Today I feel blessed....as I feel I am learning so many great things from my pregnancy experience. Our Doula sent me a very lovely email filled with some sage words of wisdom:
"Babies first lesson to their parents is taught in the timing and process of the birth. It teaches parents whatever they need to learn in order to parent that baby specifically. Patience, surrendering control. etc etc. This mental game is a great dress rehearsal for the birth. All the same aspects: tolerance, other peoples words swaying you in a vulnerable state, standing up for your wants and beliefs in the medical system, feeling out your trust and relationship with your Doula, bonding with your partner, challenging your own intuition. This is all part of birth, and you are going to be an expert at navigating it when baby does come"
I LOVE these words and they really got me thinking about things....how this wee one is just like its mom and dad....causing controversy and making sure everyone is paying attention for when baby decides he/she would like to make its grand enterance. Not quietly, not descretely and certainly on its own terms.....I think this baby will actually command cheers from people upon arrival.
My dad said a few weeks ago he thought baby would come as a birthday gift to me and I gaffawed at that saying no way it would take that long....and yet tomorrow is my birthday, and what a gift that would be!
This baby has also allowed Ivan and I to really enjoy our time together as a couple...spending each day together and enjoying so many wonderful moments. The other day we walked all the way along the water to Granville Island where we gawked at all of the gorgeous foods, then went to our favorite fish and chip shack for lunch called Go Fish . I have been watching some of my favorite cooking shows during the day and experimenting with recreating the food at night. I have been able to fully stock our freezer with lots of delicous foods for when we are running on empty and don't want to cook.
Mostly this experience has taught me once again that very valuable lesson of living in the present (like my absolute favorite book The Power of Now taught me many years ago....but this lesson must be taught and taught again). I felt nervous to go into our Doctors office yesterday...anticipating she would send me straight to the hospital to be induced....but quickly realized that there is a choice in everything we do...and there was no need for me to be nervous about the appointment for the past few days. We spoke with both her and her resident (who we have also been seeing weekly) and she asked how I was feeling about being induced and I was very frank and said, so long as baby and I are testing fine then I am not interested at all. They explained that the 10 days over rule is very universal in North America, but her practice strives to find a balance between the "medical rule" and providing quality "personalized" care. This visit left me with an even greater amount of respect for my doctor than before. I knew we chose her in the first place because she seemed very open to honest disscussion and natural birth...but hearing that she was in support of our decision to wait for the babies arrival (of course as long as the testing continues to come back fine) made me so very happy.
So we are off for a heart rate test (called a non-stress test) today....and then another accupuncture appointment this afternoon and we shall patiently await the grand enterance of baby while we enjoy!
Showing posts with label Overdue Pregnancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Overdue Pregnancy. Show all posts
Friday, October 14, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
8 Days Overdue!
Talk about a holding pattern!!! Baby is officially 8 day's overdue and it sort of feels like he/she may never come. Ivan equates our "due" date to Christmas coming and going, but there were no presents. And each day that passes, we think....it could be today...it could be today...but nada. My mama was here all week in great anticipation of the big moment, and unfortunately she had to leave this morning for a cruise that was booked over a year ago...but we did get a chance to spend some nice time together, long walks, cook nice meals and catching up over daily tea.
I am still feeling excellent and feel that the babe may come tomorrow....but heck you never know. The doc says she only allows 10 days before she will induce...which I think is rediculous to have such a firm date of induction. If the baby and placenta are fine and mom is healthy and fine why oh why does the medical system feel they need to treat everything with drugs...gotta speed things up. Baby will come when baby is good and ready to come....besides there can be no exact "due dates" anyway....they go by what YOU tell them was the first day of your last period....I guessed as accurately as a person can...but I could have easily been off by 2 or 3 days...who pays attention to that stuff!! And in speaking with doulas and those of the Midwifery mindset as well as many other women it seems it can be perfectly normal to be 2 or 3 weeks early or late...I do not want to be induced with meds and we will tell her just that...but hopefully it doesnt even come to that.....as you will discover an intervention such as Oxytocin to get things moving, generally leads to a slippery slope of other labour issues and eventually C-section.
