37 Weeks. Full Term. Homebirth inevitable. Holy Crap!
Today I am 37 weeks pregnant. I am full term. The baby *should* be fully developed, lungs mature, ready to meet me whenever he is ready. I am hoping for later rather than sooner. He seems pretty cozy in there for now. I had to reach 37 weeks in order for me to give birth […]
Listening to Music and Labor?
While pregnant with my first son I envisioned listening to my favorite music while laboring, and letting those familiar songs take me to a far away place. This place would have no pain of course, and I would need no drugs, only songs, to get me through. Naive? Probably. Also, my husband never got around […]
Homebirth: Ready or not, here I come!
To say I am not terrified of giving birth naturally would be lying. Labor is painful (unless you are an amazing hypobirther or you have that rare disease where you don’t feel pain) and I am afraid I will suck at it. But then again, I am ready to go for it! And I am […]
31 Weeks, not long now.
My next baby will be here in a few short weeks and I am feeling the anxiety. I don’t have a baby bath tub, or enough swaddling blankets. I have to pull out all of those fun things like burp cloths and my handy Nose Frida (no bulb syringe here, this thing works great!). I […]