Having Two Doulas is Better Than One!

One of the distinctions of Buddha Belly Doulas is our commitment to offering premier, professional support to growing families in Tampa Bay. That’s why we’re pleased to announce our newest innovation: birth doula teams. Because two doulas is better than one!

How does it work?

If you hire Buddha Belly Doulas to support you at your baby’s birth, you get two doulas!

1. You’ll interview them as a team and they’ll support you prenatally as a team. One doula from the team will attend your birth and visit you in your postpartum period.

2. This means you’ll get the shared wisdom, experience and support of two doulas.

3. One of your doulas will be at your birth; not a stranger or a back-up doula that you have never met before, but someone who you know and with whom you have complete trust and confidence.

3. We share an on-call schedule and are each other’s back-up support and this guarantees that one of them will be at your birth. This shared call schedule allows our doulas to give you their very best selves, rested, ready and fresh.

You’ll continue to get the amazing level of care and support you’ve come to expect from Buddha Belly.

One of the benefits of having a doula team is having a doula available if you need us unexpectly.

Recently, one of our clients gave birth to her twin babies at 32 weeks. Even with this unexpected early arrival, her doula was able to be by her side supporting her during labor, delivery and postpartum. She had a very positive experience.

While many babies are born closer to their due dates, you most likely won’t know exactly when your baby will be born. As doulas, we go “on call” in order to support our clients. What does it mean to be on call? It means being available at all hours of the day or night, staying within a short travel radius of our clients, being sober, healthy and ready to drop everything to come to our laboring clients.

Most solo-practicing doulas have an on-call period surrounding your due date of about four weeks – usually two weeks before and two weeks after your due date. But what happens if you go into labor earlier than that? What happens if you need support at 25, 30, 31 or 32 weeks? Will your doula be in town? Will she be well-rested? What if she has other clients in labor? Will your doula be available and ready to support you immediately?

At Buddha Belly, the answer is YES. Our doulas work in teams of two, sharing the call schedule. We go on call immediately upon being hired by you. The result is that one of your two doulas is ALWAYS available to support you. Whether your baby is born at 28 weeks or 42 weeks your doulas will be ready.

Our doula team model allows one doula to be on call, ready to give you 100%, while the other doula has a break. This socially responsible structure benefits everyone. We are happy to provide this premier level of service, care and compassion at a time when you need it most.

As you begin your doula search, be sure to check out our complete guide to hiring a doula. Contact us today if you are ready to book a free discovery call and find your doula match!