Posts by completebeginnings

completebeginnings.blogspot.com  But I am moving toward my own practice so it will change soon.

I had planned on taking the NARM. The problem is that there are not any local CPM's to sign off births. Most of the midwives in the area(8) don't support the CPM credential. And the big problem is that the main preceptor I did my...

So much great advice! Since I posted this I have made some major changes. I started squirling away some of the small amount of money I do make (doula,CBE,Etc.) to spend on a few new to me things now and then and finally broke down and...

I have struggled with the fight over my kids rooms. They are very good and helpful with some prodding to help clean the house and pick up toys as I am pretty strict about family use areas being clean. The issue is their bedrooms. They...

I started my dd in grade 2. She was reading at a 6th grade level/  She did terribly and was in tears most days. I think I will retry next year when she would be in grade 3.

Don't want to seem like a downer but it is almost impossible to make any decent money as a doula or educator. I have been doing it for 8 years most of those pretty busy and seem to make only a couple thousand dollars a year profit....

I can't take the NARM at the MANA conference since my main preceptor who I have worked with the longest and done the most births with was not approved as a NARM preceptor because she isn't a CPM and was 6 months short of being on her...

Edited the original question so that I can actually get feedback that I am looking for. I never meant to violate any ones rights. Please see the intended questions I was trying to ask but didn't word correctly in the first place. Gee...

Yes my preceptor knows I post here. I was looking for experience from experienced midwives. Hopefully positive stories, as I said in my first post. I do trust my preceptor. She knows what she is doing with 30 years of experience and...

Quote: Originally Posted by phathui5  I went to the Midwifery Today conference last week in Eugene, Oregon. The day after I returned to NY, my husband suggested that I pursue CPM certification by going to midwifery...