Head Down!
So it seems that our daughter has decided to concede to her mother's will and actually turn from breech to normal birthing position! I think she's just doing me a favor - which I appreciate as I wasn't really looking forward to a scheduled C-section. Dr McD gave us the thumb's up on healthy heartbeat, weight gain (mine and hers), belly size and hiccuping!
As babies aren't in air breathing but in fluid not breathing, hiccuping is a really good sign of lung development and general overall healthiness. With the fetal heart monitor on, we could hear her making hiccups - it was pretty cool. In two weeks we've got an ultrasound (I think) so we'll know for sure but the doc was pretty darn sure her head was down. I attribute this to my awesome acupuncturist who was the person who figured out I was pregnant, AND has now she turned the baby 'round via moxibustion. She rules.
Dr McD also helped put the fears of toxic cat litter to rest along with giving me some advice to take the childbirth and breastfeeding classes with a grain of salt. Her manta is "family health" which is a far cry from beat down I took from the hospital registration staffer yesterday who totally disregarded our pediatrician's recommendation for breast vs. bottle and signed us up for a breastfeeding class FOR FREE cause she felt I was "going down the wrong path".
Everybody's got something to say 'bout childbirth and breastfeeding and infant care. A lot of the time, I'd be happy if they kept their mouths shut.
As babies aren't in air breathing but in fluid not breathing, hiccuping is a really good sign of lung development and general overall healthiness. With the fetal heart monitor on, we could hear her making hiccups - it was pretty cool. In two weeks we've got an ultrasound (I think) so we'll know for sure but the doc was pretty darn sure her head was down. I attribute this to my awesome acupuncturist who was the person who figured out I was pregnant, AND has now she turned the baby 'round via moxibustion. She rules.
Dr McD also helped put the fears of toxic cat litter to rest along with giving me some advice to take the childbirth and breastfeeding classes with a grain of salt. Her manta is "family health" which is a far cry from beat down I took from the hospital registration staffer yesterday who totally disregarded our pediatrician's recommendation for breast vs. bottle and signed us up for a breastfeeding class FOR FREE cause she felt I was "going down the wrong path".
Everybody's got something to say 'bout childbirth and breastfeeding and infant care. A lot of the time, I'd be happy if they kept their mouths shut.