I'm "doula-ing" over the phone!!
My baby sister is in labor right now with her first baby but since she lives on the other side of the country, I can't be there with her and it's killing me...since her water broke this afternoon, I've been on the phone coaching her on and off...as soon as active labor started, she asked her best friend to call me so here I am working my doula skills over speakerphone and boy, is it tough!!
Since she wasn't having regular contractions, they started her on pitocin about an hour ago and now her contractions are coming 2 mins apart and lasting 60 secs and she's in SO much pain...she's at 6 cm already so she's progressing nicely! But it's SOOO hard for me to hear her like this....all she wants to do during her contractions is cry and scream...I keep reminding her to breathe and vocalize during them but she's in so much pain....it's killing me that I can't be there in person to comfort her and help her through her contractions because I know I could help her so much more if I was there. Her best friend, boyfriend and my mother are by her side and are being awesome coaches but I wish I was there too...she so wants a natural birth so I hope she can do this! The only thing that is upsetting me is that they have her all hooked up to the monitor and IV and they told her to stay in bed...I keep telling her that she CAN get off the bed and I'm trying to encourage her to squat or use a birthing ball but she's afraid to "break the rules"....I keep reminding her that laying on your back on a hospital bed is the worst thing she can do...I'm just giving her all the encouragement I can and keep reminding her that she can do this!!! With the way she's progressing, I'm thinking my niece should be here within just a couple of hours!! Please pray that she has a smooth and quick birthing experience!!
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Aiden (2/03) and my heart baby (TAPVR) 
