Doula Dilemma

"Ericka" wrote in message
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Kat wrote:
"Ericka" wrote in message
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Kat wrote:

Again, I just keep thinking about how to pick one... and keep track of
all of the replies and phone calls I get and make. Trying to remember
who is who and all that.
Take notes ;-)

Ha. That's very easily said, it seems! I grabbed a sheet of paper and
tried taking notes just now based on call history on the phone, hoping I
have the right people with the right number and trying to remember the
convos of what's going on. I don't want to look like a total idiot
calling someone that I've already talked to and sounding like a very
unorganized fool going through things that we've already gone through. I
seem to have NO organizational skills lately, and my memory seems to be
on vacation. As I'm replying to emails, I've also said that I have some
issues with remembering who I've talked to, emailed, what I've asked,
etc.


You do realize that a doula's job is to support
*pregnant* and *laboring* women, right? Scatterbrained
clients pretty much goes with the territory ;-)

One thing that can help you get a bit organized
is to type up a sort of interview form that has the
questions you're most interested in already on the form,
with space for you to fill in the details. That way you
remember your most important questions and you have a sheet
for each prospective doula on which you have the pertinent
information. It's a bit of a pain, but I know when I was
pregnant I needed to write things down, make lists, and
all that sort of thing because otherwise I'd just forget
everything!

That's a good idea, and maybe by explaining that I've all but confused
myself real bad, it can be understandable if I repeat the same things over.
I should have done all this right from the start!
Scatterbrain-ism seems to be a guaranteed symptom and side effect with
pregnancy.

Best wishes,
Ericka