October News and Events

Fall is on it's way in southeast Texas! The pecan trees are losing leaves, hurricane season is almost over, and high school football is in full swing.
As the owner of Gentle Expectations, I recently had to take a small hiatus to focus on my family. Things are back in order where they should be, and I am back and ready to get into the swing of things.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. This month, 10% of all income generated by Gentle Expectations will go towards a charity that focuses on Breast Cancer research. I will also be posting a blog later, focusing on the issue.

The past few months, I have not been hosting Healing Birth. The venue that was so graciously loaning us space has opted to no longer do that. We appreciate everything they did in support of Healing Birth's first year. Special thanks to Joey and Tanya at the Barking Dog. We are looking for a new place to host this monthly meeting, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know.

There are so many changes in store over the next few months with Gentle Expectations.

I am making preparations to launch a new website, SETXmom.com. We had hoped to have this site running before Mother's Day of this year, but that did not go as planned, and the new launch date is Mother's Day, 2010. We want to make sure things are in perfect order before the launch. We hope to make it an awesome resource and social networking site for moms from the Louisiana border to the Houston/Katy area.

The Birth Guardian has not been published since its initial issue. Blame it on the economy, or just life in general. Soon, The Birth Guardian will be back, and not only will it be available in print, but it will also be available in a digital form online at both GentleExpectations.com and SETXmom.com.

I have recently been asked why I do not expand my services to include more things for moms and babies. All of these things take time and money, and I am just one little doula, working towards a cause. I have decided that I am not a one-stop-shop and am opting to devote my energy to what I am good at, which is pregnancy support. This does not mean that I will not offer henna, or hold events in support of other things, but my physical day to day effort will focus on childbirth education and birth doula services. I will be expanding my education in these areas as well, to better support the women to come to me.

Please be patient as I get all of these things in order. I am working hard to support the moms of southeast Texas, and change takes time.