Pregnancy update.
WARNING!!!! These are my feelings and this is what I have chosen to do, I am not judging any other women and her decisions on her method of Childbirth. The beauty of Childbirth is that it is
your boby and you should be able to do what YOU want with it. This is what I have chosen....
I had my first appointment with my new midwife www.westsubmidwives.com yesterday, and do I feel a sense of relief. I am measuring right on schedule with my due date of May 10. At almost 36 weeks, someone finally touched my belly!!! Hillary (midwife) felt around and said that the head was down and told me where the feet were and how the baby way laying inside of me. She was surprised that no one had felt around yet to let me know the positioning of the baby. Finally I feel like I am informed of what is going on in MY body. Hillary also told me that they encourage you to eat and have a refrigerator in your room, along with a queen size bed, for mom, dad and baby to bond!! I am so happy about the eating thing. I have been told by so many of the nurses and physicians that they do not allow anything to eat except ice chips and clear liquids and when I ask them why, they go on to say that even though it has never happened at their facility or any that they have heard before, but there is a slight chance that IF you had to have an emergency C-section, and IF they had to completely sedate you, IF you had food in your stomach, and IF you threw up you could possibly aspirate in your lungs and could cause death. There are way to many IFs in that scenario that I will take the chance. I will need that energy to help me through this. You will burn more calories during labor than running a marathon! When Andy did his marathon, every mile they were trying to pump electrolytes and carbohydrates down your throat, offering Powerbars, Gu, pretzels, snacks and chicken broth!!
I plan on doing a natural water birth, www.wsmc.reshelth.org so as much as I can find out will help me prepare for all that pain. Andy and I have signed up for a total of 9 classes. The more I know the better I feel. Our last class is May 5, and it is probably the most important, Water Birth.
After talking with Hillary, I asked her about hiring a doula and would she recommend it. She went on to say that you can never have too much help while you are in labor. She likes them mainly because they come to your house when you are in the first stages of labor then follow you to the hospital and then follow up with you once you arrive home to check on things. I asked Hillary if the midwives are called into the room like I have heard of the Dr. arriving just in time to catch the baby. She said that all the midwives in her practice love doing this and they stay with mom the whole time, no matter how long the labor lasts. They will offer assistance with moving around, in the tub, on the birthing ball and any other positions to help the baby drop down. That really assured me that as much as I wanted to hire a doula, I think with her there and other nurses as well, I will be able to make it through without a costly doula. If I had the extra money and did not feel so confident in my Dr or midwife, I would definitely do it. Thanks to Jamie and Natalie for your information.
Sorry to rant...... But I really do think that we need to look at other countries healthcare and follow their lead in Childbirth. I heard on National Public Radio the other day that the US is ranked 10th out of the 125th WORST countries for Infant Mortatily. Not a ranking that a developed country would be proud of. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5451374
To all the women out there, start asking WHY to your Dr., don't assume they know best...
your boby and you should be able to do what YOU want with it. This is what I have chosen....
I had my first appointment with my new midwife www.westsubmidwives.com yesterday, and do I feel a sense of relief. I am measuring right on schedule with my due date of May 10. At almost 36 weeks, someone finally touched my belly!!! Hillary (midwife) felt around and said that the head was down and told me where the feet were and how the baby way laying inside of me. She was surprised that no one had felt around yet to let me know the positioning of the baby. Finally I feel like I am informed of what is going on in MY body. Hillary also told me that they encourage you to eat and have a refrigerator in your room, along with a queen size bed, for mom, dad and baby to bond!! I am so happy about the eating thing. I have been told by so many of the nurses and physicians that they do not allow anything to eat except ice chips and clear liquids and when I ask them why, they go on to say that even though it has never happened at their facility or any that they have heard before, but there is a slight chance that IF you had to have an emergency C-section, and IF they had to completely sedate you, IF you had food in your stomach, and IF you threw up you could possibly aspirate in your lungs and could cause death. There are way to many IFs in that scenario that I will take the chance. I will need that energy to help me through this. You will burn more calories during labor than running a marathon! When Andy did his marathon, every mile they were trying to pump electrolytes and carbohydrates down your throat, offering Powerbars, Gu, pretzels, snacks and chicken broth!!
I plan on doing a natural water birth, www.wsmc.reshelth.org so as much as I can find out will help me prepare for all that pain. Andy and I have signed up for a total of 9 classes. The more I know the better I feel. Our last class is May 5, and it is probably the most important, Water Birth.
After talking with Hillary, I asked her about hiring a doula and would she recommend it. She went on to say that you can never have too much help while you are in labor. She likes them mainly because they come to your house when you are in the first stages of labor then follow you to the hospital and then follow up with you once you arrive home to check on things. I asked Hillary if the midwives are called into the room like I have heard of the Dr. arriving just in time to catch the baby. She said that all the midwives in her practice love doing this and they stay with mom the whole time, no matter how long the labor lasts. They will offer assistance with moving around, in the tub, on the birthing ball and any other positions to help the baby drop down. That really assured me that as much as I wanted to hire a doula, I think with her there and other nurses as well, I will be able to make it through without a costly doula. If I had the extra money and did not feel so confident in my Dr or midwife, I would definitely do it. Thanks to Jamie and Natalie for your information.
Sorry to rant...... But I really do think that we need to look at other countries healthcare and follow their lead in Childbirth. I heard on National Public Radio the other day that the US is ranked 10th out of the 125th WORST countries for Infant Mortatily. Not a ranking that a developed country would be proud of. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5451374
To all the women out there, start asking WHY to your Dr., don't assume they know best...
posted by Andrew Kari at
4/09/2008 03:22:00 PM
1 Comments:
Good for you! Do what you want. Listen to what your body tells you. It doesn't lie. I wish you a speedy, healthy and safe delivery.
Can't wait to see the little guy... or girl. I think it is a boy though...
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