Hey everybody! I'm 14 Weeks along!
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| 14 Weeks |
I'm happily finally showing a little baby bump! I might be sticking it out a bit but I am amazed at how much my body has changed over the last few weeks. I have been keeping up with my workouts and I'm feeling like I have more energy every day!
The newest and fun pregnancy side effect that I'm experiencing is remembering my dreams. Usually I don't remember them at all (or forget about two minutes after waking up). For the past month I have been having really vivid dreams that I remember every night. I have read that this is a fairly normal side effect of pregnancy but it is still is weird for me. I have had a recurring dream that I'm in high school and late for my finals/haven't studied and it all seems so real that when I wake up I have to reassure myself "I already graduated from high school, I already graduated from college, I'm O.K.!"
I don't know if it's my medical background or just the woman that I am but I am already starting to obsessively think about my labor and how it's going to go. I have always (well since I was in nursing school) known that I wanted to go into my own labor experience with zero expectations. I saw and have herd about too many women who were "disappointed" in "how it went" or something like that. I know that I will have the labor experience that my baby and my body was designed for. So I am totally open to any option, but I do want the opportunity to try and labor naturally. I do not want any induction or Pitocin unless I or my baby are in danger for some reason. My OB is pro natural childbirth but I was also toying with the idea of hiring a doula as well. I actually contacted one and met with her last week and I was really impressed with her but she charges literally an arm and a leg for her services. I guess I'm a little hesitant to pay someone gobs of money to do a job that I kind of want Kyle to do. I think Kyle coaching me through labor just the two of us would bond us like nothing has before.
Tell me a little about your birth experiences. Did you utilize a Doula? Did you not? Why not? I actually already know all the benefits of having one; I'm actually more interested in the people that didn't use one and why not? Do you think I can have a successful labor experience without spending the $$ for one?
Thanks so much for your comments!!!!
I didnt get a doula when I had Noah bc I didnt think I would need one and didnt want to spend the $.. My labor and delivery was great. No induction, no pitocin, vaginal delivery. However I did get an epidural bc my back labor was unbearable. The epidural was great no pain but could still tell when I was having a contraction so I was able to be in control of my pushing. However if you truly want to go natural with no epidural I would get a doula. They know special massage techniques and are experienced with labor pain. My husband just felt helpless when I was crying and screaming from the back labor which I was not expecting. Not everyone has back labor though and I know people who have gone natural without a doula. I think if I had a doula I may have been able to avoid the epidural. However no regrets and I was happy with my birthing experience and im on the fence as to whether I want to get one this time around.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your birth "plan" as far as no expectations and doing natural for as long as truely tolerable... haha. Maybe having a doula wouldn't be so bad and would take some of the pressure off of Kyle if he had no idea what to do in a situation such as this, although I would agree that you would totally bond more than ever. It's all up to you! Love all the updates!
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