Udinga usizo ngokuzalwa kwakho? Wake wezwa nge-doula?

Njengomama okhulelwe, unokuningi okukukhathazayo kulezi zinsuku, akunjalo? Njengoba usondela ekuzalweni komntwana wakho, ungase uzizwe wesaba kancane, unelukuluku, kodwa futhi ujabule kakhulu. Namuhla, sizokhuluma ngomuntu ongakusiza, akwenze uzizwe ungcono, futhi enze okuhlangenwe nakho kokubeletha kube kuhle. Lowo muntu uyi-doula.

Ubani uDoula?

Kalula nje, i-doula ngumuntu okusekelayo ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kwakho, ngesikhathi sokubeletha, nangemva kokuzalwa komntwana wakho. Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi i-doula ayisiye uchwepheshe wezokwelapha . Lokhu kusho ukuthi ayinawo amakhono noma igunya lezokwelapha lokubeletha umntwana wakho. Bakunikeza ukwesekwa ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo okudingayo, ngaphezu kokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuthola kodokotela bezifo zokubelethisa, abahlengikazi, kanye nababelethisi.

Cabanga nje unomuntu ofana nomngane wakho omkhulu, umndeni, lapho kanye nawe, ekusekela, futhi ekusiza ukuthi wenze isipiliyoni sakho sokubeletha sibe sihle futhi sikhululekile ngangokunokwenzeka. Yilokho okwenziwa yi-doula. Bama nawe, bakunike amandla, futhi bakusize uzizwe ukhululekile futhi unakekelwe phakathi nalesi sikhathi. Abanye abantu babiza i-doula ngokuthi 'umqeqeshi wokubeletha' noma 'umngane wokubeletha.'

Uma uzizwa sengathi udinga umuntu ozokusekela, agxile kuwe, futhi akusekele ngesikhathi sokubeletha, kungaba ngumqondo omuhle ukucela usizo lwe-doula. I-doula ingakusiza ukuthi uveze izifiso zakho mayelana nokuzalwa kwakho (isibonelo, indlela ofuna ngayo ingane yakho ibelethwe, imicabango yakho ngemithi yobuhlungu), futhi ingakunikeza induduzo nesikhuthazo ngesikhathi sokubeletha. Bangakusiza futhi ukuthi ujwayele impilo nengane yakho entsha ngemva kokuthola ingane yakho.

Yini eyenziwa yi-doula?

Izinsizakalo ozithola ku-doula zingahluka kumuntu nomuntu. Lokhu kuvame ukunqunywa yindawo yakhe yobuchwepheshe. Kodwa-ke, indima ye-doula ingaba nezimo kakhulu kuye ngezidingo zakho . Bazokhuluma nawe ngohlobo losizo oludingayo nokuthi bangalunikeza yini.

Uma ufuna i-doula, bhala uhlu lwezinto ocabanga ukuthi uzodinga usizo ngazo. Amanye ama-doula anganikeza izinsizakalo eziningi kunezinye. Isibonelo, amanye agxila kakhulu ekunakekeleni wena nomntanakho, kanti amanye angasiza ngemisebenzi yasekhaya noma enze imisebenzi yomndeni wakho.

Manje ake sibheke izinhlobo ezahlukene zama-doula nokuthi zenzani.

Ukuzalwa kukaDoula

I-doula yokubeletha - ngezinye izikhathi ebizwa ngokuthi i-labor doula - ikulungiselela ukubeletha futhi inikeza ukwesekwa okuqhubekayo ngenkathi ubelethile. Wena ne-doula yakho ngokuvamile niqala ukusebenza ndawonye ku-trimester yesibili noma yesithathu yokukhulelwa kwenu. Lolu uhlobo lwe-doula oluthandwa kakhulu namuhla.

