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09-4-2008 - Wearing Pads Again ... and Me? A Tree-Hugger?

My mood while writing this blog: Neutral

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One of the fun things about being pregnant is the missing period month after month. It's especially exciting for a woman like me, that suffered from painful, double-over cramps. The second fun thing about being pregnant is the lack of pads on my underwear. Sure, I was always a pad person ... never a tampon kind of girl, but it's fun to not have to remember to buy pads in bulk and choose between the old-school ones or the new ones with their own wipeys attached. Well, now, I may have a new reason to return to pads .... perhaps not full-blown, wipeys, wings, leak-control pads, but, at the very least, panty liners.

I am pissing on myself. Yes. I sneeze, and some pee comes out even I don't have to pee. Perhaps Lia is really packing the pressure on my bladder now. My belly does seem to have grown. Today, I sneezed and peed while teaching ... only a few trickles, but enough to feel uncomfortable until I went to the bathroom and put on a fake pad: some paper towels.

Now, I share this because you ladies are on a site called, um, I Am Pregnant, and hopefully you understand that this TMI is solely for the purpose of the exploration and comprehension of pregnancy and the female body. That said, I don't blame you for feeling a bit awkward as you read this.

Still, I love being pregnant. I love sitting at the front of the bus. I love feeling Lia kick and move around (she moves when I have a meal and play her music, among other times). I don't love the sneeze-n-pee, but, whatever, if it comes with the territory then so be it! I shall get panty liners in bulk for the next 3-4 months.

In other news, I have switched my primary care physician with my insurance to make it easier for my home birth midwife to be paid. Yes, you read correctly: home birth midwife! We have decided to have a home birth! Almost immediately after finding out that we were expecting, I could only imagine myself giving birth in my living room. I realized then that home birth is something I needed to consider. Fast forward a few months, and here I am, following my mind and heart. For the past two months, I've done research, watched "The Business of Being Born", viewed videos of home births, talked to friends that have experienced home birth, and intensely interviewed my now midwife. I even consulted my parents and, after initial apprehension, they were supportive. Also, there is a hospital less than 5 minutes away, if even that! At the birth, my doula, midwife, and my husband will be present.

This is exciting!

That said, we aren't blasting the news from the hilltops because we understand that we might face some negativity and questioning that may convert into negative energy for us, and the baby. We have the support from the people that matter the most. Now, no, I'm not an irrational home birth lady that completely opposes hospital birth. I just want to be home, and understand that, as a woman with a low risk pregnancy, I can do this. Perhaps I am turning into a bit of a tree-hugger, though ... cloth diapers, breastfeeding, home birthing, plans for baby-wearing .... ah, it's all about loving how natural and beautiful life really is!

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