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From a male’s perspective, childbirth is simultaneously amazing and intensely emotional with a dash of frightening helplessness. Many of us, especially the ones who support our wife’s desire to go without medication, really want to be involved but also have absolutely no idea how to give the emotional support needed in the heat of the moment. Heck, it’s even difficult to remember all of the physical ways to help like fetching water, blankets, wet washcloths, towels, back rubs, etc!
This is why a doula, and especially Jess Cooper, is an absolute necessity. I’m sure some men would be content to hire a doula so they can sit in the waiting room until the nurse comes out and exclaims «It’s a boy!» so you know which color cigar to light up like in the 50’s (sounds tempting haha!), and I’m sure Jess would totally be up for that, but even if you plan on being hands on in the delivery room, you want her by your side. She knows when to hang back and let the two of you have your own special experience, and when to jump in because you are too busy fumbling with the iPod trying to play the perfect birthing playlist to notice that your wife needs someone holding her hand right that moment. I would say for most men, having Jess there to help will make you a more complete supportive unit and make you seem more helpful than you actually may be. If you are on the fence about whether you need a doula or not, meet with Jess for an initial consultation. She’s very friendly and pleasant and you’ll know right away that she’ll be an asset. Plus, how handy is it that’s she’s a masseuse and postpartum coach too?

We used Jess as our doula and she was fantastic. We did our birth classes with her and they were tailored made to our specific questions and areas of interest. No matter what kind of birth you want, Jess is an amazing support system with no pressure to do things another way. We had an amazing natural birth because she listened to what we wanted and helped us relax during labor. We consider our family very lucky to have had Jess with us during our birth experience.