I-doula yokuzalwa yenza lezi zinto:

• Ukuxoxa ngezifiso zakho kanye nokulindela kwakho ngokuzalwa: I-doula izocabangela izinto ezifana nokuthi ungathanda ukuthola kuphi umntwana wakho, ukuthi iyiphi indlela ongathanda ngayo, kanye nokuthi ucabangani ngemithi yobuhlungu. Bazosekela izidingo zakho kanye nezifiso zakho egumbini lokubelethisa.
• Ikulungiselela ngokwengqondo nangokomzwelo ukubeletha: I-doula yokubeletha ingakusiza uqonde ukuthi yini ongayilindela uma uthola umntwana wakho futhi ikufundise izindlela zokwenza lesi simo sibe mnandi kakhulu (isibonelo, izivivinyo zokuphefumula, amasu okuphumula).
• I-doula yokubeletha iyasiza ngokomzimba ngesikhathi sokubeletha: ikusiza ukuthi ulungise izikhundla, ukunyakaza, ikusiza ukuthi uphathe ubuhlungu, iprakthiza ukuzivocavoca kokuphefumula nokuphumula, futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi uphuza amanzi anele.
• Ukusekelwa ngokomzwelo ngesikhathi sokubeletha: I-doula ingakukhuthaza, ikunike amandla, futhi ikusize wena nomlingani wakho nihlale nizolile.
• Ukusekela izifiso zakho mayelana nokubeletha: I-doula yokubeletha izokwazisa ithimba lezokwelapha ngezidingo zakho nezifiso zakho, ukuze ungakhathazeki ngakho.

Ukukhulelwa uDoula

I-doula yokukhulelwa, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-antepartum doula, iyasiza ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa lapho kudingeka ukunakekelwa okukhethekile nokunakwa. Banikeza ukwesekwa ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo uma ukhulelwe okuyingozi kakhulu , unikezwa isikhathi sokuphumula embhedeni, noma unezimpawu ongakwazi ukuzilawula, njengokugulisa kakhulu ekuseni. I-doula yokukhulelwa nayo yenza okulandelayo:

• Ukuhlela nokulungisa ukudla.
• Ukuhlela nokuhlela igumbi lomntwana (indawo yokugcina izingane).
• Ukusiza ngemisebenzi yasekhaya nokunakekela izingane.

UDoula Wangemva Kokubeletha

I-doula yangemva kokubeletha izokusiza emasontweni noma ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala ngemva kokubeletha umntwana wakho. Ngaphezu kokukusiza ukuthi ujwayele impilo nomntwana wakho omusha ngokomzwelo, i-doula yangemva kokubeletha izokwenza lokhu okulandelayo:

• Ukusiza ngemisebenzi yasekhaya efana nokuwasha izingubo nokulungisa ukudla.
• Ukukusiza ukunakekela ingane yakho.
• Kusiza ekufundiseni amasu afanele okuncelisa.
• Bazokunikeza wena kanye nabo bonke abanye emndenini iseluleko sendlela yokunakekela umntwana omusha.
• Ukuhlanganisa imisebenzi yasekhaya.

I-Doula egcwele i-Spectrum

I-doula egcwele ama-spectrum inikeza ukwesekwa okungaphezu kwendima yendabuko ye-doula yokuzalwa. Ihlinzeka ukwesekwa kulo lonke uhambo lokubeletha. I-doula egcwele ama-spectrum ingenza okulandelayo:

• Banikeza ukwesekwa okufana nokwe-doula yokuzalwa kanye ne-doula yangemva kokubeletha.
• Ihlinzeka ngolwazi kanye nokusekelwa kwengqondo emindenini nakubantu ngabanye ezimweni ezahlukene njengokuphuphuma kwesisu kanye nokuzalwa komntwana eseshonile.
• Ukusekelwa kokukhulelwa kunikezwa abantu ngabanye kanye nemindeni enethemba lokukhulelwa noma ukwamukela umntwana.

Yiziphi izimfanelo okudingeka i-doula ibe nazo?

