give birth naturally

Okay…so I didn’t exactly use this as my pregnancy journal like I said that I would. In fact, I’m already 6.5 months pregnant, and this is the first time that I’ve been back. Here is how I’m doing…

1. I’m doing pretty well with the vitamins.
2. Okay…not good here. I hate drinking water!
3. No kidney stones!
4. Midwife Center did not take my insurance, but I found a midwife practice that I love.
5. Physical condition is good.
6. See #4. Loving my midwives!
7. Pre-conception exam went well. It felt good to find someone who really supports my goal of natural birth.
8. Exercise has been hit and miss.
9. Taking temps might have helped. It took 4 months to conceive.

My husband and I will begin trying for our second child in July. In less than three months, I will be in serious “mommy” mode, and I want to make this process as healthy as possible. Here are some things to do:

1. Get back into the daily habit of taking my vitamin.
2. Form the habit of drinking LOTS of water.
3. Make an appointment with my urologist (kidney problems).
4. Find out if the Midwife Center takes my insurance.
5. Get a physical.
6. Find a midwife.
7. Schedule a pre-conception exam with midwife.
8. Get back into regular exercise routine.
9. Get back into routine of taking basal temperature.

That’s all I can think of right now.

First off, I’m not pregnant. My husband and I want to try for number 2 in about a year. However, I want to be as prepared as possible. I do not want to repeat the experience that I had with my first. The OB bullied me into many interventions that I did not want and were not at all necessary. With Baby #2, I will not give birth in a hospital if I can avoid it. Right now I am interested in using a birth center with midwives. I am really excited, and I plan to use this site as my pregancy journal.