The sweetest sound!

11 weeks today!! Had my second appointment with the midwife. Today my appointment was with Bridgette. There are 3 midwives in the practice and I will get to meet them all. We went over all my health history information. I have a healthy family if I do say so myself. Of course the donor has a squeaky clean health history so that is pretty uneventful.
The plan, next appointment is in 2 weeks. I have to do an early glucose test (because I am overweight). So I have to drink the yummy orange sugar drink then go get my blood drawn. They will do other blood tests also. I declined any genetic testing or testing for down syndrome, neural tube defects, ect... They have a high rate of false positives and I wouldn't terminate the pregnancy anyway so it is pointless. I will get to have an ultrasound at 19 weeks. Around the beginning of February. I will have it done at the OB office that they consult with. The OB likes to meet all the patients at least once. That way if there is some sort of emergency I will have met the OB. Knock on wood. That;s when we will find out if we are having a boy or girl!!

The most exciting event of the day was hearing the heart beat!! About 160 beats/minute! What a sweet sound! I am sooooo relieved!! When I told my mom she said "Your having a girl." LOL, I think I am having a girl. My friends think I am having a girl. No one has said they think I am having a boy. Tracy wants a boy soooo bad! I really don't care. Really, I don't. Strange.

Oh... got diaper making supplies in the mail today. Next week I am going to start making some serious cloth diapers!! Pictures to follow!!

Midwife

So it was a no brainer decision for me to see a midwife. I am a nurse and it just makes sense to me. It surprise me how few people choose to go to a midwife. I wanted to have a real person that I can connect with deliver my baby. I didn't feel like I could get to know a OB in 5 minute visits once a month. Then to have him/her just show up in time to catch the baby. I don't know I just feel like I deserve better than that. With a midwife I get a birthing companion. She will see me for a minimum of 30 minutes at each appointment. I can give her MY birth plan and she will respect it. I will get all the same tests and monitoring as an OB. And I will be informed what all the tests are for and be given the option to decline. Why would I have test done to check for birth defects if I have no intention of terminating the pregnancy? And the best part ever is that when I get to the hospital my midwife will be with me until I deliver!! How awesome is that!! It just feels great to know that I will have a great advocate!!
On another note, how am I feeling? Not to bad. Just feel like a sleeping machine!! Getting some of my energy back, slowly but surely.
We have decided to use cloth diapers. And then I decided I would take a shot at making my own fitted cloth diapers. I have made a couple of prototypes. Working out the kinks. There are great resources online. The fabrics also has to be ordered online. I am waiting for some more fabric now to start making some more.
So other than that just hanging out. Hoping to have a change in my work schedule soon so I can come off night shift. I think that would make me feel a lot better!!