Akukho mthetho odinga ukuthi i-doula iqinisekiswe yinhlangano eyaziwayo. Kodwa-ke, ama-doula amaningi ayaya ekuqeqeshweni futhi aqinisekiswe . Kunezinhlangano eziningana ezinikeza isitifiketi se-doula. Nakuba ukuqeqeshwa kanye nesitifiketi kungahluka, izinhlelo eziningi zilindele ukuthi i-doula:

• Kufanele ufunde izinto zokufunda ezihlanganisa izihloko ezifana nenqubo yokubeletha, izindlela zokusekela ngesikhathi sokubeletha, kanye nendlela yokunakekela usana olusanda kuzalwa. Ungase futhi ubhale isivivinyo ukuze uhlole ulwazi lwakho.
• Udinga ukuya ezinhlelweni zokuqeqesha noma ama-workshop izinsuku eziningana.
• Kufanele ngiye futhi ngisize ngokubeletha okuningana.
• Izincomo kufanele zithunyelwe kochwepheshe bezokwelapha kanye nalabo ababasizile.
• Kudingeka baqhubeke nokuya emakilasini emfundo futhi bagcine isitifiketi sabo.

Yiziphi izinzuzo ze-doula?

Ukusekelwa yi-doula kungathuthukisa kakhulu ulwazi lwakho ngesikhathi nangemva kokubeletha. Kungathuthukisa nemiphumela yezempilo. Ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi ukubeletha okusizwa yi-doula kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi:

• Ukwanda kokubeletha kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane.
• Ukusetshenziswa okuncane kwemithi yokubulala izinhlungu ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
• Ukufinyezwa kwesizini yemvula.
• Ukwanda kwempumelelo yokuncelisa.
• Ukukhathazeka nokucindezeleka kumama obelethayo kuncishisiwe.

Yiziphi izinkinga ezingaba khona nge-doula?

Kukhona nezizathu ezenza abanye abantu bangafuni izinsizakalo ze-doula. Nazi ezinye zazo:

• Izindleko: Izindleko ze-doula ngezinye izikhathi zingaba phezulu. Izinsizakalo ze-Doula azivame ukumbozwa ngomshuwalense. Ungahlola ukuze ubone ukuthi umshwalense wakho wezempilo umboza noma iyiphi ingxenye yezinsizakalo ze-doula.
• Ubunzima bokuthola umuntu ofanelana nawe: Uma ukhetha i-doula, kubalulekile ukuthola umuntu ofanelana nawe. Ukuthola umuntu owabelana ngemibono yakho, izinto ozithandayo, kanye nezindinganiso zakho ngezinye izikhathi kungaba nzima.
• Imithetho yesibhedlela/yesikhungo sokubeletha:Ezinye izindawo zinemithetho yokuthi bangaki abantu abangangena egumbini lokulethwa kwezidingo. Isibonelo, bangase bacabangele i-doula njengesivakashi. Ungavunyelwa isivakashi esisodwa kuphela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umlingani wakho angase angakwazi ukungena egumbini lokulethwa kwezidingo.
• Indima yomlingani: Umlingani wakho angase azizwe sengathi akakwazi ukwenza okuningi ngesikhathi sokubeletha, noma angase azizwe engakhululekile ngendima yakhe ekuzalweni noma ekunakekelweni kwengane yakhe.

Ungayithola kanjani i-doula enhle?

Ubuhlobo phakathi kwakho ne-doula bukhethekile kakhulu futhi bubalulekile. I-doula enhle kufanele ibe nolwazi, umuntu omthandayo nomethembayo. Cela izincomo kochwepheshe bezokwelapha, abangani nomndeni.

Uma uhlangana nomuntu ongase abe yi-doula, lalela isifuba sakho. Ingabe uzizwa ukhululekile ukukhuluma nalo muntu? Ungakwazi yini ukuveza imicabango yakho ngokukhululeka? Ingabe uzizwa sengathi "unokuchofoza" okuhle phakathi kwenu?

