I had covid twice in 2021 and 2023 and never ended up getting the covid vaccine. I am now pregnant and want to get the covid vaccine but I would like to get Novavax. I am reading that it is set to expire at the end of May, and I would need two doses 3 weeks apart. What is my best course of action? I had no clue that there wouldn't be a new vaccine in place when the current expires.
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I am a FTM and am interviewing a few doulas at the moment. I had a bad experience with a doula a few weeks ago and want to make sure I know who I am allowing in my home and trusting my baby with. The last doula I spoke with was over 2 weeks, and after I asked her a question about contract cancelation (it wasn't stated in her contract very clearly) she basically told me I wasn't serious and I should let someone else have my spot. It definitely made me realize I need to do a better job vetting.
My inital thoughts are to ask about what an overnight postpartum visit (what i am mainly looking for) looks like, if they are ok with cats, and about her training and experience. I would also like to ask about vaccination status. My OBGYN suggests everyone have TDAP and flu vaccines before seeing the baby at the very least, so it occurred to me the doula should have those too. Is that a good way to ask?
Anything I am missing? Any advice is appreciated.
Thank you!
I am 20 weeks pregnant and figured I needed to start looking for a doula to make sure my time slot would be available. I am a FTM, never had any experience talking or working with a doula, so I am totally new to this.
I found a doula who owned a business and had multiple doulas she would assign out to clients. She had pretty good reviews, so I sent her an email. We had a 15 min phone conversation. I explained to her that id didn't know how this all worked and apologized for asking so many questions. I will say that I found her perfectly acceptable but I was not like "oh she is really nice" or anything like that. she didn't blow me away and wasn't the best at answering questions. We continued to email back and forth for the last 2 weeks since she took about 3-4 days to respond to my emails. She eventually sent over a contract and after I read through it, I just wanted to make sure I was understanding her contract correctly because it was a bit inconsistent (I did not tell her that).
I sent her an email and said I had a few questions before signing. I asked about the retainer and asked in the worst case scenario (loss of baby, etc) what would happen since that is not explained in the contract. I asked if they would still be able to provide services if I gave birth early or if baby had to be in hospital longer. I also asked her if we needed to cancel the contract for any reason, if we would be responsible for the future scheduled visits, or if we would only be responsible for the visits we already received. To be clear, her contract stated that we could cancel at any time but mentioned we would be responsible for certain fees so I wanted to be clear on what that would look like on the off chance that occured. I think these are perfectly normal questions to ask before signing a contract and paying a $500 retainer.
Her response to me really shocked me. She basically said " I am confused about your questions regarding cancelation. We are holding that time for you. If you are not sure that you want support, you should not sign the contract and let another family have that spot who is definitely sure they want the support."
So I have never met this lady or her other doulas. I have talked to her for a total of 15 mins on the phone. It obviously occurred to me after reading many stories on reddit that if they end up being unprofessional or incompatible with me while in my home taking care of my baby without me present, that I want to be sure I am not out a ton of money for stopping services. In no way was I asking because I wasn't sure I wanted support which I thought was obvious.
Was I in the wrong here? Is it not normal to ask these questions?? Is this normal? I was excited to have a doula and now I am not sure.