Hello, all! I guess I'll be joining in here, though I'll probably be over in the Feb list as well - I estimate the babe to be due right at the end of Feb/beginning on March. At least if I spend most of my time over here, I should be one of the first mommas to meet her babe instead of the last. That will give me some comfort when I'm huge and uncomfortable, lol!
We're planning a VBAC, hopefully HBAC - although options are so limited that we may have to go UC to achieve that. I just know that I will NOT be birthing another child in hospital unless it is truly necessary (and I guess I just don't consider a lack of homebirth attendants to necessitate a hospital birth for me
). DH mainly just wants to do whatever it takes for me not to be hurt and angry about the birth for years, lol.
Let's see.... physically, I'm feeling better. The nausea is lessening, and as long as I eat regularly and get plenty of sleep, I can keep it under control. I've lost 15-20 lbs thus far, which I'm not too worried about, as I certainly had it to spare (I held onto about 25 extra lbs after DS was born - I guess everything happens for a reason, huh?). I'm sure I'll make up for the loss later on - with DS, I gained 75 lbs!
I've had one pre-natal visit so far -- not good. The midwife I saw was alright, if somewhat wishy-washy. Her back-up OB I cannot stand! We argued for at least 30 mins about the rate of uterine rupture in VBACs, the accuracy of "dating" u/s, my personal "chances" of a successful VBAC....Aaaagggghhh! I left the office with a screaming headache that continued into the next day. That midwife is clearly not going to workout, so we're looking at our other options. Oh, and neither the midwife nor the OB ever even TOUCHED me (!), so I have no idea how I'm measuring or if we could have heard the heartbeat. WTF?
Anyway, that's pretty much all I've got right now. I get kind of stressed when I think about trying to find a birth attendant, just b/c our options are limited, If anyone knows of a midwife in Alaska who can/will (we're about past the point of caring whether or not she's "official" or "certified") attend a HBAC, PLEASE let me know!! Meanwhile, I'll just keep trying to eat my protein and drink enough water in between chasing DS around the house, lol.
Kinsey
We're planning a VBAC, hopefully HBAC - although options are so limited that we may have to go UC to achieve that. I just know that I will NOT be birthing another child in hospital unless it is truly necessary (and I guess I just don't consider a lack of homebirth attendants to necessitate a hospital birth for me
). DH mainly just wants to do whatever it takes for me not to be hurt and angry about the birth for years, lol.Let's see.... physically, I'm feeling better. The nausea is lessening, and as long as I eat regularly and get plenty of sleep, I can keep it under control. I've lost 15-20 lbs thus far, which I'm not too worried about, as I certainly had it to spare (I held onto about 25 extra lbs after DS was born - I guess everything happens for a reason, huh?). I'm sure I'll make up for the loss later on - with DS, I gained 75 lbs!
I've had one pre-natal visit so far -- not good. The midwife I saw was alright, if somewhat wishy-washy. Her back-up OB I cannot stand! We argued for at least 30 mins about the rate of uterine rupture in VBACs, the accuracy of "dating" u/s, my personal "chances" of a successful VBAC....Aaaagggghhh! I left the office with a screaming headache that continued into the next day. That midwife is clearly not going to workout, so we're looking at our other options. Oh, and neither the midwife nor the OB ever even TOUCHED me (!), so I have no idea how I'm measuring or if we could have heard the heartbeat. WTF?
Anyway, that's pretty much all I've got right now. I get kind of stressed when I think about trying to find a birth attendant, just b/c our options are limited, If anyone knows of a midwife in Alaska who can/will (we're about past the point of caring whether or not she's "official" or "certified") attend a HBAC, PLEASE let me know!! Meanwhile, I'll just keep trying to eat my protein and drink enough water in between chasing DS around the house, lol.
Kinsey
