Hello!! I would like to introduce myself. I am Tunisia Macklin a Wife, Mother of 2 precious Angel Babies and my sweet precious little 3 year old Princess Elianna. I am also a Massage Therapist, Doula and Placenta Encapsulator. To learn more about my services you can go to www.peacefulbirthingdoula.com
As a young lady I experienced birth work very
early. I guess you can say I was born into it. I actually found out that my Great
Great Grand Mother was a Midwife. Wow! My first birthing experience was with my Mom. I remember her starting
to have contractions with my little sister. It was the most exciting moment
ever. That pregnancy was so much fun as all my mother’s pregnancies were as
well. My mother was so strong walking through the house, walking the stairs and
doing yoga poses. Her favorite was all fours which ironically was great for me
during my laboring with Elianna. As time neared my mother to prepare to leave for
the hospital I remember her saying “run me a tub of water please”. I sat on the
floor and chatted with her while she dosed off a few times and laughed as my
sister applied extreme pressure on her low back. What was amazing was I remember
when my mom water broke and she called for my dad to get the car ready. “William
it’s time for real.” My Dad was cool then and displayed that same cool demeanor
when my Mom told him I was heading out to have my daughter Elianna. Some things just don’t
change. You have to love my cool Dad. The only thing that I didn’t find fun was
having to clean that tub out afterward. That I thought was pretty cruel.
My first experience from there on
became a norm from my Mom to being present at a few close friends’ births and my Nephew. Some
of my dearest moments were being present for my 3 God children’s birth they
were awesome. The funny part is I only worked in an official Doula capacity for my
most recent God daughter Grace. By then I knew what a Doula was and had completed my training
through DONA International. The funny thing is with all the experience I have
from life and training who would have thought the Doula couldn't Doula herself.
I was trained in December of 2012
and 2 weeks later I found out I was pregnant with our baby girl Elianna. It was
fun working with families while pregnant. I remember I was 2 weeks from my
estimated due date September 5th 2013 working with a fun family and
Dr. Sklar of RPW in Elmhurst, Il. I recall him and the Mom who was delivering
asking me “are you ok”? I found out recently Dr. sklar still remembers that
day.
So much has changed since then. I
love this wonderful world of birth work. I look forward to helping each family
understand and improve their birth choices. I also plan on working toward
educating families on preparing for birth, the choices they have and how your
voice matters. You can read some of my testimonies on www.doulamatch.net/profile/6185/tunisia-macklin and on my website www.peacefulbirthingdoula.com
Look out for the next post on building your birth team to birth your way.
Have a GREAT Day Beautiful Mommies & Mommies-to-be!
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for tips, information and video's on birthing, breastfeeding and fun.
Tunisia Macklin
Peaceful Birthing Doula
Educate, Encourage, Empower and Serving Women
http://www.peacefulbirthingdoula.com
peacefulbirthingdoula@gmail.com
(630)481-6079
