Spring Break 2

The other part of my spring break has been spent discussing with my husband how we want this pregnancy and delivery to be different than it was with Carter. My husband and I watched a documentary last night called "The Business of Being Born". It was produced by Ricki Lake. It was very interesting and gave a lot of good insight into how hospitals have changed the birth process. Every expectant mother should watch it. I was very unhappy with our birth experience in the hospital where we had our son. I firmly believe the only reason we escaped having a c-section was because I was so adamant about not having one. I was very angry that they started me on pitocin without asking my permission. The movie explained that in the US hospital births, almost 90% of women are given pitocin, mainly in order to get them in and out of the labor room. The pitocin then causes a need for an epidural because the pain is too strong and too sudden. Then the women are out of it from the epidural and can't push, so thus the need for a c-section. In some areas of our country the c-section rate is 40-45%. Are you kidding me?? What is wrong with these Dr.'s? One Dr. even said that if you analyze the peak times of the day for c-sections, it is 4 in the afternoon and 10 at night. In the Dr.'s words, "Just when, I want to go home, or I don't want to be up all night." I am considering using a doula or a midwife in order to have a buffer between all the medical intervention and what is supposed to happen naturally. I want to deliver in a hospital, for safety, especially since C was so sick. However, I do not want Pitocin, Cervadil, Tributaline, or an epidural. I am going to have a lot of questions for our Dr. the next time we see him. If he is not willing to do this my way, then see ya' later. There's plenty more where you came from!

Spring Break 1

Spring Break for me is not quite the same as it is for other students. Instead of lounging on a sandy beach somewhere sipping a frozen daquiri, I am spending my days realizing that this house is too small for four people. So, we decided to move to a bigger house now that we are going to have another baby. We've had a crazy few months trying to find a permanent place to live. We had a beautiful, large house in Fbo. When I decided to go back to school, it was over an hour drive each way. Plus, DH works 45 min. away. We didn't want C in daycare that far away from both of us. So, we put our house up for sale, thinking it would take a few months and we would have time to find a new house. Not exactly, 30 days later we had an offer for full asking price. We hadn't even started looking for a new place! So, we decided to rent a townhouse in EL while we looked for a house. Finally, 6 months later, we picked one. Only problem now, how are we going to get out of our lease here? We talked to our landlord and he said he has someone who wants our townhouse April 1. So, yay that we don't have to worry about it, but holy crap, we're moving in 2 weeks! How on earth am I going to go to school, coach track, work part-time at the restaurant, and pack and move our entire house? Not to mention spending quality time with C and being pregnant, which some days seems like a full time job in itself!