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aubreymUrg - I have the worst heartburn tonight. I suppose it's my fault... I fell asleep for about half an hour this afternoon and when I woke up, I had the ominous burning in the back of my throat. It wasn't too horrible, but then I got the bright idea to make myself cucumber salad with dinner. Cucumber salad consists of cucumber, pepper, a bit of salt and vinegar. It was one sure fire remedy when I was having morning sickness (inexplicably sour/vinegary flavors always helped the nausea), but it is not such a great plan when one has heart burn. It tasted good at the time, though. And then I decided to follow up with citrus fruit. No one said I am good at thinking ahead. Now I'm sipping a 'Stomach Soother' from Yogi tea and hoping it helps. Otherwise I'll have to find the Tums.
I may not have long to deal with the heartburn, though. I chatted with Mom for a bit this afternoon and she's convinced that I'm going to go into labor in the next few weeks. Apparently she was talking to her nurse friend (who took Tom and I on the hospital tour), and she said that nesting instincts kick in just a couple of weeks before labor starts. I laughed and said I thought it was more along the line of trying to get my outside world in order since I'm not so good at getting my inner world in order. Mom pointed out that this is not my normal way to cope - which is a good point. So she's encouraging me to get myself ready for the baby, just in case. She also said I should talk to Tom about our plans for when we want her around. Do we want her at the birth? Just after? Not until later? That way she can prepare if she has to make a sudden trip away from Michigan.
I think this may mean that I need to talk to her about my home birth plan. I admit I'm nervous about this. Even though I'm sure that this is the right decision for me, I know it's going to be a bit difficult for her, just because she's going to worry about me a bit more than she would if I were in the hospital. I should get some statistics for her... and maybe email her articles. But this is my birth, not hers... I just am not so good at following my heart when it goes against what she believes. (At least, since I'm out of my rebellious teens.)
Tom and I met with Abigail this morning, the second of the three midwives we're interviewing. It was a good experience, again. I have no idea how I'm going to choose between them, at this point. We'll see how the meeting goes tomorrow morning, then I'll talk to Tom, maybe call Lisa, and then see if I've got a gut feeling. I feel like I'm confident in both Abigail and Maria's training and experience, so going with my intuition seems like the best plan. Better that I like too many people, than too few though. I'm feeling pretty lucky about the homebirth community in San Francisco. Filled with so many cool women.
Of course, if I go into labor before 4 weeks from now, I won't be able to give birth at home anyway. I need to be 37 weeks, and as of this moment I'm 33 weeks and one day. I'm pretty sure this isn't too likely, though.
I may not have long to deal with the heartburn, though. I chatted with Mom for a bit this afternoon and she's convinced that I'm going to go into labor in the next few weeks. Apparently she was talking to her nurse friend (who took Tom and I on the hospital tour), and she said that nesting instincts kick in just a couple of weeks before labor starts. I laughed and said I thought it was more along the line of trying to get my outside world in order since I'm not so good at getting my inner world in order. Mom pointed out that this is not my normal way to cope - which is a good point. So she's encouraging me to get myself ready for the baby, just in case. She also said I should talk to Tom about our plans for when we want her around. Do we want her at the birth? Just after? Not until later? That way she can prepare if she has to make a sudden trip away from Michigan.
I think this may mean that I need to talk to her about my home birth plan. I admit I'm nervous about this. Even though I'm sure that this is the right decision for me, I know it's going to be a bit difficult for her, just because she's going to worry about me a bit more than she would if I were in the hospital. I should get some statistics for her... and maybe email her articles. But this is my birth, not hers... I just am not so good at following my heart when it goes against what she believes. (At least, since I'm out of my rebellious teens.)
Tom and I met with Abigail this morning, the second of the three midwives we're interviewing. It was a good experience, again. I have no idea how I'm going to choose between them, at this point. We'll see how the meeting goes tomorrow morning, then I'll talk to Tom, maybe call Lisa, and then see if I've got a gut feeling. I feel like I'm confident in both Abigail and Maria's training and experience, so going with my intuition seems like the best plan. Better that I like too many people, than too few though. I'm feeling pretty lucky about the homebirth community in San Francisco. Filled with so many cool women.
Of course, if I go into labor before 4 weeks from now, I won't be able to give birth at home anyway. I need to be 37 weeks, and as of this moment I'm 33 weeks and one day. I'm pretty sure this isn't too likely, though.
