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.

27 Weeks Pregnant (just about...)

Tomorrow is the last day of the 2nd trimester. The "honeymoon" phase of pregnancy has escaped me until recently but it is turning out to be glorious nonetheless. My skin is clearing up (finally!) and my newly-cut hair is thick and shiny and awesome. My weight gain is distributing itself nice and more evenly, even if my thighs are a bit more jiggly than before... Days that I feel good I feel really good and don't puke, but sometimes I still have really rough days or mornings where I just ralph my face off. It's a trade, I guess.
I am happy and so, so in love with Shawn. I cried on my way to work yesterday thinking about handing him the baby for the first time... I cry a lot lately (hormones!) but that really choked me up!

This next week or two will be really busy! Monday we get our taxes done, Friday I have an appointment with the Midwife, and Saturday the winner of the Belly Cast competition will be announced! PLEASE, PLEASE vote for mine! Simply go here and "like" the photo to "vote!"
Sunday we are going to a Baby Fair to try and win lots of good stuff and mingle with other Omaha parents/parents-to-be. It should be fun!
This week in the mail we received baby's first all-in-two diaper from Cherry Blossom Babies turned out! It's so tiny!!!

I got my diaper cover making supplies the other day for our own diaper covers so after my friend's hoodie is finished I will start on those as well.

Hope your week goes by nicely; take care!

Baby Kicks Back!

Last week I mentioned posting a video of baby movements. I got a little one this morning to show you! It's just over 10 seconds long but you can see me find the baby's foot, poke it, and get kicked back in the belly button area a couple times. Take a look if you like!

We're almost at 27 weeks, the last week before the final trimester!!! How has time gone so fast?

Snooooow!

Apparently we are supposed to get lots and lots of snow from now until tomorrow morning in our area. I may not be back to blog tomorrow so I'll just do it today.

We may have found support for our home birth. If not, we still have the birthing center as an option. I'm just waiting for a phone call. Now I plan to snuggle up with my crochet project in progress and a couple of sock monkeys also in progress for two little girls' birthdays this week.

If you're in Omaha or Nebraska, stay safe and warm! If you are elsewhere, be glad for no snow!

26 Weeks Pregnant

 Everything is starting to really stretch out with the baby weighing over a pound now, especially in the positions s/he prefers to lie. At the first prenatal with the Midwife on Saturday, her nurse-practitioner (Midwife was actually delivering a baby and coudln't make it) felt my belly for baby's position and said it's already upside down!
YAY! Stay, baby, stay.
Baby has lately been hanging out either directly up and down with his or her butt behind my belly button (feels like my hips are breaking!), or to either side with his or her head in one side of my pelvis and the bum on the opposite side up behind my navel. I get lots of kicks to the sides of my belly and to my stomach and little punches down lower in my hips and bladder area. They're forceful and also visible to the outside. I might have to video this for you all to see.

As for me, I'm still puking. I have resigned to being one of the very few  women who puke the entire pregnancy. My mom even asked me if I was sure I didn't have the flu... Maybe baby-flu.
I can deal with it on a daily basis to my best ability but the thing that really sucks still is the lack of understanding from others in my community.
No one will help me and approve me for FMLA hours (that I EARNED all YEAR) for puking and the Midwife's office kind of didn't want to fill them out at all.  UM  I NEED THOSE so I can leave work for Prenatal Appointments that will occur during work hours... like the next one that is already scheduled. The Midwife's office doesn't know what kind of people I work with and this entire commuity has very little understanding of FMLA laws (especially for pregnancy).
For once in my life I am asking for what I need when I need it and I am refused help. WTF?
I told Shawn I hope I get a "warm-fuzzy" sometime at the Midwife's place or I'll only be slightly more comfortable there on baby's Birthday than I would at a good hospital.
I cry a lot lately and I blame hormones, sleepiness and stress. All the stress, it should be noted, is from trying to work full time while still having to puke all the time. The more stressed I am, the more I puke. And then I cry. It's getting vicious after 5 months of this.
I just want it to be May so I can have our baby and stop puking!!!