Appointment #3 - Galloping Horses
I just returned from my third prenatal appointment. I dragged The Husband along so he could hear the heartbeat. Once my doctor found it, the pulse was loud and clear registering between 150 and 160 beats per minute which is normal.
I've gained a couple of pounds which is a little disheartening 'cause I don't feel like I've been eating more and I just moved into the second trimester. Being overweight and pregnant is difficult 'cause I'm nervous to see the scale numbers rise. I haven't been exercising but plan to now that the nausea is ceasing and I have more energy.
Before I was pregnant, I was all about homebirth or a birthing center. Our house is about 100 years old and has probably seen plenty of babies birthed there. However, New Orleans is lacking in licensed midwives. I searched the web and found nothing. I knew no one who had birthed here with a midwife (licensed or unlicensed). So this left me with seeking out an OBGYN that I could trust. I had problems with a visit to my regular doctor when she told me that I read too much and that she was shown pictures in medical school of a botched homebirth with a 26 year old woman dead in her bathtub. I was fortunate to find a doctor in that same practice who seems very accommodating. The hospital where I am giving birth allowed one woman to bring in her own birthing pool. I'm not planning on a water birth but it's nice to know that they are flexible.
We'll be taking Bradley classes next month. I'm looking forward to it in order to get The Husband involved more. It's hard in these early stages to get him excited. He's not seeing any changes in my abdomen and he's not hugging the toilet. I think that after hearing the heartbeat today it's become more real. He's been incredibly supportive of me and I'm so thankful given how worried he is about being able to provide for another person.
I'm the first and only pregnant person amongst our group of friends so I have a shortage of information coming in. I got to talk to a friend of a friend last night who is pregnant with her second baby. I had already started looking into Fuzzi Bunz diapers and her sister is a web retailer of the product. I plan on registering for a lot of them.
Oh, I also wanted to say that I don't recommend doing Mardi Gras sober if given the choice.
I've gained a couple of pounds which is a little disheartening 'cause I don't feel like I've been eating more and I just moved into the second trimester. Being overweight and pregnant is difficult 'cause I'm nervous to see the scale numbers rise. I haven't been exercising but plan to now that the nausea is ceasing and I have more energy.
Before I was pregnant, I was all about homebirth or a birthing center. Our house is about 100 years old and has probably seen plenty of babies birthed there. However, New Orleans is lacking in licensed midwives. I searched the web and found nothing. I knew no one who had birthed here with a midwife (licensed or unlicensed). So this left me with seeking out an OBGYN that I could trust. I had problems with a visit to my regular doctor when she told me that I read too much and that she was shown pictures in medical school of a botched homebirth with a 26 year old woman dead in her bathtub. I was fortunate to find a doctor in that same practice who seems very accommodating. The hospital where I am giving birth allowed one woman to bring in her own birthing pool. I'm not planning on a water birth but it's nice to know that they are flexible.
We'll be taking Bradley classes next month. I'm looking forward to it in order to get The Husband involved more. It's hard in these early stages to get him excited. He's not seeing any changes in my abdomen and he's not hugging the toilet. I think that after hearing the heartbeat today it's become more real. He's been incredibly supportive of me and I'm so thankful given how worried he is about being able to provide for another person.
I'm the first and only pregnant person amongst our group of friends so I have a shortage of information coming in. I got to talk to a friend of a friend last night who is pregnant with her second baby. I had already started looking into Fuzzi Bunz diapers and her sister is a web retailer of the product. I plan on registering for a lot of them.
Oh, I also wanted to say that I don't recommend doing Mardi Gras sober if given the choice.
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