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This is really happening!!
May. 2nd, 2005 10:43 amOkay. Suddenly it becomes clear that I am actually becoming a doula.
I now have my training certificate, and a potential client (and a clue!). I also have lots of other new doulas I can network with, and some volunteer opportunities which I can use towards completing my certification.
One of the things that I need and don't have is a name for my soon-to-be-burgeoning business.
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The other thing that I need is to attend a birth. I am now qualified to help the mom and her partner(s) work towards the kind of birth that they want, but I am lacking in experience.
Some doulas start charging full rates immediately after their training. This work is going to be my career, but I am not going to charge anything for the first two births I attend. I will charge only my own expenses for the next four (probably in the form of books and supplies I need for the work). I'm trying to set up a registry on amazon for that, but it's not going well. Am I going to have to create a whole different account?
Please tell your expecting friends/coworkers/family members about this. I would really like to get started, and networking is often the best way.
I will try to send future messages to a filter, so as not to bore you all to tears, but for now I wanted to get as much input and support as possible.
I now have my training certificate, and a potential client (and a clue!). I also have lots of other new doulas I can network with, and some volunteer opportunities which I can use towards completing my certification.
One of the things that I need and don't have is a name for my soon-to-be-burgeoning business.
( Read more... )
The other thing that I need is to attend a birth. I am now qualified to help the mom and her partner(s) work towards the kind of birth that they want, but I am lacking in experience.
Some doulas start charging full rates immediately after their training. This work is going to be my career, but I am not going to charge anything for the first two births I attend. I will charge only my own expenses for the next four (probably in the form of books and supplies I need for the work). I'm trying to set up a registry on amazon for that, but it's not going well. Am I going to have to create a whole different account?
Please tell your expecting friends/coworkers/family members about this. I would really like to get started, and networking is often the best way.
I will try to send future messages to a filter, so as not to bore you all to tears, but for now I wanted to get as much input and support as possible.
