Our Journey

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Friday, February 6, 2009

Met my midwife Linda today she was lovely and gave me heaps of info. I have also booked in for free yoga at centre for pregnant women which runs Mondays and has free child care. Next appointment with her is 2/3 and doing yoga that day too. She changed my dates again to the 22/7 as per my LMP she studied my chart and was very impressed. Got my results back from ultrasound and all was ok. Except dates hard to find due to baby position which we already knew.

Not sure about the home birth she has to ask Dr Kennedy Andrews if I am safe insurance wise as I still high risk. If not she is happy to labor at home with me and transfer there after to birth and be monitored by Belinda.

She did my measurements uterus measured 21 cm and everything else ok. I also spoke to the doula today and she is happy to come on as a midwife student and help out. This means I spend no money and have the best care possible. I am over the moon.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

19 Week U/S

Had my ultrasound today and after counting down for 16 weeks to this one day it was all worth it.

Mum and Aaron came with me. I was so pleased mum decided to come and be part of our pregnancy. As she lives so far away I felt like it was the first pregnancy thing we have done together besides buying odds and ends when I am 40 weeks pregnant. Mum was so over the moon when the announced the gender she jumped up to kiss us both. Mum has been there thru both kids deliveries I say she is my leg holder. She does a very hard job and I bet it is hard work but physically and emotionally.

Ultrasound came back very well from what the lady said. All bits of heart and brain were developing nicely and the only part baby was uncooperative with was the lower spine. That was bad since that’s where spine bifida shows itself. Eventually bubs showed himself but he took his time. Everything else came out really well.

We got see the bub gentiles as saw for sure it was a boy so since we have been calling him Noah as chosen. Seems to fit more than Lachlan.

Baby measured smaller again. EDD now 2/7/09 but that is so impossible I am sticking with EDD as 28/9 I am not changing again.

Was such a romantic experience for Aaron and I, being such an intimate moment when we see our baby felt like dream. Aaron cuddled me the whole way thru and made a huge difference to the experience.