Kelly, I just checked out the info on Denise Love...yes, she's obviously around now! lol. I believe during the time I was finding a doula for my daughters birth, she was selling a large portion of her business to Renee Adair (the one who was going to be my doula), but Denise seems to be running more of the show now. Good!

Yeah, Capers is very expensive, but I do like it...I love recieving my catelogue...and I've got that 10% discount thing going, so it has its perks. I hadn't heard of Seek books, shall check it out, thanks. Have given up on ebay, as every time I've looked in their book section, they've only had very general pregnancy/birth books (the good ones probably go very quickly and I don't get in fast enough).

Trish...no prob. Yes, it's great to pay as you go..and there is no deposit, I just payed on-line and recieved all my stuff for the first module within days So, all up, the course is $880, or a one-off of $800 if you choose to pay that way. It's great, as I've worked at my own pace, which has allowed me to study even w/ a new baby...and during our move, I had a two-month break to concentrate on everything else, which was great. Also, there are tutors available by phone and on-line (in fact, the founder of the Melbourne Doula Network (which is very new) is a tutor for Optimum Birth, so it's a well-known and respected course (I don't trust courses until I look into them, of course...and after asking a million questions, and talking w/ Dr. Vose, it all sounded great). Dr. Vose is a brilliant woman, who is more than happy to have in-depth discussions about anything you bring up...and I love to write, so email is ideal for me. So, yeah....give her an email (and tell her I sent you.lol), and if you choose to go w/ Optimum Birth, as I said, you'd be starting immediatly, which is very exciting!!