horray, I found you!
I am UC and so excited to be here, baby #1 was hospital, doctor- no interventions except the fact that I left my house, drove to the hospital ( someone else really drove) got admitted, put on a stupid gown, actually got WHEELED 50 feet to the doors of the maternity ward, climbed into their stupid bed for an internal exam DURING A CONTRACTION, wore the stupid belts for 40 minutes when they told me it would only be 20- finally took them off MYSELF so I could go pee and the nurses go tmad, and told me I'd have to use a bedpan and I sai d"PERHAPS you failed to read my birth plan" and from then on I kicked out all of the nurses and switched off the lights and every time the door opened, I said "I will not let you near me if you haven't read my birth plan." ONE compassionate nurse decided to be my bodyguard and I was able to let my guard down after a while, she knew I was pushing and decided not to examine me until I had gotten a few good one in becuase it's hospital policy to call the doctor the minute I reach 10 cm. She knew I didn't want an episiotomy and actually stood BETWEEN the doctor and my precious perineum until he put the scissors down. When he turned back around, the baby's head had passed through the perineum and i was safe! WHEW- I was 18 years old and I did it!Baby #2 was born in the car
Baby #3 was born in the kitchen, I actually lied to the midwive and pretended I hadn't progressed that much because I didn't want her there.
Baby #4 was born in my bed, totally unassisted. DH did NOT want to go UC but also didn't want to argue with me, we compromised and I had the names and phone numbers of a few local home delivery midwives and asked them to be "on call" and made sure he had their phone number.
THIS BABY- might be a UP, I really hate the whole medical community. They just have NO BUSINESS in pregnancy. It's not an illness.
I absolutely KNEW I was pregnant in early December, I woke up in a cloud of bliss, laughing and crying and the only words that came to my lips were "I'm pregnant, I'm having a baby" "life grows inside fo me" and I tried to write in my journal so i could get back to sleep but the only thing I could write was baby stuff. ALSO at that point, I was sure that it was a boy, but since we have 4 girls and I was equally sure that girl#3 was a boy I don't often tell people about THAT suspicion anymore! ANYHOW- I couldn't get a positive pee-stick result until december 27th- Imagine, I knew in my heart 20 days before the "early pregnancy test" 20 days is pretty darned early.
I haven't had any sickness or fatigue, just ravenous hunger and vivid dreams and insatiable creativity and sex drive.
No pain in my breasts, I am sure it's because dd#4 is still nursing. She's only 21 months old but I really want her to stop now, I feel like I need some time with my body before I start getting too big. Nursing a 2 yr old whenyou're 9 mos preg isn't very comfortable (been there, done that)
Anyhow- glad to meet other UC ers Anyone else UP also?
