Today Keegan is 37 weeks which means he is full term! The major implication of this is that now I am allowed to go to the birth center (rather than the hospital) if I go into labor. Yay!
I've had two appointments since my last post. The 36 week class/appointment and then a regular one last week. The class/appointment was good, but because we took the childbirth class with the front desk lady, Heather, who is training to be a midwife and filters all the calls of the laboring moms/dads, she did a really good job covering procedures and signs of labor. A lot of the other women at the 36 week class had a lot of questions and it really surprised me! I'm glad we took the childbirth class with Heather. We feel very prepared. The regular appointment went well, too. We finally formally met Tracy, the owner/head midwife and a newly hired midwife, Leigh. Keegan's heartbeat was good, 140, my blood pressure was good, 118/70 (I think), I was measuring 37 1/2 cm, have gained about 30 pounds, and he was also still head down but a little bit on his back (looking toward my belly)... So, I've been leaning forward a lot of the past week to encourage him to have his back along the front of my belly and to be facing my back instead because that's the best position for birth. ("Sunny side up" babies result in longer/more painful labors.) Our next appointment is this Thursday afternoon at 37 weeks, 4 days.
Pretty much have my bag packed now, Keegan's has been packed for about two weeks! Just need to throw in some last minute things when the time comes. I need to go and buy some snacks to take with us. I also need to get the carrier oil (sweet almond oil probably) for doing aromatherapy massage during labor. I already have the essential oils to add to the carrier oil. The ones I have so far are: ylang-ylang, lavender, rose-geranium, and neroli. They smell so good! I also want to make a few sprays to use in the room so I need to get mini spray bottles too.
I got a cute cross-stitch birth announcement, only $5 online! It's entitled In the Jungle and has a monkey, a lion, a giraffe, a bird, and a frog and it says "Welcome to the Jungle" and below that I will stitch "Keegan, month, day, 2010" I'll include his middle name "Jeremy" if it fits. It's a big pattern, 11 x 14, a lot of green (which matches his room) but has mostly white space. I'm almost a third done. It keeps me busy during the day for now.
Speaking of boredom and buying things, I'm considering doing online tutoring... I think the most convenient one looks to be tutor.com. They pay $10/hour and you commit to at least 5 hours a week, but you are paid as an independent contractor, IC, so you have to take out your own taxes and such. Being a IC stinks for that reason, but I did it last summer with Otter Tail and it wasn't that bad. I can't decide if I should apply now and then possibly get on the wait-list of tutors only to be called up when they need me or if they need me now and I would start right away. I'm just worried about when Keegan is first here I may not have the energy to do meet the 5 hours a week in the beginning.... decisions, decisions... I think I'll probably wait because the first 30 to 60 days you are "probationary" and I don't want to be let go just because I had a baby and was sleep deprived!
Poor Jeremy. He had an eye doctor appointment on Friday and found out he has an eye infection :( Apparently it is in his cornea and could have been caused by pool water but I think he had it from before we started swimming because he eyes have been bothering him off and on for a few months. He had to go back to the optometrist today for a quick check and they actually called in an ulcer or infarction!! That sounds so much worse!! So, instead of going to the optometrist for all his care I think he would be better off going to an ophthalmologist because they are more about eye health, not just vision. So, hopefully he can get in at one this week. In the meantime, he has antibiotic eye drops four times a day and can only wear his glasses. Poor hubby! On the upside, he found out he got 100% on his midterm exam that he took last week for his Master's class! Yay!
Not much else exciting going on here. Keep your fingers crossed for us that Keegan comes sooner rather than later! Thanks for reading!
I've had two appointments since my last post. The 36 week class/appointment and then a regular one last week. The class/appointment was good, but because we took the childbirth class with the front desk lady, Heather, who is training to be a midwife and filters all the calls of the laboring moms/dads, she did a really good job covering procedures and signs of labor. A lot of the other women at the 36 week class had a lot of questions and it really surprised me! I'm glad we took the childbirth class with Heather. We feel very prepared. The regular appointment went well, too. We finally formally met Tracy, the owner/head midwife and a newly hired midwife, Leigh. Keegan's heartbeat was good, 140, my blood pressure was good, 118/70 (I think), I was measuring 37 1/2 cm, have gained about 30 pounds, and he was also still head down but a little bit on his back (looking toward my belly)... So, I've been leaning forward a lot of the past week to encourage him to have his back along the front of my belly and to be facing my back instead because that's the best position for birth. ("Sunny side up" babies result in longer/more painful labors.) Our next appointment is this Thursday afternoon at 37 weeks, 4 days.
Pretty much have my bag packed now, Keegan's has been packed for about two weeks! Just need to throw in some last minute things when the time comes. I need to go and buy some snacks to take with us. I also need to get the carrier oil (sweet almond oil probably) for doing aromatherapy massage during labor. I already have the essential oils to add to the carrier oil. The ones I have so far are: ylang-ylang, lavender, rose-geranium, and neroli. They smell so good! I also want to make a few sprays to use in the room so I need to get mini spray bottles too.
I got a cute cross-stitch birth announcement, only $5 online! It's entitled In the Jungle and has a monkey, a lion, a giraffe, a bird, and a frog and it says "Welcome to the Jungle" and below that I will stitch "Keegan, month, day, 2010" I'll include his middle name "Jeremy" if it fits. It's a big pattern, 11 x 14, a lot of green (which matches his room) but has mostly white space. I'm almost a third done. It keeps me busy during the day for now.
Speaking of boredom and buying things, I'm considering doing online tutoring... I think the most convenient one looks to be tutor.com. They pay $10/hour and you commit to at least 5 hours a week, but you are paid as an independent contractor, IC, so you have to take out your own taxes and such. Being a IC stinks for that reason, but I did it last summer with Otter Tail and it wasn't that bad. I can't decide if I should apply now and then possibly get on the wait-list of tutors only to be called up when they need me or if they need me now and I would start right away. I'm just worried about when Keegan is first here I may not have the energy to do meet the 5 hours a week in the beginning.... decisions, decisions... I think I'll probably wait because the first 30 to 60 days you are "probationary" and I don't want to be let go just because I had a baby and was sleep deprived!
Poor Jeremy. He had an eye doctor appointment on Friday and found out he has an eye infection :( Apparently it is in his cornea and could have been caused by pool water but I think he had it from before we started swimming because he eyes have been bothering him off and on for a few months. He had to go back to the optometrist today for a quick check and they actually called in an ulcer or infarction!! That sounds so much worse!! So, instead of going to the optometrist for all his care I think he would be better off going to an ophthalmologist because they are more about eye health, not just vision. So, hopefully he can get in at one this week. In the meantime, he has antibiotic eye drops four times a day and can only wear his glasses. Poor hubby! On the upside, he found out he got 100% on his midterm exam that he took last week for his Master's class! Yay!
Not much else exciting going on here. Keep your fingers crossed for us that Keegan comes sooner rather than later! Thanks for reading!
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