March Mama's Week of July 11th

[Ravenmoon]

Hey mama's.I am back from Big Sur.I am so exhausted and nausous.It was tons of fun but colder then i expected.My U/S is on Thursday and i am hoping to see the heartbeat.I will be 7 weeks so if all is well we will!

So yeah,just tired and feeling yucky all the time.With my dd's i felt like this.

How is everyone?

I see a few mama's lost their babes :hug i'm so sorry.


March Mama's Arrival Dates for 2005
Ravenmoon 3/1
Cholderby 3/2
Ekblad 3/3
Doulamommy 3/4
Finnsma 3/8
Fiercelove 3/9
Somewhere to grow 3/13
Joan 3/20
Patchfire 3/21
Mimim 3/21
Simplehome 3/23
Morningtillmoon 3/24

[Ravenmoon]

Should i add this is a weekly thread where we can talk about what is going on daily?

I am so sick this morning.I was hoping the B vitamins would kick in more but no.In the morning i know i need to eat but i'm too sick to make anything.

I have lots of catching up to do and i need to meet with some midwives to pick the one for us.

[Patchfire]

I personally like the idea of a weekly thread for most conversations -- just because it's easier to keep up with. :)

The midwife we're going to use is out of town at present, but I need to get dh to call and leave a message - I hate using the phone, in general, so one thing he does for me all the time, but especially when I'm pregnant, is make all the phone calls. :love

I went out this morning and bought some Preggie Pops. I think I'm going to have to buy a box off their website.

[Gale Force]

I'm doing pretty well here. It's our busy time of the year in our business -- we do a lot of year-end reporting for schools, so we have a lot to do before the new school year. I'm downloading a bunch of stuff now and decided to make my online time a bit more interesting. :)

I'm feeling good. I've have the slightest bit of nausea at times and a little more fatigue than usual. At this point in my last pregnancy I was tied to the couch for weeks, so I consider myself fortunate. Thank goodness too -- I don't know how we would get our work done otherwise.

Amanda

[mimim]

Kash, where do you buy the preggie pops? I've never seen them for sale IRL.

I went to the library today and checked out a monster stack of pregnancy books. I'm going to be reading up a storm, because I only grabbed about 1/3 of the books that interested me and there's more that I want at other branches. :LOL I was surprised to see so many natural pregnancy and childbirth books!

[muse]

I can't keep track of all of the threads, but can you count me in here? Due March 16th. I am sooo incredibly tired all the time, with occasional waves of nausea, a big bloated belly and very sore boobs.

Big hugs to mamas who have lost babies.



ravenmoon, Big Sur? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

[Patchfire]

Molly, I went to the Preggie Pops website - here (http://www.preggiepop.com/preg/) and put in my zip code... it turned up a bunch of Mimi Maternity stores and a couple of local maternity/kids stores. They only had the variety pack, one each of seven flavours, which I'm not wild about, but it'll tell me enough to make it worth placing an order online, y'know? Course, variety pack is the only way to get the lavender ones, so I hope I don't end up loving those, lol.

What books is everyone reading? (Yes, that's proper grammar, I just spent three minutes mentally diagramming the sentence. :bag: ) I went through some of my books when I was moving three months ago and tossed out some, and I'm starting to think I could have gotten rid of another couple. My favorite book at the moment is Aviva Jill Romm's The Natural Pregnancy Book. She actually lives near me, but apparently she stopped practicing last year (she's a CPM), and decided to go to medical school. :rolleyes I made up a list of books I'd recommend to give to a friend a few months ago and it was an interesting exercise! :)

[welldone]

Doing well here at 5 weeks. Just trying to stay rested (is that possible with a toddler?) and avoid becoming morning sick. I was nauseous with my last pregnancy, but never vomited. But, I don't remember it coming on until about 6 weeks. We shall see...

Feeling apprehensive about my weight. I'm starting this pregnancy 20 lbs. heavier than the last--and I had 20 lbs. to lose to begin with! I don't believe in restricting weight gain in pregnancy. I do believe in eating the best foods you can and letting your body gain what it wants. I didn't gain weight until my 26th week with my daughter (just checked the calendar to confirm that crazy statistic)!

All that said, I'm worrying about coming out of this one looking like a stretched-out cow. I'm the heaviest I've ever been, and getting used to this new...er..."voluptuous" body is taking some work!

Thanks for letting me get that all out there. It's nice to have a place to talk pregnancy stuff! Blessings to all!

