I got into a great conversation with a doula friend the other day discussing the birth of her daughter. During our conversation she confessed that several of the typical “no-no’s” of birth turned out, for her, to be the only way she could labor. One example she brought up had to do with vocalizing. Vocalizing is often encouraged as a coping mechanism, for discharging and channeling energy during contractions. Usually the coaching is to make the tone of your moaning and groani