It's true! Sweet baby D #2 is on the way!! :) Due date: January 7th, 2014. WOW. Every time I think about it I'm amazed that it's really happening again...that there's another squiggly little baby growing inside of me. What a precious gift...the gift of an unborn life...a life and soul that has been placed into our hands to care for, protect, love & teach. It's exciting and overwhelming all at the same time.
I'm 14 weeks which means I have made it out of the first deadmester trimester. I actually can't complain too much (even though I definitely still did), because I was one of those lucky ones that escaped any real nausea. I know, I know...you hate me. Ha. I did, however, experience severe exhaustion coupled with headaches. I haven't accomplished much of anything these past few months...except for growing a baby, of course. ;) I am just now starting to get some energy back and I am totally cool with that. Bring on the honeymoon period, babay!
My heart is over flowing. I feel a deep love and connection with the little babe inside of me already...even though he/she is only the size of a lemon. It doesn't matter though. I believe a mother's love for her child begins to grow at the moment of conception...and then just bursts at delivery :).
AAAHHH! Who will this little one be? What will they look like? Will they be as loud and stubborn as Moo?? Lol. I just can't wait to meet him/her! Speaking of meeting them, I am thinking about a natural delivery. What I really mean is that it probably won't happen, but I am giving it a thought this time around...instead of saying a flat "NO" like last time. Ha. I'd love for all of you natural delivery mamas to come in on this.
Félicitations Camille! I am thrilled for you. You gonna have tons of fun playing with clothes for the next 9 months. I take it the baby is due in jan. 2014 and not 2013 (though it sounds funny to talk about 2014 already)! Your family must be ecstatic!
Oh goodness. Can I use the mom brain excuse? ha! Thank you for pointing that out... :). I am looking forward to finding out whether the sweet babe is a girl or boy. If it's a girl...I have almost everything we need, but it it's a boy...I will have TONS of fun. ;) Cheers.
Congratulations!! So exciting :) Those are the most darling family pics too. We don't have kids yet so I can't comment firsthand on natural deliveries, but by my work in OB I can say that I have the utmost respect for women who do it naturally. I do think it's best for baby too (there's evidence out there to support it) but I try not to comment too much on that since I am not sure if I will go the natural route when my time comes...
Congratulations Camille!! I'm so excited for you. I too didn't experience nausea in my first trimester but I definitely was tired all the time. I remember when I spent a week up at a camp in New Hampshire for a summer music workshop (and I didn't know I was pregnant yet) and I took every break between rehearsals and meals to nap! I wanted to get out and explore, hike, go for a swim, but half the time I ended up going back to my cabin to pass out. I had a natural birth too and it happened because my labor went so quick that it was too late to get an epidural. It was about 4 hours from my water break to delivery. As painful as it was, I was pretty proud of myself that I handled it well (and i'll probably do it again).
Congrats! That's so exciting :) I had all 3 kids naturally with no drugs at the hospital. I know they say most women get an epidural 2-3 hrs before birth. That's when I really wanted one, but I resolved not to. I made it through. Recovery was MUCH faster for me. You need a lot of support. Learn different pain relief techniques like sitting on a therapy ball, etc. You can do it! Feel free to email me any questions. Good luck!
Natural delivery rocks! I did both my kids naturally in a hospital (one with an OB and one with a midwife). It was seriously the best experience. Intense, but awesome.
I'd highly recommend taking a Bradley Method class if you're considering natural birth. It covers what to expect during the birth process, so when I felt like "I couldn't do it" (which happened with both kids) I was able to push through knowing that feeling was a normal and common part of the process. It's a mom and partner class, so it's a great primer for the dad as well. My husband was a much more confident birth partner and was able to better support my needs in labor.
Whatever you decide, good luck and congratulations! Birth is amazing, no matter how your little one arrives.
Yay! I'm so excited for you! Our daughters are about the same age, and now they will each have a little sibling! The best! As for natural childbirth...you can totally do it. Every woman can! Our bodies were designed to do it without intervention and drugs. I had Lillian naturally and I will have Gabriel naturally in August :) I highly recommend reading the Bradley Method husband coached childbirth. My hubby and I did before Lillian, and it totally took the fear out of labor and delivery for me. Because of this, I had calm and quiet and short labor and delivery. At no point was any of the pain too overwhelming for me. Reading about his method, you know exactly what to expect and what your body is doing at every moment during labor and birth. My mom had all 4 of her kids naturally, and like she always says, by the time women get epidurals you've already experienced most of the pain of labor..there really is no point to them. Just slows things down and adds complications, etc. They were invented for the ease of the delivering DOCTORS, not the laboring women!
Congrats, Cam! What super news! I managed natural with both my kiddoes AT HOME. (So Asheville, huh?) I think I only managed because I was at home and had relatively short labors. But I think all deliveries are beautiful however they happen. Try for natural if you want, but don't beat yourself up if you opt for the relief. :)
I always think of each baby - and I've had six - as doing my bit to make the world a little more beautiful... Bravo to you!
And for a natural horrible time, as opposed to a medical horrible time, I recommend you look into waterbirth. That's what I've done with each of mine, here at home with a midwife. It sounds waaay hippie, but in my south-west corner of Canada our healthcare system pays for midwifery care at home or in hospital, and as a result home or birthing-centre waterbirths are relatively common. A big pool of warm water is THE BEST. Feel free to email me if you'd like.
Congratulations! As far as natural birth goes, it is amazing. If you take a "maybe" attitude, you will probably end up with a medicated birth, though. Try a hypnobirthing class. They are very positive, and the practice provides excellent relaxation during pregnancy. I had two natural births with hypnobirthing, and both experiences were amazing, with very little pain and incredibly short recoveries. (My second was actually a home birth, which was pretty cool.)
