pregnancy Archive

I believe the days of me sleeping all the way through the night are over. If I do not have to get up to use the restroom, some extremity is going numb, I’m burning up, my feet are frozen, my dreams are too vivid, or I cannot get my pillows adjusted comfortably. Last night I kept going to the restroom just for good measure. I didn’t think I actually needed to, but these days I cannot tell, and my hope was rest would follow the expulsion of those few drops. It’s difficult to sleep through the sensations of something moving inside of you. At one point, I was so comfortable lying somewhat on my stomach/side with pillows everywhere, but right as I was drifting off someone clearly had some objections with my positioning and started wiggling around like our little dog does when you are trying to cuddle with him. So I spent the next 15 minutes trying to find a position that was not only comfortable for me, but lil miss too. It will all be over soon.

I noticed this morning that Ryan had all of the covers, so maybe that was the problem. He loves it when I blame things on him. Makes him feel included. ^_^

This being my first pregnancy, I have nothing to compare to, nor do I have any idea what I’m in store for, but I don’t think natural childbirth is going to be that bad. We have yet to attend any training classes, but I’m not sure if I want to. Every time I read an article about childbirth I get a little bit more nervous. I’m afraid a class is going to make matters worse. I’d rather preserve my naivety and optimism. I believe when it comes to childbirth today, it’s more about what the doctor wants than what the mother can do. They schedule births so it doesn’t interrupt their life and push drugs under the pretense of elevating discomfort.

Again, this helps keep a schedule. Maybe once our little one arrives I’ll have a rebuttal for my own remarks.