Via RSS feed.June 14th, 2008
Latest Prenatal Appointment
This morning we had our latest prenatal appointment. Well, it was scheduled for the afternoon, but our baby Doctor was running behind schedule, so we were waiting for quite a while. Our appointment was for 11:15 a.m. - we arrived early, 10:40 a.m. and we got in to see the Dr. at around 12:20 p.m. - ah well! Thankfully they had some snacks in the lunch room for our small children to nibble on.
Baby is head down, and ready to go…well, maybe not quite, but we’re just waiting for her to be ready to go! I am the next client on the homebirth list, and it doesn’t look like I have much competition for my due date range - yay! Hopefully everyone should be available when I go into labour. The next hting on the ‘to do list’ is to schedule a home visit with the Dr. and doula’s so they can get the lay of the land, as it were. How to get to my Mom’s (who has graciously consented to let us birth this baby in her living room - my second born daughter was born there as well), where we’ll put the birthing tub etc.
My weight keeps going up, and I’m ravenously hungry every 2 - 3 hours. I get SO hungry in my last month or so, and gain SO much weight! 210 lbs. and climbing ;). My blood pressure is a bit up as well, 130/70, normally I’m 120/70, but my last visit I was only 99/50 or so, so this might actually be an improvement!
I’m still rather unprepared in the department of having diapers and clothing sorted and ready to go, but as long as baby has a towel to get wrapped in, and breastmilk on tap I figure we are good to go! The countdown is definitely on. The ultrasounds have dated me for June 25th, and I’ve started having the more intense BH contractions a week or so ago…so I think that may be more accurate than my original estimate of July 05th. We’ll see what the Lord has planned for baby’s birthday! I’m so excited to meet her!
Jennifer H
June 14th, 2008 at 4:48 am
Have a great birth Jen!!! My second was born 2 months ago at home with Barb. (Rose and Wren are the same age, we were midwives “models” together)
Lori
June 14th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I have friends that are home-birthers…What a neat experience! We plan to do this same thing when the time comes for us again.
Have a great birth! Congratulations, a little early, but never the less, on your little bundle of joy
Loris last blog post..after-thought, an addendum to “sold”
vhiel
June 14th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
goodluck on the baby.. my mom did home birth with the aid of a midwife.. that was in the early days.. but i dont think i am strong enough to take the pain and do home birth..
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Quiver Mamma
June 15th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Thanks for dropping in everyone, and for all your well-wishes!
Jennifer! How exciting to see you here! I remember you well :). Wow, my last two, and yours are so close to each other in age! Congratulations on your second baby!! Sounds like a great birth :).
Jennifer H
June 15th, 2008 at 1:21 am
It was! He was 9lbs 11 oz!
Quiver Mamma
June 15th, 2008 at 1:42 am
Oh, how wonderful! A big boy! Rose was 9 lb. 4 oz. I’m expecting another big baby this time too, but we’ll see! How big was your first?
Jennifer H
June 15th, 2008 at 5:21 am
Wren was 8lbs 8oz. If I have another I’m afraid it will be 12 lbs!
Stephanie
June 17th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Jennifer - i had Maureen with baby #5 and it was a wonderful birth - she was very hands off - i am praying you’ll be blessed by the birth as well as that little baby
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