything.

I manage a Facebook group for local birth workers called Placenta Squad.

I manage a Facebook group for local birth workers called Placenta Squad.

I'm coming up on eight years. Yeah, I've been a doula for a long time. I've attended over 100 births now, and it's been a ride.

I'm coming up on eight years. Yeah, I've been a doula for a long time. I've attended over 100 births now, and it's been a ride.

It just made sense for me. I could make my own hours. I could work around my health. I could have my own business. I could be here when my kids were little, and it made a lot of sense for us. I'm the child of two parents of chronic illness. I've grown up taking care of people, and this is very natural for me.

It just made sense for me. I could make my own hours. I could work around my health. I could have my own business. I could be here when my kids were little, and it made a lot of sense for us. I'm the child of two parents of chronic illness. I've grown up taking care of people, and this is very natural for me.

We really spent most of that day on phone calls. She told me that she had earbuds in her ears so she could be hands free and that her phone was just in her pocket. And, you know, I was honestly in the same situation, just walking around the house, phone in my pocket, kind of puttering around, doing some cleaning while I was coaching through contractions.

We really spent most of that day on phone calls. She told me that she had earbuds in her ears so she could be hands free and that her phone was just in her pocket. And, you know, I was honestly in the same situation, just walking around the house, phone in my pocket, kind of puttering around, doing some cleaning while I was coaching through contractions.

Well, coaching through a stillbirth really isn't much different than coaching through any other delivery. When the contractions start, you know, we remind them that she's safe, that she's in good hands, that there's people here to help her, that she's not alone, that she's going to get to hold her baby soon.

Well, coaching through a stillbirth really isn't much different than coaching through any other delivery. When the contractions start, you know, we remind them that she's safe, that she's in good hands, that there's people here to help her, that she's not alone, that she's going to get to hold her baby soon.

We used the name Eden, both of us regularly. She would say things like, I'm going to get to hold you soon, Eden. You were brought into my life for a reason. We're going to get through this together. She would say things like, you're going to be so beautiful. I would remind her that, you know, she's a good mom, that she's doing the best thing that she can do.

We used the name Eden, both of us regularly. She would say things like, I'm going to get to hold you soon, Eden. You were brought into my life for a reason. We're going to get through this together. She would say things like, you're going to be so beautiful. I would remind her that, you know, she's a good mom, that she's doing the best thing that she can do.

There was a moment where she questioned whether she could call herself a mom, and I reassured her that, of course, you can call yourself a mom. This is your baby.

There was a moment where she questioned whether she could call herself a mom, and I reassured her that, of course, you can call yourself a mom. This is your baby.

Well, it took us a little bit to actually figure out what actually happened. And to be honest, I still don't fully have those answers.

Well, it took us a little bit to actually figure out what actually happened. And to be honest, I still don't fully have those answers.

We always were asking why. I mean, from the very first moment, I wanted to know why. So it's a long story. Settle in.

We always were asking why. I mean, from the very first moment, I wanted to know why. So it's a long story. Settle in.