I'm almost 19 weeks now, and everything seems to be going well. I had a checkup at about 17 weeks (about 1 1/2 weeks ago). I was a little disappointed because we still couldn't hear the baby's heartbeat. Sherry said she "needs" to hear it by 20 weeks, but "likes" to hear it earlier. I sure wanted to hear it earlier, too! But, I'm pretty sure everything is OK with baby, because I have been feeling movements off and on over the past week or so. Definite baby flutters! So I am excited about that. Hopefully the baby won't be playing hide-and-seek at my next appt. and we will be able to get the heartbeat right away. My next appt. is Dec. 10th--I'll keep you all posted.
I've been skimming through Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin, one of America's best known midwives. I borrowed it from Sherry. Even though I've already had two babies, I'm learning some new stuff from this book. It's very interesting and easy to read. I wish I'd read it before I had my first!
I'm really hoping and praying for a quick and easy labor like I had with Julia. From most of the things I've heard and read, third babies are a law unto themselves, though. :) One book (by another midwife) said that normally first labors are slow, second labors are fast, and third labors can be totally different from either of the first two. So here's my . . .
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: For those of you who've had three kids or more, what was the length/difficulty of each one? (Of course anyone can share their labor experience, but I'm especially interested in seeing the comparison between those with at least 3 kids!) My own labors so far were 5 1/2 hours (Sam) and between 2 to 2 1/2 hours (Julia).
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
16-ish weeks :)
Not a whole lot of news to report, but I just wanted to post something! I've officially said good-bye to all my pants and jeans with button waistbands. They were starting to get really annoying. Jim graciously said I could buy some new pants for this "transition" time--actually, I'm hoping the ones I got may last me for the duration of the pregnancy. I got a couple pairs of comfy black pants with elastic waistbands (I have to exchange one because I got the wrong size, though), and another pair of khaki pants with an elastic/drawstring waist. I had been admiring some that my sister was wearing when she was here, and she said she found them at Target for about $20. I checked Target and was thrilled to find them on sale for about $14!! Hip hip hooray! :) So now I should be all set for a while. I'm not quite ready to get into maternity clothes yet, but it won't be long before I'll need to start wearing some of them--especially shirts.
I checked my weight today and so far I've still only gained about 2-3 lbs. total. I'm happy about that, because I have definitely not cut back on calories. :) I still haven't felt movement yet, but that doesn't worry me. I never felt Sam or Julia move until 18-20 weeks. Sherry said I may feel this one earlier (because I know what to expect), but then again, I may not.
I normally try to avoid having much caffeine while pregnant, but last night and today I've been guzzling Coke because I have a cold/sore throat, and it feels so good. I think it was a mistake to drink it last night, though. It took forever to get to sleep!
Sherry's assistant called today to let me know about a film they're going to be showing at a local high school. I'm not sure yet if I'll be going, but I checked out the film website and it sounds really interesting. It's called The Business of Being Born. Just for the record, I am NOT anti-hospital (and neither is my midwife). If someone prefers to have their babies in a hospital, fine! I am very thankful that hospitals and modern medical options are there if I should need to use them. But I do think it's sad that in America, birth interventions have become more and more standard, when they aren't truly necessary. I hope that I can see this film sometime, even if it's not this week--it looks like it could be quite an eye-opener.
I realized that I didn't have comment moderation turned on for this blog, which means I didn't notice that I had a couple new comments on my last post. I plan to go turn on that feature now, so I won't miss them anymore. Thanks for all the name suggestions--they were fun to read! I can't think of a new question for this week, but feel free to comment anyway. :) Hopefully I'll have a better update next week after my next appt. (on the 19th). Have a great week, everyone!
I checked my weight today and so far I've still only gained about 2-3 lbs. total. I'm happy about that, because I have definitely not cut back on calories. :) I still haven't felt movement yet, but that doesn't worry me. I never felt Sam or Julia move until 18-20 weeks. Sherry said I may feel this one earlier (because I know what to expect), but then again, I may not.
I normally try to avoid having much caffeine while pregnant, but last night and today I've been guzzling Coke because I have a cold/sore throat, and it feels so good. I think it was a mistake to drink it last night, though. It took forever to get to sleep!
Sherry's assistant called today to let me know about a film they're going to be showing at a local high school. I'm not sure yet if I'll be going, but I checked out the film website and it sounds really interesting. It's called The Business of Being Born. Just for the record, I am NOT anti-hospital (and neither is my midwife). If someone prefers to have their babies in a hospital, fine! I am very thankful that hospitals and modern medical options are there if I should need to use them. But I do think it's sad that in America, birth interventions have become more and more standard, when they aren't truly necessary. I hope that I can see this film sometime, even if it's not this week--it looks like it could be quite an eye-opener.
I realized that I didn't have comment moderation turned on for this blog, which means I didn't notice that I had a couple new comments on my last post. I plan to go turn on that feature now, so I won't miss them anymore. Thanks for all the name suggestions--they were fun to read! I can't think of a new question for this week, but feel free to comment anyway. :) Hopefully I'll have a better update next week after my next appt. (on the 19th). Have a great week, everyone!
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