Appointment w/ Midwife
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Yesterday was our 2nd prenatal appointment. I am at 10 weeks and 3 days today. Everything went great! We opted NOT to try and hear the heartbeat with the Doppler because I really want to limit baby's exposure to ultrasonic waves. I know most of the studies out there on the negative effects of ultrasounds on human fetuses are relatively inconclusive, but I've read a few of them that were enough to make me feel very cautious. When I voiced my concern to the midwife, she seemed glad that I had done my research and told me that she has also been reading up on the subject and has the same concerns. I was glad that she didn't think I was just being unnecessarily paranoid. She said we'd probably be able to hear the heartbeat at around 16-20 weeks with a fetoscope, and I am totally fine with that. She will, however, use the Doppler during labor because it is almost impossible to use the fetoscope effectively when momma is in the tub or in strange labor positions on land. I'm totally fine with that as well. So, barring some unforseen circumstance, this little one will have only been exposed to the Doppler twice and have had no sonograms. I feel really comfortable with this decision.
My iron went back up, so the midwife was very pleased with that. I've only gained about 3 lbs since my last visit and that seemed to make her happy as well. She and her 2 apprentices tried to measure my uterus, but said the top of it is probably still right below or just peeking up over the public bone, so it was too difficult to measure. She checked my urine for protein and other levels and everything was good. My appointment with my back-up doctor is next month, October 17th. I suspect I'll get some lab drawn at that point, but not sure what else will be done.
I wish I had more to report. It is a lttle disappointing not to be able to have any concrete "proof" of the little one, but I know in my heart that he or she is growing beautifully and everything is a-okay. Women back in the day didn't have the technology to see and hear their babies this early on, and yet somehow, the human race survived. :)
My iron went back up, so the midwife was very pleased with that. I've only gained about 3 lbs since my last visit and that seemed to make her happy as well. She and her 2 apprentices tried to measure my uterus, but said the top of it is probably still right below or just peeking up over the public bone, so it was too difficult to measure. She checked my urine for protein and other levels and everything was good. My appointment with my back-up doctor is next month, October 17th. I suspect I'll get some lab drawn at that point, but not sure what else will be done.
I wish I had more to report. It is a lttle disappointing not to be able to have any concrete "proof" of the little one, but I know in my heart that he or she is growing beautifully and everything is a-okay. Women back in the day didn't have the technology to see and hear their babies this early on, and yet somehow, the human race survived. :)
Labels: midwife, pregnancy, prenatal appointment
posted by Unkempt Mommy at 5:41 PM
5 Comments:
Wow ten weeks already, it's funny how other womens pregnancies seem to fly in but mines draggs so much!
Congratulations on the great appointment. Did you talk with her about diet or just leave it alone?
My mom cooked and canned things my whole life, but I really didn't participate until I was like 25 and married. I grew my own strawberries that first year of our marriage and mom came over and helped me make jam. I wouldn't exactly say I have canning "skills" but I'm learning. This is only my third year doing it. I've made jam, I've canned tomatoes and I've done pie filling now (which I had to borrow mom's pressure canner). For jams and fruits you only need boiling water. I got a hot water bath canner from Meijer or TArget for like $30, bought some jars, got some sugar and then got the Ball Blue Book, guide to home canning. All the directions are in there and really if you can read, then you can preserve food!
The other cookbook I use is the Better Homes and GArdens red and white checkered cookbook. That has all the old timey recipes I use and then internet searches for crockpot recipes or whatever. Thanks for the encouragement to keep on cooking and canning. I really do want to pass what I learn onto my kids. I hope they pay attention more than I did to my mom. I think the foundation was laid by her though and I do have a style that comes from how she did things.
This is only my third year doing it by myself I should say. I've been married 5 1/2 years already, so I guess I've been canning for that long.
You mean you aren't going to pull a Tom Cruise and buy your own ultrasound machine.
It's good that you are so informed, and that your midwife agrees with your choices.
We also avoided ultrasounds and used the dopler only at our first prenatal and during labor. It is lovely to discover a kindred spirit!
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