This is really happening!!
May. 2nd, 2005 10:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snugglekittyOkay. 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.
I can imagine the name of my business being Magickal Birth. It also looks like magicalbirth.com and magickalbirth.com are free. Maybe I should just dive in and grab one? And if so, which one?
(The spelling "magickal" will be a signal to other witchy folk. The spelling "magical" will seem correct even to mundane folks. I welcome your thoughts.)
The other phrase that comes to mind is "unique families." The name associated with that would probably be Unique Families Birth Services, but that's not as catchy.
Any other suggestions?
My desire is to work with other people who are queer, poly, pagan, kinky, or otherwise unusual at least some of the time, which obviously should help determine my naming choice. But, at the same time, I realize that many of my clients will not be in any of these demographics, so I'm not planning to use a name like Birth For Freaks. I also want to focus on birth in my business name, rather than being a doula, since my hope is to eventually become a midwife.
I need to make this decision so that I can:
- set up an email address for "work stuff"
- use the email address on business cards and flyers
- post the cards and flyers everywhere!
- file paperwork for "doing business as"
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.
I can imagine the name of my business being Magickal Birth. It also looks like magicalbirth.com and magickalbirth.com are free. Maybe I should just dive in and grab one? And if so, which one?
(The spelling "magickal" will be a signal to other witchy folk. The spelling "magical" will seem correct even to mundane folks. I welcome your thoughts.)
The other phrase that comes to mind is "unique families." The name associated with that would probably be Unique Families Birth Services, but that's not as catchy.
Any other suggestions?
My desire is to work with other people who are queer, poly, pagan, kinky, or otherwise unusual at least some of the time, which obviously should help determine my naming choice. But, at the same time, I realize that many of my clients will not be in any of these demographics, so I'm not planning to use a name like Birth For Freaks. I also want to focus on birth in my business name, rather than being a doula, since my hope is to eventually become a midwife.
I need to make this decision so that I can:
- set up an email address for "work stuff"
- use the email address on business cards and flyers
- post the cards and flyers everywhere!
- file paperwork for "doing business as"
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.
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Baby stuff
Date: 2005-05-03 01:17 pm (UTC)My baby is due August 21, and my partner (
From reading your posts about becoming a doula, I see that you need to attend a few births. I don't know if you'd be interested in meeting with me about this. You should know that given my age (I'll be 36 when the baby is born), my family history of diabetes (I don't have it, but my mother is Type II, and I have an aunt who had gestational diabetes that morphed into Type I), and the fact that I am also somewhat overweight (though not obese), I am classified as high-risk. I was told early on that with all of these factors, I would probably not be able to find anyone outside of a doctor who would be willing to work with me. I called a few CNM's, and was told that I was too high-risk for their consideration.
Given all that, would you be at all interested in meeting with me and my partner to see about this?
Re: Baby stuff
Date: 2005-05-03 01:30 pm (UTC)I don't think I know you but I'm very willing to meet with you and your partner to discuss things. I will email you off lj.
-Honey