In a few more hours I have my doctors appointment! I am excited to hear my bebe's heart beat again. Last night was difficult. I can't get comfortable sleeping at night. I naturally want to lay on my left side, but my left shoulder has been messed up for a very long time and it's not getting any better. It bothers me all day constantly, it feels out of place. Anytime I move it, it snaps and pops. And it feels really bad to lay on it all night long. I try and lay on my right side, but then I just feel like I am breathless and Kyle puts his arm around me and squishes my left shoulder and the rest of my upper body feels compressed and squished by his arm. His arm is huge, I just feel like I'm being compressed. I like to snuggle him very much, but it is difficult when I cant breathe and feel like I'm dying... I have been feeling really short of breathe lately, especially at night time. I woke up several times last night with cramps in my back and my front right side, I'm sure it's just growing/stretching pains, but it hurt enough to wake me up and keep me up. I sound very negative in this post! I don't mean to... I am very happy despite all these strange and sometimes painful feelings. Just as long as they mean good things, I will keep enduring them!
So, I just got back from the doctor. I haven't gained any weight and the doctor seemed a little concerned...I'm not too worried about it. I had trouble putting on weight when I was eating like a pig for weightlifting, so I don't think it comes easy to me. She felt around on my stomach though and said the baby is definitely growing and getting bigger! I think the weight will start coming in a few more weeks. She said not to worry about my pains and cramps unless there is bleeding, which there hasn't been. She agreed with me it's probably ligament/stretching/growing pains. I forgot to ask her about my ear aches.
The babies heart beat was 150. It's so cute to hear it. :)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
So much to think about!
I have been doing lots of thinking lately! And I think my sweet baby has been doing lots of growing, because every day my tummy feels like it is stretching more. Things with the pregnancy have been going very well! A few days out of the week I've been getting some really bad cramps. I'm also getting a lot more head aches lately, and my ears, especially my right one, have been aching for over a week. I'm not sure if this has to do with pregnancy, or something else, but my ears really hurt! My grandma suggested one night to rest my head down on a heating pad and that has helped every time I've done it.
So, back to me thinking. Recently on facebook, a girl I know posted about how her and her family are considering starting a 'raw' diet, and she was a bit flustered at everyone giving her their 'advice' on why a raw diet isn't the best thing. When in fact, raw diets can actually be very beneficial. There are many ways of eating that can be beneficial, but it just comes down to what you want to do and what you feel like is best for you and your family, and what you enjoy. And as she wrote, "What is it to you what I eat?" What does this have to do with my pregnancy? Well, what is it to you how I birth my baby? When I was pregnant before, I was already set up with a Midwife team who I unfortunately never got the chance to meet with because of my miscarriage. I have done endless research on all options for birthing a baby, including a trip to the hospital and sticking with a doctor. When it comes down to it, I know my body better than anyone! I know how strong I am, I know what I can and cant handle, and I will do what I feel is best for myself and my baby. I understand some people might just be concerned, but just because it isn't a path you would take, or you don't know much about it, doesn't mean it's bad. I don't need everyone telling me when and how and where to do something, I am a grown woman and I can chose what I feel is best for myself. I am not putting down doctors, hospitals, C-Sections, or anything else. I am not even saying that I am for sure going to go to a midwife. I would be for sure going to one, but unfortunately there are ZERO registered midwives in Lethbridge. The closest midwives to Lethbridge are located in High River. I am going to email them and see about being put on their waiting list, but High River is about an hour away from Lethbridge. A friend of mine also spoke to me today about a few other options, and I really appreciated her advice. I will be calling the hospitals in Lethbridge and the surrounding areas to find out their policies on water births, because that is something I am especially interested in.
I would also like to add that many people seem to have the impression that if you go with a midwife you will be stuck in a nightmare in case of an emergency or if something goes wrong. Midwives are able to administer many different types of medicines to their patients, and have way more tools and equipment then the average person realizes. If all else fails, there is always 9-1-1. Just because you go with a midwife, doesn't mean your birthing experience will be a re-enactment of something that would happen in the 18th century. It is just a much more calming, natural experience, and there are so many benefits. Quicker recovery times, a calm, relaxing environment, the ability to control your birthing experience the way YOU want to - even when things do change. If you don't know much about midwives, water births, and other natural birthing methods and want to know more - there are countless resources!!!
There is nothing wrong with going to a midwife, there is nothing wrong with water births, nothing wrong with hospitals, doctors, C-Sections, home births - To each his own. You know what is best for yourself.
Benefits of Water Birth
Midwives
Natural Child Birth
So, back to me thinking. Recently on facebook, a girl I know posted about how her and her family are considering starting a 'raw' diet, and she was a bit flustered at everyone giving her their 'advice' on why a raw diet isn't the best thing. When in fact, raw diets can actually be very beneficial. There are many ways of eating that can be beneficial, but it just comes down to what you want to do and what you feel like is best for you and your family, and what you enjoy. And as she wrote, "What is it to you what I eat?" What does this have to do with my pregnancy? Well, what is it to you how I birth my baby? When I was pregnant before, I was already set up with a Midwife team who I unfortunately never got the chance to meet with because of my miscarriage. I have done endless research on all options for birthing a baby, including a trip to the hospital and sticking with a doctor. When it comes down to it, I know my body better than anyone! I know how strong I am, I know what I can and cant handle, and I will do what I feel is best for myself and my baby. I understand some people might just be concerned, but just because it isn't a path you would take, or you don't know much about it, doesn't mean it's bad. I don't need everyone telling me when and how and where to do something, I am a grown woman and I can chose what I feel is best for myself. I am not putting down doctors, hospitals, C-Sections, or anything else. I am not even saying that I am for sure going to go to a midwife. I would be for sure going to one, but unfortunately there are ZERO registered midwives in Lethbridge. The closest midwives to Lethbridge are located in High River. I am going to email them and see about being put on their waiting list, but High River is about an hour away from Lethbridge. A friend of mine also spoke to me today about a few other options, and I really appreciated her advice. I will be calling the hospitals in Lethbridge and the surrounding areas to find out their policies on water births, because that is something I am especially interested in.
I would also like to add that many people seem to have the impression that if you go with a midwife you will be stuck in a nightmare in case of an emergency or if something goes wrong. Midwives are able to administer many different types of medicines to their patients, and have way more tools and equipment then the average person realizes. If all else fails, there is always 9-1-1. Just because you go with a midwife, doesn't mean your birthing experience will be a re-enactment of something that would happen in the 18th century. It is just a much more calming, natural experience, and there are so many benefits. Quicker recovery times, a calm, relaxing environment, the ability to control your birthing experience the way YOU want to - even when things do change. If you don't know much about midwives, water births, and other natural birthing methods and want to know more - there are countless resources!!!
There is nothing wrong with going to a midwife, there is nothing wrong with water births, nothing wrong with hospitals, doctors, C-Sections, home births - To each his own. You know what is best for yourself.
Benefits of Water Birth
Midwives
Natural Child Birth
Monday, February 14, 2011
15 weeks and a day
So as of today I am 15 weeks and 1 day! Things have been going very good, but I haven't had much to post about. This is just mostly a big waiting game! My next doctors apt isn't until Feb 28th, which still seems so far away. I have been feeling a little bit better as far as morning sickness goes. I don't feel nauseous every single day, maybe 2-3 days a week now. This morning I woke up feeling so dizzy and lightheaded, I thought I would faint. Luckily, I didn't! I took a nap and some of the dizziness has subsided but my head still feels like its spinning in circles. I hope this doesn't happen too frequently, but if that's what it takes to have this healthy little baby, then my head can spin all it wants.
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