[geogirl]

New here, not sure of due date, my lmp was june 12. Anyway I posted another thread and saw this list after that... NOthing going on here except finally getting a positive after many negatives but no period.. ugghhh I hated being in limbo!

Oh Patchfire... I just saw Aviva Rom speak a few weeks ago and I talked to her a bit personally. She is sooo great. She really misses practising but because she is going to medical school she can't risk the practising without a liscence. Do contact her for ideas on other midwives, she was so wonderful and she would help. She is going to medical school to see if she can make herbal medicine and natural things more prevelant if she comes with a recognized medical backgroud :eyesroll .

Rebecca

[ekblad9]

I'm hanging out here and in the Feb due date club. My official due date is Feb 25 so I'll probably deliver the first of March. I'm hanging on by a thread. Feeling very :Puke and tired and basically useless. I actually took the kids out yesterday for the first time in three weeks! I think we're going to go the library today. I just feel so crappy. Dh and I are going to CA on business (for him) next week. We planned it a while back. We've never been anywhere alone. I'm hoping I'll feel OK by then. I should be 11ish weeks while we're there.

[simplehome]

Just want to jump in here - found out today that I'm expecting #1, edd 3/23/2005! My husband just moved offices last night (and is now sharing an office for a few weeks), so I can't talk to him about it yet! I have quite a few friends who have found great support here on MDC, and I'm looking forward to joining in the conversation.

Sara :)

[Finnsma]

Hey all. My folks left this morning and we're slowly getting back to normal. My mom gave me a nice big dose of "You're a worthless housekeeper." Nevermind I"m pg and have been sick and sleepy but oh well. She's so odd, on the one hand, she thinks I'm the best mother to ever live... but can't keep a house to save my life... Gee... which is more important. ;)

I have my perinatalogist appointment tomorrow afternoon. It's a 2 hour drive to get there so it'll be a very loooong day. Fortunately dh is off tomorrow so he's going to stay home with the kids. No sense strapping them into the car that long. It'd be nice to have the company though... I'm feeling pretty nervous at the moment. I just don't want to be patronized as so many doctors love to do... The doc I love here says she'll be putting me on lovenox tomorrow so we'll see if that actually happens. I doubt they'll do an u/s, I'll only be 6w2d. We'll see. But I'll definitely be asking for one at my reg OB appointment on the 21st. I'll be 7w1d so should be able to see a heart beat. I'll be able to breath a little easier once we see a heartbeat... It's all I can do not to dig out my doppler! LOL Obviously entirely too early but it's sooo tempting to try! I found ds's at just 9 weeks. I rented it during the 5+ months I was on bedrest with dd and ended up buying it. It sure helped keep me sane between appointments! ;)

Anyhoo... have a great night everyone! Welcome and congrats to all the newbies! :w

[SagMom]

I just got a positive Monday night--due March 20th. I couldn't wait to tell my midwife so I called her on Tuesday, though I won't be seeing her this soon, of course. We were going to wait before telling anyone--but dh and I are both blabbing the news. The kids don't know yet, but we'll tell them soon. So far, I feel a little light-headed from time to time and my breasts feel bigger, but that's it as far as symptoms go.

Kash, you asked about books--I'm reading From Conception to Birth (the photography is amazing!) Other than that, I'll probably re-read Birthing From Within

[pixiemama]

Hey everyone, doing pretty good here! Four weeks today. I am up waaay earlier than usual. I can't stop thinking about the baby! Anyway, I gave all of my pregnancy and baby books out to a friend, so I am going to get all new books this time. I want to get Your Pregnancy Week by Week and I am going to check my amazon wishlist to see what else in on there.

[Wildcrafter]

Hi ladies. I just got my positive (although I've known for about a week) yesterday and am very excited. I'm about 6 weeks along and feeling pretty good, a little nauseous. This pregnancy is very different so far from my first. My breasts aren't sore at all and last time they were killing me as the first sign. Also I have some lovely gas, burping and pooping a lot. That is different as well! It's almost as though my iinner system is saying, "Ok, everybody out, make room for baby!"

I am also at my heaviest weight, but I am strangely in better shape then I have ever been. In April, for my birthday, I started an exercise routine that I've kept up with - Pilates ab workout 3/week, 20 min on the norditrak 2-3 times a week and walking whenever possible. I already can't reach the handles on the norditrak and be comfortable so that's out!

Anybody got any ideas for indoor aerobic exercise (for during toddler naptimes)? If I don't get those endorphins I will not be able to get out of bed every morning!!!!

