With some research, help from friends, and a presentation from a doula, we decided to go to a midwife instead of a traditional doctor. I'm not a crazy hippy or anything, I'm just trying to do what I feel is best for me and our baby. Our midwife will try to help me get through the pain naturally but if it comes to the point where I need an epidural, she'll let me have it. I'm excited that I won't have to be laying down in a bed the whole time and that I'll have options for birthing positions. We really like our midwife. Our first appointment was great. Excpet for when she couldn't find the baby's heartbeat! That was a little scary. She held the doppler to me for a few minutes and then brought in the ultrasound machine so she could find a visual heartbeat. It took a little while to find that but she finally did and I was relieved! I was glad that Joseph was there because I knew he wasn't worried and that he knew everything was ok.
Here's the picture of our ultrasound. She said that the little white spot was the baby, but then my friend Lindsey pointed out that it looks like there is a facial profile on the left hand side. What do you think? I like to believe that is my baby's head! :)
So for now, I'm mostly just tired all the time and nauseous. But my nausea only lasts for about an hour in the morning. Oh, and I also have really bad preganncy brain. Apparently I can't form sentences correctly anymore so I apologize for any weird sentences in my blog posts from here on out!
Yep, you'll forget... I'd take labor any day over 9 months of being pregnant! Congrats on being done with the first trimester :)
ReplyDeleteSo as SOON as that baby comes out the pain will be gone!Literally...it's a complete euphoria. You will forget about all that pain you just went through! Good for you for trying the natural birthing! And I totally agree about lying there in the bed! I HATED it! I wanted to move around, plus gravity helps a lot...hello :o) I would always get to about 7 cm and couldn't take it anymore, but I'm a whimp with pain! And yes, that definitely looks like a face, you can kind of see the spine connected to the head :o)
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you guys! Pregnancy isn't easy, but it's fun because you are growing a baby in you, and you get to feel a living soul in you moving around :o) Can't wait to find out what you're having!!
I've loved my midwives! Congrats. :-)
ReplyDeletesoo excited for you! thats awesome you are going with a midwife! My sister has loved hers! you better post baby pump pics too!! man I miss you!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! Sorry it was a rough first trimester! I think we do forget the pain, etc. so don't worry about that. Try hypnobabies! I seriously would recommend doing it or at least something like it; hypnobabies was fabulous.
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