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We heard our baby's heartbeat yesterday.
First prenatal checkup at the birthing center. Met another of the 5 midwives, answered questions, pelvic exam, general stuff. Then she said "Well, let's see if we can find a heartbeat yet." Stuck the doodad on Oona's abdomen and there it was. Strong and fast. About 160 bpm at this point. Can't very well describe what it was like to hear that. I would have liked to have sat there for longer and just listened to it. Hopefully we'll do it again in 4 weeks at the next appointment, and then ultrasound will be another 4 weeks or so after that.
I really like the birthing center. It's a cool old historical house. All dark hardwood and such. A pretty quiet place, usually not many folks around. Downstairs is reception, waiting room, and one examination room. The entire upstairs is devoted to birthing, with the main birthing room and a backup room for the rare occasion there are two births at once. So generally when you have your baby you have the entire upstairs to yourself. The birthing rooms are just lovely old bedrooms, old furniture, big beds, hardly a sign of anything medical about. Cushions and pillows and big chairs. A hanging bassinet. A big claw foot tub. About the only modern item is a CD player so you can bring your own music along. There's also a little kitchen/waiting room for family. Which is nice. We may or may not have any family there, though none will be in the room with us for the birth.
So, as long as all goes well and there are no complications, and we aren't having twins, which run in Oona's family, we can have the baby there. No freaky overly sterile hospital, no drugs, no nonsense. A little less than 7 months to go, probably be here before we know it.
We told Xander where we'd gone and that we'd heard the heartbeat. She still refers to the baby as "she" and "her" but calls it her "baby brother". We'll clear things up once we know what it is. Since yesterday she's been telling everyone that her baby brother has a "heart beep". Classic.
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First prenatal checkup at the birthing center. Met another of the 5 midwives, answered questions, pelvic exam, general stuff. Then she said "Well, let's see if we can find a heartbeat yet." Stuck the doodad on Oona's abdomen and there it was. Strong and fast. About 160 bpm at this point. Can't very well describe what it was like to hear that. I would have liked to have sat there for longer and just listened to it. Hopefully we'll do it again in 4 weeks at the next appointment, and then ultrasound will be another 4 weeks or so after that.
I really like the birthing center. It's a cool old historical house. All dark hardwood and such. A pretty quiet place, usually not many folks around. Downstairs is reception, waiting room, and one examination room. The entire upstairs is devoted to birthing, with the main birthing room and a backup room for the rare occasion there are two births at once. So generally when you have your baby you have the entire upstairs to yourself. The birthing rooms are just lovely old bedrooms, old furniture, big beds, hardly a sign of anything medical about. Cushions and pillows and big chairs. A hanging bassinet. A big claw foot tub. About the only modern item is a CD player so you can bring your own music along. There's also a little kitchen/waiting room for family. Which is nice. We may or may not have any family there, though none will be in the room with us for the birth.
So, as long as all goes well and there are no complications, and we aren't having twins, which run in Oona's family, we can have the baby there. No freaky overly sterile hospital, no drugs, no nonsense. A little less than 7 months to go, probably be here before we know it.
We told Xander where we'd gone and that we'd heard the heartbeat. She still refers to the baby as "she" and "her" but calls it her "baby brother". We'll clear things up once we know what it is. Since yesterday she's been telling everyone that her baby brother has a "heart beep". Classic.
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