Ngesikhathi somhlangano wakho wokuqala nomuntu ongase abe yi-doula, buza le mibuzo:

• Uziqeqesha kuphi?
• Yiziphi izitifiketi onazo?
• Bangaki abantu oke wabasiza ngokubeletha?
• Mingaki imindeni osebenze nayo?
• Ingabe unalo uhlu lwezincomo?
• Ukhokhisa malini?
• Ingabe unaso isikhathi sosuku lwami lokuzalwa?
• Kuthiwani uma ungakwazi ukuza lapho ngiqala iholide lami?

Uma unesithakazelo ku-doula, qala ukubheka ngokushesha okukhulu. Kuye ngendawo yakini, ama-doula angase adingeke kakhulu. Angasiza kuphela inani elilinganiselwe lezinsana ngesikhathi.

Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-doula nombelethisi?

Umbelethisi uqeqeshwe ngokwezokwelapha. Ngakho-ke uyafaneleka ukubeletha izingane ekuzalweni okungengozi kakhulu. Angakunikeza nemithi. Kodwa-ke, ababelethisi abakwazi ukwenza ukuhlinzwa njengokuhlinzwa (ukuhlinzwa kwe-C).

AmaDoula awabona ochwepheshe bezokwelapha. Abakwazi ukukunikeza ukwelashwa noma iseluleko sezokwelapha. Kunalokho, bangabangane bokubeletha abaqeqeshwe ukumela izidingo zakho zomzimba nezingokomzwelo.

Into ebaluleke kakhulu: I-doula ayisoze yabeletha umntwana. Bangakusekela futhi bakumele kuphela ngesikhathi sokubeletha. Uchwepheshe wezokwelapha kuphela ongabeletha noma elapha umntwana.

Ingabe kufanelekile ukuchitha imali ku-doula?

Abantu abaningi abasebenza ne-doula bayakwazisa ukwesekwa okwengeziwe abakutholayo. Odokotela nabahlengikazi nabo bayakwazisa umsebenzi obalulekile owenziwa yi-doula. Ukuba ne-doula egumbini lokubelethisa ukuze kunakekelwe izidingo zakho ezingokomzwelo kungasiza ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuthi ligxile ngokuphelele ekubeletheni umntwana onempilo.

Ingabe ucabanga ukuqasha i-doula? Umgomo we-doula ukwenza isipiliyoni sakho sokuzalwa sibe mnandi ngangokunokwenzeka. Basebenza njengomngane wakho siqu, beqinisekisa ukuthi izidingo zakho ezingokomzwelo nezingokomzimba ziyahlangatshezwa. Cela abantu obaziyo nobathembayo izincomo zama-doula endaweni yakini. Amanye ama-doula angochwepheshe ezindaweni ezahlukene futhi ahlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezahlukene. Khuluma nama-doula ambalwa ukuze uthole okusebenzela kangcono wena nomndeni wakho.

Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okufanele uzikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Kulungile, ngakho-ke sesikhulume kakhulu nge-doula, akunjalo? Ngamafuphi, nakhu okudingeka ukukhumbule:

• I-doula ayisiye udokotela: ayibelethi izingane noma inikeze iseluleko sezokwelapha.
• Ukusekela kuyisihluthulelo: bakunikeza ukwesekwa okukhulu ngokwengqondo, ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo.
• Izifiso zakho ziza kuqala: Sikusiza ukuthi ubelethe ingane yakho ngendlela oyifunayo, ukhululekile.
• Kunezinhlobo ezahlukene: Ungakhetha i-doula ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho (ukukhulelwa, ukubeletha, ngemva kokubeletha).
• Yenza ucwaningo lwakho: Kubaluleke kakhulu ukukhetha i-doula ekufanele futhi omethembayo.

Ukubeletha kuyinto eyinselele kodwa enhle. Uma uzizwa sengathi udinga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe phakathi nalolu hambo, kungaba ngumqondo omuhle ukucabanga nge-doula. Sikufisela inhlanhla ngokuzalwa kwakho!

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