I really feel I need to just write about how amazing and different this pregnancy with Jade is then it was with Jude. I am 24 weeks now and I have never felt better. I am not 100% why this is but I have a few very good ideas. With my last pregnancy, I grew very fast and with growing fast, I became lazier and less healthy. I was always hungry and gave in to my desires of unhealthy foods. I rarely excersized and oh how it did my body absolutely no good. Well, I then was put on bedrest in my later months and just had an awful experience. I was in the hospital multiple times and they were always telling me that I was dehydrated. Then, I eventually was induced, filled with pitocin, resulting in a very horrific c-section. This pregnancy though, I have learned so much more.
I am pretty sure I research everything these days and after having my son, I have made a lot more healthier choices. Jude is one of the healthiest babies I've seen and he is not vaccinated and is a perfect weight. He has absolutely nothing wrong with him and has only received a tiny cold over the winter/flu season. The doctor has no concerns and simply just loves to see him because Jude is always full of smiles. :)
While pregnant with Jade, I have eaten much healthier. I am on a whole foods, organic diet which includes eating fruits and lots of different colored veggies for my vitamins. I have a list of the vitamins I really need and the best foods that provide them. I drink lots of water, tea, organic milk, and some juice. I excersize at least every other day, taking walks with our adopted dog and Jude on my back (it is very comfortable). I try not eat out unless I know that I am getting the healthy nutritious food that I need. I eat a good amount of wild alaskan salmon for my omega 3s and vitamins. I supplement my food with an organic, whole food prenatal (recommended by my midwife) and lastly, I do not put any unorganic, foreign soap, lotion, or whatever on my body. With doing all these things, I have never felt better. I do not have unhealthy cravings like I did with Jude, I sleep better, feel better, and feel better about knowing what is going to my baby.
The other very different thing with Jade is I am not doing a hospital birth and I do not recommend one to anyone. I had the most awful experience and while some people may love being there, I did not. I felt rushed, uneducated, and pressured into doing many things I would have not chosen for myself. So this time I have a midwife from Andaluz Birthing Center and she is amazing. I love our prenatal visits, they consist of tea, a couch, and basically a chat about how I am feeling, eating, and sleeping while she calmly sits there and breastfeeds her newborn. She is so calm, listens to what I have to say, and gives me options. Wow, Oh how I love that word, options. I can choose how I want this baby to be born, where I want her to be born, and who I want to be there. I am proud to say I have not yet been poked with a needle for some unnessasary test by some doctor. They take my blood pressure, a urine sample, and my weight. Then, they trust me to tell them how the rest is going! I love it, there is trust between us. She gives me suuggestions on the proper way to eat, how many calories I need, and what kind of foods are best. She would never nag, put me down, or judge me in any way. Well, let's just sum this up and say I feel comfortable and calm about the birth and my midwife is definitely one to thank for that.
Lastly, I just want to say that I have really come to embrace being pregnant with positive feelings. At first, I had such negative thoughts about it all but once I got past that and realized how amazing this little blessing wwas, things really changed. I started viewing myself as beautiful, not huge and awkward. I started thinking of myself as a vessel for this precious baby. I imagined myself doing all that I can to be the best mom that I knew how to be and do what I believe is best instead of what everyone says to do. Instead, I have learned to have an opinion of my own through prayer, research, and instinct. I never thought I would ever say this but I truly love being pregnant.
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