May 11, 2009 12:45
the past week i have felt a uti coming on. i have been on so many antibiotics in the past year i wanted to do it the natural way and start drinking apple cider vinegar. last night i added it to a cup of water with some lemon and it wasn't too horrible. and this morning i wake up to just take a shot of it and chase it with some water. really bad idea. really bad idea when you are pregnant and the first thing you put in your stomach is straight vinegar. not only did it cut off my air supply for ten seconds but i could barely hold it in my stomach. with some deep concentration, i managed to focus on keeping it down and now i am almost in full recovery.
this week i am going to tour The Baby Love Birth Center in cape coral. it is run by a bunch of midwives and they specialize in all natural water births. this being my first baby i want to do it right. i have stopped smoking now for almost a month which i give myself kudos for everyday. and i don't want to have to worry about drugs and how it will affect the baby during delivery. this birthing center is so nice and relaxing. they encourage you to eat and drink your favorite foods, listen to your own music have candles and lavender to help you relax. they basically believe that woman are more than capable of giving birth on their own and they are there to help with support and in case anything goes wrong. jp can even be in the tub with me if he wants to massage me and help me push. this method also puts less stress on the baby because they don't even know they are born because they go into liquid from liquid. they also teach hypnobirthing classes which help with labor and massages are part of prenatal care!
now, if i could only be this excited about work.