Mary

[fiercelove]

hi everyone, just checking in.......I'm still doing well, just starting to feel a bit sick now and then. and feeling very - restless - is the best word I can think of. nothing is appealing to me, food or activities, I just feel kind of blah! but I am not complaining because all in all I feel good.

will have my first meeting with the home birth midwife this sunday. she lives about 1 1/2 hours away!! I am so much more laid back about prenatal care this time around. I feel like I could probably do without most of it. I just don't want to be bothered with anything these days! Ugh!

[AutumnBreeze]

Hello everyone! I'm finally catching up on the DD board! We've had a busy week already, Monday, I think it was Monday lol, we went to the mall and met with Kash, then did nothing on Tuesday, yesterday we were supposed to interview a new ped. for my son, but she had been 'over schedualed" and I'm going back tomorrow morning to interview her.

I guess I'll have to ask how often she is over booked? I did like though, that their well and sick rooms, were literally seprate, 2 different doors and a wall in between. Not like our last place, where it was all open, but the better toys were in the sick side! So duh, where did ds always go?!

Anyway, I have an appointment with the OB's office next Wednesday, and a meeting with my HB MW the first week of August,probably Tuesday, not 100% sure yet. One of thoes visits, I'm sure I'll run in to you Kash! lol

I have been very bad in the last week, buying maternity clothes. But I think I'm done until it gets cold, then I'll buy a sweater, maybe 2 if they are on sale.

And to top it off I had a horrible dream last night where I went to the restroom and there was blood everywhere. Scared the crap outta me. And of course dh just snored on....I hope I don't have anymore dreams like that.

[cholderby]

I had my first baby dream last night! I dreamed I had a son and he was about 1 and a half in the dream. Hmm. Now that I think about it he had blonde hair too which isn't too darn likely since my husband is part Lebanese...
Anyhow it was very cool. Nothing really happened but it was truly that first time I have ever visualized my baby as anything other than a newborn.

In other news, I feel like my stomach is so huge! This is my first pregnancy, I just don't understand why I have such a big stomach so early in the process. I also wonder if my coworkers, whom I have not yet told, wonder if I got a boob job. I was gone for the last month or so and now I'm back with these huge gazongas...

[Ravenmoon]

That is cool Cholderby!I dreamt i had an U/S and it was twin girls :eek but i won't put too much into that.

Welcome Wildcrafter :love I am sticking with walking fast on the treadmill and yoga right now.Running was my thing but it makes me feel very crampy.

Going to meet with an OB today as my back up person.He works for the nearest hospital so that works for me.I will meet with a few midwives next week.I am having a backup because our insurance doesn't cover the midwife.So just in case!

Still feeling very yucky and food is always making me gag.All of it too.I tried eating ice cream and i got sick.Now my boobs are finally getting sore.They haven't hurt once and now the nursing is getting painful and the shower this morning :dropjaw

[Patchfire]

We're supposed to be hearing back from the midwives sometime... I don't know, lol!

My week's been crazy... a good friend from RI is visiting, got her Tuesday evening. Today I drove her and her teenage son around Atlanta and tried to convince her she wants to move down here. :wink

My boobs are just killing me. Not my nipples so much, thank god, but overall, it's no picnic. I've got the hypersensitive sense of smell going on too, bleh. No :puke yet, thank goodness. Just feeling a little :crap Definitely on the 'must eat every three hours at the maximum plan.'

[SagMom]

I am so much more laid back about prenatal care this time around. I feel like I could probably do without most of it.


I hear you! With each one I became more laid-back. When I was on the phone with my midwife and she asked when I wanted to come in, I was thinking, "Ohhhh...how about February?" :LOL I'll go in for the bloodwork and such next month, but really, my feeling at this point is, the baby's gonna grow, and then in March he/she will come out--what else is there?

Amanda--I'm soooo glad to hear that someone besides me is buying maternity clothes this early. I found some good sales and couldn't resist, but I felt a little silly doing it this soon. Twice now, I've given away my maternity clothes, thinking I was done. (But this is *really* the last time.)

[Ravenmoon]

Hey will everyone leave their due date here and i'll add it to the first page of the weekly thread so we can keep tabs.Thank you :love

[SagMom]

3/20

[cholderby]

March 2!

