... until my ultrasound! Yay! Today I felt really sick off and on all day, the worst I've felt so far. I haven't really had a problem eating, it's in between meals.... even when I'm not hungry and not too full. Which could be dangerous, if I just start eating constantly! We looked around and finally found some "real" ginger ale at Huckleberry's so I'm getting ready to try that out.
I got a new pregnancy journal yesterday, it's called Happy Baby, Healthy Mom. I like it a lot better than my What to Expect... one, because it isn't "tainted" with any previous failed pregnancy documentation. And also because it is completely chronological instead of being split up into weird sections (like a whole 9 months of exercise logs all together, followed by 9 months of nutrition logs, etc). So I don't have to keep flipping around. I also bought a book called Husband Coached Childbirth, which I told Eric was my ultimate positive thinking purchase. I'm sure I won't be needing that one for awhile but I started reading it anyway. It is by Dr. Robert Bradley (i.e. the Bradley natural childbirth method) and let me just tell you, whoa, so overwhelming. More on that subject later. We also bought the Dude's Guide to Pregnancy, which I think Eric must be reading right now because it's really quiet and every once in awhile I hear him giggling.
Last but not least, no more spotting! Seriously, not a drop today. W00t!
3 comments:
You need to talk to Christy. The Bradley method is what she used both times to go naturally with both her boys. I'm sure she would have a ton to share with you about it. Are you thinking about trying to go naturally? If so, YOU GO GIRL! I wish I could have done it ... and it was my initial plan. But after how long my labor was, my body just couldn't take it anymore.
My first choice would absolutely be to go naturally. That being said, my goal is to go into labor open minded, flexible, and aware that the best laid plans of mice and (wo)men often go awry. All I want at the end is a healthy baby and I'll take it however it comes :)
I'm totally going to try to go naturally the next time. But if it's at all as long as the first time (even if it cut in half from my labor with Emma, it'd still be 15.5 hours), I'm still open to epidurals. I continue to hope that the second time around will be easier, or at least faster, than the first time. That being said, I hope your first time is fast AND drama-free. :) I think Christy's first was only like 8-9 hours and her second, well ... Jackson just bounded out of there in like 2 hours. :) You never know -- that's what's so exciting about it all! Everyone has such a different adventure and I love hearing all the stories.
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