Insomnia, Heartburn, Waiting, Induction

[symph]

As I am nearing the end of this pregnancy, things have taken a bit of an unexpected turn. On Wednesday night, my midwife and her student came by to do a home visit and talk to us about our birth plan. We want to have a water birth, and Damien wants to catch the baby. I'm stoked for this. However, I talked pretty frankly about my repressed fear of

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[symph]

Birth is such a mystery, hey? Maybe this is why we rush to control it as much as possible.

[curbside_yogini]

wow... so you might have two scorpio children... love it :)

[symph]

I don't know what that means, but I'd settle for two healthy children. :)

[cat57]

you know what, I hired a midwife for my second birth as I had a disappointing birth experience the first time around. Things did not go as planned second time around and I had another cesarian. It bothered me at first but both girls ended up healthy and I realized there is so much out of my control so no sense blaming myself for not achieving the dream birth.

Midwives are wonderful and will make the difference and so will Damien. BUt if things do not go as planned; do not blame yourself.

[symph]

I had midwives with Josh too, he just would not cooperate. I learned the lesson about birthing and babies being outside of my control through my experience with Josh, but you know, there's a very proud, very inflexible part of me that had this idea that all of that happened because I didn't know enough to advocate on my own behalf. Now that I've spent the last two years working for midwives, I have a much stronger understanding of how babies and bodies work and I've long held this idea that I'm in charge now. Nothing's actually changed, in reality.

[cat57]

I had the same belief with my first delivery...that I could have prevented the cesarian if I had known more...so I hired a widwife...but the second birth was totally different but the end result was the same. 20 years ago midwives were not accepted and very controversial. I got a lot of (unnecessary) snide comments when I showed up at the hospital with the midwife and after a home birth failed. I wished the nurses and doctors worked with her more. ( I did have a doctor willing to work with a midwife but his hospital was further away). Despite all this it was a happy occasion...could have been better but it was wonderful.

Now I understand midwives are accepted more and have even better training etc.

I am sure yours will be a positive experience because you have done your homework and have that "in charge" attitude!

[redalert29]

come on baby!!!!!!!!!!!
just dont drink the oil again...lol