[muse]

03/16 :)

[Finnsma]

3/8 :d

[ekblad9]

Well, I'm officially 2/25 but I think it's more like 3/3

[Patchfire]

3/21 - great idea. :)

[fiercelove]

due date 3/9!


my feeling at this point is, the baby's gonna grow, and then in March he/she will come out--what else is there?

precisely!!! with my first one I was chomping at the bit to get a prenatal appointment, it is so funny how differently I feel now! yeah, I will get some blood tests but I could care less about getting my stomach measured and answering a bunch of questions...... I'm autoimmune hypothyroid so I am actually more worried about getting that tested than anything else, to make sure I am getting the correct amount of hormone replacement, in fact my first call was to my thyroid doc! other than that I am just really blah about the whole thing.

I'm at six weeks now, mamas, and yesterday my pants definitely felt too tight! yikes! the scale says I haven't gained any weight but my body shape is definitely changing. I'm puffier on top of my stomach, as if things are already starting to get pushed out of place. all in all I am happy with my progress so far because with DS I gained 16 pounds the FIRST trimester!!!! yikes~! (my thyroid problem was undiagnosed at that point, I had just quit smoking, and I took "eating for two" a little too literally - LOL)

[welldone]

3/13

[pixiemama]

I have had 3 pregnancy dreams so far. I delivered girls in all three! 2 were very scary emergency c/s (I've never had one and) and the other I gave birth to a 10 lb baby girl at home! :thumb I guess the emergency c/s is my nightmare (in one of the dreams, I was somewhere in Europe giving birth...wth?) and the 10 lb homebirth is my dream! :love


I am so much more laid back about prenatal care this time around. I feel like I could probably do without most of it. I just don't want to be bothered with anything these days! Me too. I called my midwives yesterday and they want to see me next week! :bigeyes I'm like, already?! Geez.

My due date is 3/24.

[simplehome]

due date 3.23

[AutumnBreeze]

Amanda--I'm soooo glad to hear that someone besides me is buying maternity clothes this early. I found some good sales and couldn't resist, but I felt a little silly doing it this soon. Twice now, I've given away my maternity clothes, thinking I was done. (But this is *really* the last time.)



I can not pass up a sale! Which is really bad because we are paying out of pocket for our homebirth, and we really can't afford it at all! I'm amazed that my husband hasn't said anything about it yet. But hopefully I'll be able to work out a smaller payment plan so it doesn't seem so bad.

Anyway, yes buying maternity~~ this is my 2nd, and with my 1st we couldn't even afford to buy the mat. clothes, so I had what was given to me, and that was it!

[AutumnBreeze]

Btw, I'm due March 4th (we'll just go a head and use that one since 3/4/05 sounds cool!

[mimim]

I had a meeting with a midwife this morning. She's really nice, has a philosohy I completely agree with, totally not into anything medical (she's a CNM, so you never know), and said I'd be a perfect candidate for her practice. She seems great!

Unfortunately, she doesn't accept my insurance, so I'm still going to meet with some other hb providers and see how that goes. I really don't want finances to dictate how my birth goes, but we live paycheck to paycheck and $3500 is a lot - probably too much - for us to come up with in 9 months. Especially since we pay so much for our frigging insurance in the first place. DH works for a tiny company and they don't provide insurance.

She gave me a due date of 3/21.

But she said that based on my history, she wouldn't expect the birth until a lot later. I agree. I'm going to predict an April Fool's Day babe.

[mimim]

due date 3/9!
I'm at six weeks now, mamas, and yesterday my pants definitely felt too tight! yikes! the scale says I haven't gained any weight but my body shape is definitely changing. I'm puffier on top of my stomach, as if things are already starting to get pushed out of place.

Me too! I can hardly believe that my stomach is already sticking out a little bit. I mean, I'm not even 5 weeks yet!

[ekblad9]

I get rid of my maternity clothes everytime thinking that was the last baby. This time I had tons to borrow from friends. I did give in and buy a few things. We are paying our midwife out of pocket too and it's really squeezing our already tight budget. I know it will be worth it, though.

I never thought of 3/4/05! I want my baby to be born then!

I'm very ill with morning sickness and just wish this part was over. :(

[Finnsma]

Mimim- THat's wonderful about the midwife but too bad about the insurance! Hopefully you'll be able to find one that's covered.

