Excited!

pennyblossom42

I'm 27 weeks pregnant today with my first baby. I had always known that I wanted to at least try a natural birth. I didn't even think about my options, I just figured I would use my same OBGYN - which both my sisters-in-law used. I didn't know anything about home birth (I was one of those who thought people who did home births were crazy!) and I had never heard of birth centers. I decided to read a book about attachment parenting just to see what it was all about and it recommended watching The Business of Being Born. So I did. It changed my views on birth completely. I've watched it a few times and I've watched the follow-up movies as well. So I have been looking into my options on having a midwife. There aren't many in Concord,NH. There is 1 birth center with 2 midwives and then there is 1 OBGYN office that has 2 midwives- which I don't go there and I'd rather not have to switch. I met with one of the midwives at the birth center today and I made my first appointment with them. I am so excited. I will most likely choose a home birth instead of using the birth center. At this point with everything I've learned about hospital births- I would probably be more worried and nervous at the hospital than I will with a home birth. I feel so calm and confident and empowered. I'm going to have a natural birth and at home, I'm going to breastfeed and I'm going to cloth diaper my baby and I'm excited about that! You can't say those things to people without people being so negative. I understand that things don't always go as planned and that's fine. I hadn't thought about it before but people really should keep their mouths shut when a pregnant woman says she wants a natural birth or cloth diaper or any other decisions that she makes. It's very rude to tell her that things probably won't go as planned, it's not like she doesn't already know that. They think they are trying to be helpful but it's just plain rude.

Well, thanks for reading my story and my rant. I'm so glad we have places to discuss things like this with people that believe in the same things. 

innedoula

Wow, that's awesome!  So glad you're finding options that you love.  So important!    Happy Birthing !