I'm married to my best friend {11/7/09}, and we have one daughter, Lucy Aurora, born 7/23/11. I am involved in pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding outreach and advocacy through www.improvingbirth.org, and the Facebook group Milky Mommas, which I founded.

I took a class and started taking clients from there. It's worth going through the certification. But, they also take your money yearly, like any certifying organization. There are others besides DONA but DONA is the most "recognized" and that makes a big difference when people are choosing a doula.

Good luck whth whatever you decide. Oh--if you can in your area--take a class from an ICEA educator. It was such a great class. I had a lot of fun.