Amy Perry

Yeah, I mean, it sounded exactly like a contraction. It had a buildup. It had a high point. It had to come down. They were well spaced apart. You know, there are some very subtle signs as birth workers that we can see that made sense to us.

Yeah, I mean, it sounded exactly like a contraction. It had a buildup. It had a high point. It had to come down. They were well spaced apart. You know, there are some very subtle signs as birth workers that we can see that made sense to us.

The way her voice just got a little in her chest when she was feeling crampy or when she would tell me the different positions she would find herself just naturally going into through the contractions. She would tell me she was on her hands and knees or that she was squatting. That she was sitting on a yoga ball.

The way her voice just got a little in her chest when she was feeling crampy or when she would tell me the different positions she would find herself just naturally going into through the contractions. She would tell me she was on her hands and knees or that she was squatting. That she was sitting on a yoga ball.

But after quite a number of hours of this, I asked, like, do you specifically want to lean into this? Like, do you want the tips and tricks to like really get this rolled over into an actual active labor? I was really coaching on how to move her body through the contractions.

But after quite a number of hours of this, I asked, like, do you specifically want to lean into this? Like, do you want the tips and tricks to like really get this rolled over into an actual active labor? I was really coaching on how to move her body through the contractions.

I was really focused on things like making sure her mood stayed as positive as possible because we know that that negativity just works against us through the labor process. So we were making jokes. We were building a rapport. We sort of learned kind of quickly we have the same sense of dark humor. We

I was really focused on things like making sure her mood stayed as positive as possible because we know that that negativity just works against us through the labor process. So we were making jokes. We were building a rapport. We sort of learned kind of quickly we have the same sense of dark humor. We

We're making comments about our families, and she was asking questions about me and getting to know me, and I was doing the same with her.

We're making comments about our families, and she was asking questions about me and getting to know me, and I was doing the same with her.

The one thing that really stood out to me that I was tiptoeing very carefully around when talking about getting the labor started was some of these more like pseudo-sexual type ways that we can move labor along. I was very informed from the beginning that this was a pregnancy via assault.

The one thing that really stood out to me that I was tiptoeing very carefully around when talking about getting the labor started was some of these more like pseudo-sexual type ways that we can move labor along. I was very informed from the beginning that this was a pregnancy via assault.

When we're dealing with a loving couple, it's not all that weird or awkward to talk about how things like nipple stimulation or masturbation or pumping can move people over into active labor. She asked me specifically if nipple stimulation and pumping or masturbation would help. And I never would have offered that information in the situation, but she asked the question.

When we're dealing with a loving couple, it's not all that weird or awkward to talk about how things like nipple stimulation or masturbation or pumping can move people over into active labor. She asked me specifically if nipple stimulation and pumping or masturbation would help. And I never would have offered that information in the situation, but she asked the question.

So I answered, I was honest and I said yes. And that was when she told me that she was doing some of those things through contractions And I'm a doula, like it's, this is normal for me in these situations. I was a little shocked that someone who had been through something like that would be okay with moving in this direction. But, you know, she had told me she was, so that was where we went.

So I answered, I was honest and I said yes. And that was when she told me that she was doing some of those things through contractions And I'm a doula, like it's, this is normal for me in these situations. I was a little shocked that someone who had been through something like that would be okay with moving in this direction. But, you know, she had told me she was, so that was where we went.

We were getting to a point where contractions were getting stronger, where they were getting closer together and longer, more powerful feeling through what I was listening to over the phone. And I said, you know, I'm starting to feel uncomfortable with the fact that you're at home. And I think we need to start getting you over to a hospital.

We were getting to a point where contractions were getting stronger, where they were getting closer together and longer, more powerful feeling through what I was listening to over the phone. And I said, you know, I'm starting to feel uncomfortable with the fact that you're at home. And I think we need to start getting you over to a hospital.

But let's figure this out. I'd rather you be there alone than be at your house alone. And she right away was like, yep, I'll grab my keys. I'll get in the car. And I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa. Like, you're not driving yourself to the hospital. I'll call a cab for you if you can't make the call. I'll help you set up an Uber.

But let's figure this out. I'd rather you be there alone than be at your house alone. And she right away was like, yep, I'll grab my keys. I'll get in the car. And I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa. Like, you're not driving yourself to the hospital. I'll call a cab for you if you can't make the call. I'll help you set up an Uber.