I am now 38 weeks, it seems crazy…part of me feels like I haven’t been pregnant for very long at all and another part of me can not recall what I ever looked like without this belly. I will say that as excited as I am to meet my little man…I know that I will … Continue reading
Today I am 35 weeks along, only 5 more to go! (hopefully no more than 5!!) It has been an interesting last 2 weeks though, you see 2 weeks ago at my appointment we found out that my little man was breech. I decided then not to go telling everyone just because I didn’t want … Continue reading
Overall I am a pretty simple person and it doesn’t take much to make me happy… I am also proud of the fact that I try to raise my daughter as a pretty simple person too and remind her what is important ( ex: not a million toys). There are however some things that I … Continue reading
Last night I attended a meeting with ICAN of Metro Detroit, and I could not be happier that I did! To those of you who do not know what ICAN is, I will gladly introduce you. ICAN is a non-profit organization that provides information on Cesarean awareness and VBAC support. They serve Macomb, Oakland, and … Continue reading
I look forward to every prenatal appointment so I can here my little man’s heart beat, It is the best sound of pregnancy. Even more so, I look forward to seeing how excited Charley is and how eager she is to help my midwife, Goldie. She helps her measure me and listen to the baby’s … Continue reading
Last night was my second birth class and I have to say I am getting very excited for Labor…as crazy as that may sound ! Our classes take place in my midwife’s house and we get to sit on a super comfy couch which is much nicer then the folding chairs in a boring room … Continue reading
Today Dave and I went to watch part 3 and 4 of Ricki Lake’s‘More Business of Being Born’. (Sponsored by live with awareness-I also have a link to them on my birth page) Part 3 was Explore your Options: Doulas, Birth Centers,& C-sections. Part 4 was The VBAC dilema: What your options really are. … Continue reading
Before Dave and I made the decision to go ahead and try for baby number two we agreed that if it happened we would want a midwife and would prefer to deliver at home. (Please read my blog post on why I didn’t want to deliver in a hospital if you haven’t already -so you know why ) My … Continue reading
I had a wonderful pregnancy (minus the 24 hr morning sickness in the beginning weeks;) ) with my first daughter, Charley. The week before I had my daughter I had a dream that I had the baby but didn’t remember what labor was like and I kept saying it over and over to my husband. Sadly, this … Continue reading
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