Cholderby- Too funny about returning to work with the huge chazongas! :LOL I got a lot bigger during my 1st pg but was nursing with these last ones and haven't really changed, though I do feel a little fuller but no size change. Which for a B is kinda sad. lol :eyesroll DH always loves those first months after delivery when they're literally burstingly huge! :LOL Last time I jumped from a B to a D! Guess nursing 2 will do that. lol

I'm with y'all on not feeling like being seen all the time with this pg. I would LOVE to be able to do the usual maybe once a month visit, deliver at home, be a normal pregnant mama. That's just not in the cards for me sadly. Don't mind me, feeling a bit sorry for myself at the moment. I just stabbed myself again and IT HURTS! I really didn't think it would be a big deal but it hurts bad with the initial injection and keeps hurting hours later. This morning's injection site is bruised and sore and wah wah wah :bag: Whatever it takes. I feel so extremely blessed to be pg again and I'll do whatever it takes to keep this baby. :bawl It just SUCKS the shots have to hurt so bad, and I can't have the home/birth center birth I've dreamed of, and I have to deal with jacka$$ doctors who insist on telling me all the horrible things that COULD happen to my baby. :bawl. Course I'm a hormonal freak right now which just makes everything worse. lol

On a better note, I am so SO happy that so many of you are getting to plan homebirths and midwives and all the fantastic stuff! :thumb I can hardly wait to read all your birth stories!! :D

Well, I'm off to have a good cry and get on with it. ;)

[Finnsma]

I'm very ill with morning sickness and just wish this part was over. :(

Aw! I hope it gets better for you soon!

[Patchfire]

My friend that's visiting completed a herbal apprenticeship last year, and so convinced me today that we were going to make herbal preparations for pregnancy...

We managed to find bulk herbs (after a search), and then tonight we started a tincture, and mixed up a tea. The tincture won't be ready for two weeks, but I had a cup of the tea tonight! :thumb

I also got some alfalfa tablets, which I'm really going to be taking as a nutritional supplement, as I am horrible about getting in all my veggies. I picked up fish oil capsules last week... is anyone else taking supplements/drinking teas/whatever beyond the 'usual' prenatal vitamins?

[Ravenmoon]

Aw Finnsma and Ekblad :hug i'm with you Ekblad on the morning sickness :sick

Doulamommy my EDD was set at 3/4 by the U/S but i never take any stock in U/S EDD's.I'm not really sure when i'll deliver but i do think the first week of March.

[JennInSeattle]

3-29-05

I just want to keep typing '03 (when I was due with and had Nathan)! :LOL

[SagMom]

{{{{Finnsma}}}} will you be able to have a doula or other support during labor/delivery? I know it's not the same as a hb, but maybe she could help keep interventions to a minimum?

I don't own a scale, so I don't know if I've gained anything yet--just 5 weeks--but I gained about 40 with each of my others and it would be nice not to gain so much this time.

I'm not doing prenatals at the moment, but am taking a B-complex, C, E, & Cal/Mag/Zinc.

[mimim]

Kash, I'm taking my regular vitamin and I'm also drinking a tea that I make with RRL, nettles, rose hips, and alfalfa, with either chamomile, spearmint, or ginger for some flavor. It's yummy and definitely makes me feel more energetic and less nauseated.

[Finnsma]

Thanks for the support mamas! Feeling much better this morning. Had a good cry, what is it about crying that feels so good afterwards? This morning's shot was much better. Better attitude, iced before hand and was much quicker about it. Made all the difference. :) I can handle this for another 7 months. But I'm definitely thinking this will be our last... lol

Mimim- that tea sound delish!

Joan- Yes, thank goodness my good friend who happens to live right next door is a fantastic doula, I've seen her in action, she's the doula to have! :bgbounce She's been promising she'd doula for me since I was there for her daughter's birth 10 months ago. I've been having nightmares that she wouldn't be able to doula for me and I'd be screwed and stuck flat on my back again in bed. Since I told her about the dreams though and she assured me that she would be there NO MATTER WHAT, I haven't had another one. :) I know she'll stand up for me when I can't. :love Even though I'll be in a hospital, having her there will make all the difference I think. Plus I want several other friends and family there this time. I want all the positive and loving energy around me as possible. :) Is it Feb/March yet? ;)

Patchfire- That's great about all the herbal goodies! I'm not sure where to start... I'm just on a prenatal, 500mg calcium, baby aspirin and heparin... what are must haves that I'm missing?

Well I should get going. Today's the last day of the case lot sale at the commissary. :bgbounce I bought a case of BBQ sauce for only $4 yesterday among other goodies I can't think of at the moment. lol Have a great day everyone!

