Just two days since my last post, when I mentioned my clothes fit fine, but all of a sudden last night my jeans were tight, and I can feel tightness in my work pants today! What a quick change! Maybe I am just eating too much, oh well!
Went to a great class last night about Birthing Options at the hospital I hope to deliver in. It is so wonderful b/c the two OBs I will be seeing are both really into the natural approach, as is this hospital. The hospital totally supports the birthing plan on the mother and respects her wishes, with flexibility of course! We were able to tour some various Labor/Deliver/Recovery (LDR) rooms as well. They have 4 with birthing tubs in them, which are first come first serve, but I guess September is not a busy month. It was fascinating to see last night - and made me feel even MORE comfortable and excited about this all!
I also ordered a book online that I recieved yesterday called Active Birthing. It is all about the natural birthing process and discusses positions, breathing, preparation, all sorts of things to help you through. When you think about the typical Western medicine way that women often give birth, you can tell that it is not very natural - our cervix is not flat, nor does gravity go sideways, so sitting up, squatting, using a birthing ball, all of that, moves with the natural positions of the women's body. And active birthing encourages movement - which means not being all hooked up to monitors, but having intermittent monitoring of the baby and mother, which is JUST as effective! I love the idea and philosophy behind it all and feel that this approach will put me very much in touch with the way my body is feeling and the things that I will be going through!
Counting down to see the doctor!
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15 years ago
Just remember-- things might not go as planned, so learn a lot about ALL of the options. I was going all-natural, but my body did not agree. I ended up taking the medicines in order to prevent myself from having to go even further (i.e. a c-section). If I had been in the U.S., they would have had me in for the c-section long before my midwife here was willing to give up hope.
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