A Thanksgiving baby would be perfect...much to be Thankful for!!! We had our "post-term" ultrasound to satisfy our doctor and give her a comfort level that everything is okay...which of course it is. The technician said the baby and everything looks great, and it is looking very chill in there....it must be because of the pre-natal yoga!
I went to class yeserday and was the "Queen" which made my hubby proud and me shed a wee tear of joy. I love my yoga class so much and the teacher is just something extrodinary..she is also a birth doula so we do birth mantras and moving meditations to help teach us to perservere and build confidence (along with the other lunges and body strengthening movements)...we dance to James Brown and circle our hips to Bangra....its such a special class. So each class she discoveres who is the "Queen" aka who is the furthest along in their pregnancy that day. Last week when I was at 40 weeks, there were two other ladies at 41...so today I was the only lady at 41 weeks...as you hear all of the "gasps" in the room. But where else would a very pregnant woman want to be...but surrounded by 30 other beautiful pregnant and glowing women, dancing and ooohhhmmmming and building strength.
I must also say that having such an amazing husband has also made my pregnancy extremely delightful. He rubs my feet daily and gives me shoulder, head and back massages, and is so encouraging its just awesome...we make a great team!
Well today we will be going to friends house for a big Thanksgiving supper which will be awesome...I LOVE Turkey dinner and Chris is such an amazing cook....hopefully the baby is just waiting for Turkey dinner too, and will then join us tomorrow. Until then I intend to spend every precious moment with my wonderful hubby and just Enjoy!
I am still feeling excellent and feel that the babe may come tomorrow....but heck you never know. The doc says she only allows 10 days before she will induce...which I think is rediculous to have such a firm date of induction. If the baby and placenta are fine and mom is healthy and fine why oh why does the medical system feel they need to treat everything with drugs...gotta speed things up. Baby will come when baby is good and ready to come....besides there can be no exact "due dates" anyway....they go by what YOU tell them was the first day of your last period....I guessed as accurately as a person can...but I could have easily been off by 2 or 3 days...who pays attention to that stuff!! And in speaking with doulas and those of the Midwifery mindset as well as many other women it seems it can be perfectly normal to be 2 or 3 weeks early or late...I do not want to be induced with meds and we will tell her just that...but hopefully it doesnt even come to that.....as you will discover an intervention such as Oxytocin to get things moving, generally leads to a slippery slope of other labour issues and eventually C-section.
A Thanksgiving baby would be perfect...much to be Thankful for!!! We had our "post-term" ultrasound to satisfy our doctor and give her a comfort level that everything is okay...which of course it is. The technician said the baby and everything looks great, and it is looking very chill in there....it must be because of the pre-natal yoga!
I went to class yeserday and was the "Queen" which made my hubby proud and me shed a wee tear of joy. I love my yoga class so much and the teacher is just something extrodinary..she is also a birth doula so we do birth mantras and moving meditations to help teach us to perservere and build confidence (along with the other lunges and body strengthening movements)...we dance to James Brown and circle our hips to Bangra....its such a special class. So each class she discoveres who is the "Queen" aka who is the furthest along in their pregnancy that day. Last week when I was at 40 weeks, there were two other ladies at 41...so today I was the only lady at 41 weeks...as you hear all of the "gasps" in the room. But where else would a very pregnant woman want to be...but surrounded by 30 other beautiful pregnant and glowing women, dancing and ooohhhmmmming and building strength.
I must also say that having such an amazing husband has also made my pregnancy extremely delightful. He rubs my feet daily and gives me shoulder, head and back massages, and is so encouraging its just awesome...we make a great team!
Well today we will be going to friends house for a big Thanksgiving supper which will be awesome...I LOVE Turkey dinner and Chris is such an amazing cook....hopefully the baby is just waiting for Turkey dinner too, and will then join us tomorrow. Until then I intend to spend every precious moment with my wonderful hubby and just Enjoy!
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