29 week update
i’m rounding up at this point and saying 29 weeks :) as soon as sunday comes, it’s the next week as far as i’m concerned. i’ve been trying to talk to the baby and tell her she needs to come for christmas, or if not for christmas, on the full moon on the 3rd. i’m hoping she’s listening to me :)
not much has been going on since my last post. i’ve switched from an OB to a midwife. my last visit at the OB office was less than satisfactory. the nurses there have always been great, and up until now i had no problem with the doctors. the last one totally rubbed me the wrong way. he walked in, didn’t introduce himself or say hello or anything, and sat down to read my chart. then he asked me over his shoulder if i was having any problems. i said no, he had me lay down and he listened to the baby’s heartbeat and felt around my abdomen. that was it, he left. um, wtf? and i know that i would have the baby when he was on call, that’s just how my luck runs. no way is that man delivering my child. i poked around my insurance website and found that they cover midwives, and there is an office in doylestown that accepts my insurance. i set up a consultation to get a feel for their practice and beliefs, and i couldn’t have been happier. i’m going to try and go for a natural birth, and they are very supportive of that. at grand view i would have had to have an IV just from walking in the door. the midwives allow you to walk around, eat and drink, and basically do whatever you need to do to be the most comfortable. you can also deliver in whatever position you want (standing, squatting, on your side, whatever. GV is definitely not like that.) best of all, they do their deliveries at Doylestown hospital, and they have jacuzzis to help with labor pain. i’m feeling more relaxed about the delivery than i was before. the midwives have an incredibly low rate of C-sections compared to doctors, do less episiotomies, and are less likely to induce me. i was really worried about being forced into an induction by my OB because, though i feel like i’m later than 29 weeks, there is always the chance that i’m not that far along. if i do end up going past my due date, the midwives will give me longer to go into labor naturally than an OB would. since induction has a high chance of ending with a c-section i’m rather leery of it.
i’ve also stopped seeing the chiropractor that my insurance covers, and am going to my old one. i love him! freaking insurance chiro was an idiot. i told him i was having a lot of pain my pelvis, and that i thought i had pubic symphisis disfunction. the man told me that was normal! that if it continued after the birth we would try and do something for it. moron! as soon as he said that i knew i would not be going back to see him again. he then had me lay face down on the chiro table with all my weight on my pubic bone (the table was adjusted so there would be room for my huge tummy). i was in excruciating pain that day and the next. it hurt just to take a step. thank god i got in to see my old chiro the next day. he adjusted my hips and my pelvis and i had instant relief. it doesn’t last, but it’s been so much better. i go once a week for maintenance, and it makes a world of difference. completely worth the $45 a visit. freaking pregnancy hormones screwing with my joints :P
hmm, i think that is about all that is going on. jon and i should be meeting again with the adoptive family soon. we’re both really looking forward to it. they sent us a really nice card, thanking us for choosing them, saying how excited they are and how honored they feel for being chosen. they’re so sweet.
i finished the blanket i was knitting for the baby. i will try and post a picture of it next time, i don’t feel like getting up right now :)
