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Showing posts with label birth centers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birth centers. Show all posts

27 February 2013

Changing OB's and Transferring Care During Pregnancy

Today I would have been going to the OB for a fun ol' glucose test. But as you may remember, I have started my prenatals at the Birth Center with the Midwife. I had dreaded calling to cancel with the OB for days.
Monday I finally hiked up my big girl panties and canceled my appointment... If they call back Shawn helped me decide what to say: "I want more natural care and I don't want to birth in a hospital, so I chose a provider who would help me accomplish those goals."
I don't know why I am so nerve-wracked about leaving that office. They helped me a lot when I needed surgery for my cyst last year but I'm healthy now, and so is my baby, so I'm just not comfortable with how hard they are pushing me for vaccinations (Flu, TDaP) and stuff.
I don't like how they say "You'll have to get a TDaP at your next appointment..."
I can actually refuse any treatment, but I'd prefer not to mentally and emotionally prepare myself for a fight before each appointment or even before--wouldn't this be fun--the birth.
I get more of a sense of control at the birth center, like they wait for you to let them know what you'd like to do. They let you know of all the options but they are given to you as options.

My next appointment with the Midwife is next Friday and I have to do that glucose test. Yee...
I'll let you know how that goes.

03 May 2012

Pre-Nesting


Do I ever have it bad. The Babycrack. The Baby Fever. Whatever you call it.
So far this week since Sunday:
  • Decided to have a baby no matter what
  • Health was cleared for having babies on Monday
  • Stopped the Pill
  • Registered on OvaOva
  • Ordered a Basal thermometer
  • Dealt with the first pregnancy-related jerk
  • Sourced Cloth Diaper materials
  • Sourced and Contacted local Doulas
  • Contacted the Birthing Center here
  • Decided on Home Birth instead of Birth Center Birth... more on that below
  • Selected a Birthing Pool
  • Read approximately 40 Birth Stories, some good, some bad, some ugly
It has officially started.
So about the home birth... I originally dreamed of giving birth in a birthing center, so when we finally got one in the Omaha area, I was very excited! I looked into it only to find that although it is a great facility, it's basically like being at home... but you're not. No pain medication or emergency intervention measures are offered at the center so if anything were to happen and an emergency arised I would still have to be transferred to a hospital.
Now my stance for my pregnancy is "Unmedicated or Emergency C-Section Only," given it is a healthy, no-risk pregnancy and I can find support for me and for Shawn during labor. I feel that being at home with no pain medication and a support system (that includes my cat I played doula for) is the same as going to the birthing center except that we don't have to drive 40 minutes from our home to get there, and there is a hospital just as close--maybe closer--to our house as the one near the center.
I don't feel that having a home birth is more complicated, quite the opposite: it is stripping away the illusion of control Western Medicine sometimes tries to impose on the natural, uncontrollable force of nature that is birth. No IV lines, monitors, strangers, risks of BAD infections are in my home. If something happens we can leave and drive down the street. But we will try it!
Just love, support, and my body is all I will need to have our baby.

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Thank you for coming by to read my experiences as a wife and what came before it, as well. My husband Shawn and I were married June 10, 2011 in Omaha, NE! I enjoy sharing my stories and hearing other people's stories so please feel free to share any in the comments (especially dress stories!). I LOVE comments!

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