As I mentioned in my last post, I have been suffering from bad sciatic nerve pain and rib pain. My Bradley instructor/doula (Yay! I can officially call her my doula now :) ), recommended a chiropractor, and oh. my. gosh. she pretty much saved my life! After two visits, I was walking around feeling like I wasn't even pregnant. It was amazing! I still have problems with my shoulder, but it's tolerable now, and we're working on it. Also, my chiropractor has an adorable little dog who likes to lay by my belly when I get adjusted :)
Our Bradley classes are going well. Every time we leave, Louie and I are actually excited about labor and delivery! It has really helped us bond as well as prepared us for what is coming. Louie is going to be a great labor coach and daddy!
As previously mentioned, we have hired our Bradley instructor to be our doula. Louie and I are thrilled to have such a knowledgeable person who we've already worked with closely be able to attend our birth and offer support to both of us.
My mom came to hang out on Friday and check out the baby shower venue again. Even though I'm not really involved in the planning, it was fun to get to help just a little bit with layout of tables and stuff. AND, my mom bought me cannoli which were amazing!!!
I'm noticing a lot of !!! in this post. Sorry, I'm just excited I guess!!!
Last night, we went to the Meet the Midwives program at the hospital. Only about half of the midwives were there - I guess they were busy! - but it was still nice to meet them all since one of them, not necessarily the midwife I've been seeing in clinic, will be delivering Sprout. It was also very reassuring to go through their basic protocols and hear that they are pretty hands-off. They seem like a wonderful group of women fully focused on empowering the mother and helping those around her really experience the birth.
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