5 Reasons You Want a CrossFit Doula

“I’m a doula and I do CrossFit, meaning, I like squats and snatches” Grace Burnham L.M.T.

When interviewing potential doulas, there may be one question you have forgotten. Did you ask your doula what WOD* she did last? Your doula has attended trainings in labor support. She knows birth like the back of her hand. She has hundreds of tricks for labor support from home birth to planed c-section. She knows how to use a peanut ball to support you with an epidural. She is grounded and 100% focuses on YOUR Birth. So, what makes your CrossFit doula extra special?

1. Stamina, She can be your rock during a 90 hour labor, after all she has done Angie* and Filthy Fifty* 
2. She really knows her squats. Squatting to push, what hospitals office squat bars for the bed, squatting with a robozo , reading Squat magazine or setting a PR* on her back squat. She’s kind of obsessed with squats. 
3. Strength, whether it’s carrying a birth pool up a flight of stairs, holding pelvic squeezes, hanging on tight to that robozo or moving a barbell, she’s been training for this, 4 births a month and in the Box* 5 days a week. 
4. She sees blood, sweat, and tears inside and outside the birth room. Don’t worry if you pee on your doula she has done double unders, and blood, whatever ask her how many callouses she's ripped open. 
5. She has a proven method for stress relief. She’s a professional and won’t go off on that L and D nurse that makes wise cracks about your birth plan. She will stay strong and support YOU then burn off that rage next time she does Fran*

CrossFit is what made your great doula into the bad ass birth supporting machine that she is, after all its functional training for the unknown and unknowable and I can’t think of anything more unpredictable than Birth.


*Official CrossFit to English translator

WOD: Work out of the day.

Angie: 100 reps each of pull ups, pushups, sit ups, and squats.

Filthy 50: 50 box jumps, 50 jumping pull ups, 50 kettlebell swings, 50 walking lunges, 50 knees to elbows, 50 push press , 50 back extensions, 50 wall ball shots , 50 burpees, 50 double unders.

PR: Personal record. AKA, I rocked today a little more then Yesterday.

Box: A room, a garage, warehouse or whatever in which people do CrossFit. It’s not a gym. Did I just hear your call it a gym? It’s not a gym.

Fran: 21-15-9 reps of pull ups and thrusters

CrossFitters reading this may be asking if they can hire a Doula for emotional support next time a hero WOD pops up on the board and the answer is YES!  Enchanted Desert Doula is happy to support you and both Amanda and Grace have set aside Memorial Day 2016 to provide emotional and physical support to those doing Murpf.

Above : Doula extraordinaire Amanda, who really knows squat, and Massage Therapist/Doula Grace, who uses her CrossFit induced arms of steel for some killer deep tissue treatments at their new favorite CrossFit box Made in CrossFit