[ekblad9]

Hang in there finnsma! :hug I have to catheterize myself because my uteres sits on my bladder from about week 8 through week 14. It doesn't compare to what you have to do but I can somewhat relate. Take it easy.

[Gale Force]

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better today, Finnsma.

I'm doing pretty well here -- this pregnancy is far easier than the last. I have been craving butter of all things and actually have been eating it off a spoon for the last few days. The Weston Price Foundation recommends 4 tbs a day for pregnant and nursing moms, so I guess they recommend it for a reason. I also started eating liver yesterday -- first time ever. It wasn't so bad, just a bit of a gamey after-taste. Luckily my mom lives with us and knows how to cook it well, so I had a well-cooked liver and onion lunch.

[JennInSeattle]

Well just checking in. I didn't experience morning sickness last time until I was like 6 weeks along but for the last few days I've been feeling funky stomach wise. The only thing I can tell that I no longer enjoy is peanut butter! How funny! I tried it with grape jelly and with honey, it's a no go! :LOL

No new cravings but at times I want to eat the house just to make my tummy feel normal again! :LOL

[ekblad9]

Jenn! How did I miss you posting to this thread? Congratulations! :)

[JennInSeattle]

Jenn! How did I miss you posting to this thread? Congratulations! :)

Aww, thank you! I'm pretty excited, I've now tested 3 times and it's only darker! Woo hoo! :LOL

I'm gonna keep on praying for me, the baby and for us all! :love

[rad]

Just wanted to say hi. I'll be hanging around here if that's ok. It's the only pg board I go to where homebirth is a common thing.

My due date is 3/16. Can't wait to get to know you all better. :)

[muse]

hi rad, we have the same due date! congratulations!

i've had an awful flu for three days, and have to keep being reassured by Dh that it won't harm the babe, I'm so paranoid. i finally took ibuprofen after two days of hell. that's ok right? we've buried all the pregnancy books somewhere in the closet so there's a lot of stuff i can't look up.

yesterday i threw up for the first time. it was definitely m/s, but i think spurred on by my flu. just hope i don't have 5 months of that like last time.

i'm going to put off the midwife visits probably till I'm 3 months. we'll see. i can't see what i need till then. also there's a teensy teensy chance we won't be staying here in the uk; dh is applying for a job back in CA. which would be totally insane to move back pg, without health insurance. but it would also be insane to have 2 children here with no income. so it's all up in the air, as far as knowing who'll be my midwife or even where i'll give birth (though it'll be at home, somewhere..)

[JennInSeattle]

yesterday i threw up for the first time. it was definitely m/s, but i think spurred on by my flu. just hope i don't have 5 months of that like last time.

i'm going to put off the midwife visits probably till I'm 3 months. we'll see. i can't see what i need till then. also there's a teensy teensy chance we won't be staying here in the uk; dh is applying for a job back in CA. which would be totally insane to move back pg, without health insurance. but it would also be insane to have 2 children here with no income. so it's all up in the air, as far as knowing who'll be my midwife or even where i'll give birth (though it'll be at home, somewhere..)

:hug :love I'm sorry you're so sick and I hope you get some answers soon! We're moving in two weeks so the whole family will lose our health insurance. Totally understand that thought! :throb

[muse]

where are you moving Jenn? you can't keep the insurance?

i figure i'm going to pay out of pocket for a homebirth anyway so it wouldn't be a TOTAL disaster, but last time I had to go in for stitches which would have cost a pretty penny without insurance, eh? and of course anything can happen.

here in the uk it's all free but at my dr's practice there are 7 midwives and they rotate throughout your pregnancy and you don't know who will show up for the birth. and when their shift ends, they leave, no matter what stage of labor you're in. i've heard some horror stories. that almost freaks me out as much. without the constancy of my much beloved midiwfe last time i think i would have ended up in hospital.

[JennInSeattle]

where are you moving Jenn? you can't keep the insurance?


I'm moving to Hawaii not next Saturday but the following (July 31st). The insurance is through my husband's work and he's not being transferred so we'll definitely be losing it for the family. I plan to foot the bill for my OB appointment in about 3 weeks (got to see that heartbeat!) and then rent a doppler until we get on insurance again (starting at 11 weeks or so). I may get independant insurance but it will most likely be through whatever job Dan gets after we move.

Your stories about the midwives leaving are definitely scary! Heck, a homebirth sounds scary to me (am I on the wrong board? :LOL Thank God I cloth diaper and don't circ! ;) ). You'll have to update me once you know your situation better.. I tend to hold on to thoughts like this! :love