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Pregnancy, Birth...our thoughts 

Sunday, July 3, 2011 - Posted by Danielle at 1:35 PM
I am overwhelmed with joy and contentment today. Sometimes you just have those extra special days where you can sit back and say, "It's a good day!!!" Despite the rain and dreariness outside, having to go get blood drawn this morning, and peeing 3 times before noon, I am so joyful today!!! Mark and I got up and got ready this morning together and I noticed that he went into the room that since having our home we have referred to as "the nursery." I said to him, "You realize you just went into the real nursery, right?" It was another moment where the reality of all of this sank in just a little bit more...in 7 short months, there will actually be a baby in there!!

Mark and I got into a big discussion last night. We talked about our philosophy and attitude towards pregnancy, labor and birth. I had been so frustrated yesterday with trying to find out what I could and couldn't eat, along with trying to get in the recommended servings of each food group and not weighing 2 tons at the end of this!! I had decided to go to Meijer on my lunch and pick up some lunch-ey, snack-ey stuff. On my way, I did a search for "easy pregnant lunches." The first thing I saw was that I shouldn't be eating lunch meat. To me, lunch meat seemed like a great, healthy snack - come to find out, I shouldn't be eating it. So, then began our discussion. I had read in one of my books that the goal of a natural childbirth and pregnancy is to give your baby every advantage. I believe that so many pregnancies today focus on what gives the mother the greatest advantage. No that the mother isn't important, but in my mind, I'd rather go through more, put up with more, give up more so that my baby has the advantage rather than me.

I contacted the instructor in our area for the Brio/Bradley birth classes and we are so excited to get started with them this October; they teach everything - pregnancy nutrition and exercise, stages of labor, training for the husband so that he can be your coach, as well as postpartum care, newborn care and breastfeeding. Can't wait!