Who Is Brittany Bright? Meaning and Salary Of Doula As She Gets Slammed By Netzines After Viral Video
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Brittany Bright, 28-year-old, uploaded a video on TikTok that received six million views. In the video, Bright defends her decision of hiring a postpartum nighttime doula. Brittany Bright is the mother of two and gave birth to her newborn son recently and for that, she tried to take the help of a doula. The netzines judged her because of this decision of seeking external help for the newborn. Many criticized her but few applauded her. Let us learn more about the mother and TikTok star
Definition and Salary Of Doula And Why Brittany Bright Hired?
A Doula is a person who can provide physical and emotional support during pregnancy or childbirth. A doula is a synonym for a nurse but does not provide any medical care or aid in delivery. A Doula is a professional healthcare professional who supports a person during their health-related requirement. This is also similar to caretakers or baby nurse who supports the new parents by helping them overnight.
They provide facilities such as feeding, bathing, sleep cycles, while parents take some time to rest. A Doula also helps the family to adjust to the new member in their hectic lives. A Doula is a certified professional who goes through training and examination to get ready to help pregnant ladies. Because of all these facilities, Brittany hired a postpartum Doula to get help in the first few weeks after her baby’s birth.
The Doula hired by Brittany Bright also provides postpartum services. The doula helped Brittany in taking care of her second child Maddox till he was 11 weeks old. Meanwhile, Bright used to look after home chores and spend some time with her beau and first son, Jaxon. Bright said that because of Doula, they could sleep, bath, eat, and take care of Jaxon. Doula also assisted Brittany in Maddox’s sleep training. Brittany also mentioned that doula helped her in coming out of postpartum depression after Jaxon’s birth. A Doula can charge between $25 to $65 per hour according to healthcare sites.
What Is About The Viral Video On TikTok?
A video of Brittany Bright gets viral as she declared her nighttime routine that included preparing her newborn for Doula in that video. According to the video, Doula visits her twice a night a week. Bright stated that she retreats to her bedroom from 8 pm till 6 am. During this time she is free of all her children. Before going to bed she prepares overnight bottles for the newborn. Brittany informed that it costs her $5700 to hire a doula for three phases. Brittany Bright is a self-employed individual and saved for a long time to get hire a doula during her pregnancy.
She informed me that prices differ based on the location and services required. Bright hired a doula because of the challenges she faced during her first pregnancy in 2016 and did not want to suffer again. According to reports, She suffered from a fibroid tumor also in her uterus that year. Bright stated that Jaxon was born in a traumatic delivery that is an emergency C-section. Not just this, Brittany Bright has postpartum depression, blackouts, and hallucinations. Another reason she mentioned hiring a doula was that their families live far off from them.
It takes 10 hours to reach and becomes difficult for them to take care of children. The doula was with her from the start of the pregnancy. In the first phase, they used to visit the doctor together, in the second phase sibling(Jaxon) care started during the birth of Maddox. The third phase was when the doula took care of the newborn day and night at $27 per hour.
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What Did Bright Said?
Brittany Bright said that she will not defend who she is as a mother because she knows who she is as a mom. She also knows about everyone around her that knows her who she is as a mother. And dedicated the video to other moms and encouraged them to invest in themselves.
She also stated that motherhood is not rooted in struggle or competition. Britany responded to some positive comments in the video about her experience with a nighttime doula. She said that it takes a village to raise a child and mental health matters. Bright also said that she is proud of herself for asking for help. She said that she is used to the judgments of the people and their false narratives. They view it as controversial and it is nothing personal and that is just how people are.
How Did Netzines React?
Some commenters were supportive as they said it was the right decision of Brittany Bright to hire a doula. One said that you all see a lazy mother but what they see is a mother investing in herself so she can be the best possible mother for her son. Another person wrote that she is an amazing mother and others stated that all moms should have this. But some opposed this concept by saying that this job belongs to a mother only and if a doula does it this makes them sad. Many others criticized her decision saying a big no to a doula.