I like to hear that other mamas have done it...and actually loved it...no matter how difficult it may have been. Very encouraging! I will look into some classes. Thank you! :)
SO happy for you Camille! How exciting! Moo will be an awesome big sis, showing the ropes and all ;) Hooray for your little family! I look forward to following along your adventure :)
Congrats! Glad you are getting some energy back. And since it's the internets....here's my two unsolicited cents :) I'm a labor and delivery nurse in the Pac NW, so we do a little bit hippie (we have water birth tubs in our hospital) and some of the rest as well. The best thing anybody can do who is interested in an unmedicated birth is pick a care provider who thinks that's awesome and do your homework. Knowing what you are getting into, attending a good class or two, having a loosy plan for your birth, and remembering that there is no failure. In the end, you have a baby :) Godspeed and best wishes! Jenny M (Tacoma)
Jenny, thank you! You're right...I need to remember that no matter what...there's a baby in the end. :) I think looking into it more, reading, taking a class are all good ideas before I decide to really make that the plan (loosy plan, that is).
Natural Birth - YOU CAN DO IT! My loose birth plan(and I mean VERY loose...like, three sentences scribbled in pencil with my opposite hand on a hospital notepad right after being admitted) stated that while I would prefer not to take any drugs, I was open to suggestions if my doctor thought I needed them. Looking back, there was never a time during my labor and delivery where I thought, "UGH, I should have gotten some meds!" Yes, it hurts. Yes, you have never felt anything like it. But people are right when they say that you will oh-so-soon forget about it, and the feeling afterwards that you are a TOTAL badass is pretty cool. But Jenny M is right - you do what you need to do, there is no failure, and no matter what path you go down you'll leave there with a baby :) - Anna G
It's sooo awesome to hear from other mamas that have done it that...it's totally do-able. I guess I am afraid that I will "give up" and ask for drugs. Haha- I love the badass comment, b/c I was telling my husband that I'd love to also do it drug-free so that after it's all said and done I could say, "I am such a badass". lol. Thank you for your support! :) Cheers.
Yay!! Congratulations guys!!!! Your bebe is only a week behind ours! So fun!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay!! So exciting! Congratulations!!!
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Katie
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Yay!!! Congrats!! What great news :)
ReplyDeleteFélicitations Camille! I am thrilled for you. You gonna have tons of fun playing with clothes for the next 9 months. I take it the baby is due in jan. 2014 and not 2013 (though it sounds funny to talk about 2014 already)! Your family must be ecstatic!
ReplyDeleteOh goodness. Can I use the mom brain excuse? ha! Thank you for pointing that out... :). I am looking forward to finding out whether the sweet babe is a girl or boy. If it's a girl...I have almost everything we need, but it it's a boy...I will have TONS of fun. ;) Cheers.
DeleteCongratulations! I'm currently nineteen weeks myself.
ReplyDeletexx Debbie
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Congrats, Cams! We have the same due date!
ReplyDeleteOh congratulations Camille! How exciting! You'll of course be the cutest pregnant ever and I'm sure share some awesome tips on styling that bump. Yay!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I had C-sections with my 3, sorry can't help out in the all natural department :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! So exciting :) Those are the most darling family pics too. We don't have kids yet so I can't comment firsthand on natural deliveries, but by my work in OB I can say that I have the utmost respect for women who do it naturally. I do think it's best for baby too (there's evidence out there to support it) but I try not to comment too much on that since I am not sure if I will go the natural route when my time comes...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Camille!! I'm so excited for you. I too didn't experience nausea in my first trimester but I definitely was tired all the time. I remember when I spent a week up at a camp in New Hampshire for a summer music workshop (and I didn't know I was pregnant yet) and I took every break between rehearsals and meals to nap! I wanted to get out and explore, hike, go for a swim, but half the time I ended up going back to my cabin to pass out. I had a natural birth too and it happened because my labor went so quick that it was too late to get an epidural. It was about 4 hours from my water break to delivery. As painful as it was, I was pretty proud of myself that I handled it well (and i'll probably do it again).
ReplyDeleteCongrats! That's so exciting :) I had all 3 kids naturally with no drugs at the hospital. I know they say most women get an epidural 2-3 hrs before birth. That's when I really wanted one, but I resolved not to. I made it through. Recovery was MUCH faster for me. You need a lot of support. Learn different pain relief techniques like sitting on a therapy ball, etc. You can do it! Feel free to email me any questions. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteNatural delivery rocks! I did both my kids naturally in a hospital (one with an OB and one with a midwife). It was seriously the best experience. Intense, but awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'd highly recommend taking a Bradley Method class if you're considering natural birth. It covers what to expect during the birth process, so when I felt like "I couldn't do it" (which happened with both kids) I was able to push through knowing that feeling was a normal and common part of the process. It's a mom and partner class, so it's a great primer for the dad as well. My husband was a much more confident birth partner and was able to better support my needs in labor.
Whatever you decide, good luck and congratulations! Birth is amazing, no matter how your little one arrives.
Congrats Camille! So exciting! Hope the rest of the pregnancy goes well! Excited to see how you dress the baby bump. ;)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! These photos are so wonderful. The little one kissing the photo is just so cute.
ReplyDeleteKate from Clear the Way
congratulations!! so exciting!
ReplyDeleteHey babe, I had a homebirth with Caden if you ever want to chat about it just message me!!!
ReplyDeleteYay! I'm so excited for you! Our daughters are about the same age, and now they will each have a little sibling! The best! As for natural childbirth...you can totally do it. Every woman can! Our bodies were designed to do it without intervention and drugs. I had Lillian naturally and I will have Gabriel naturally in August :) I highly recommend reading the Bradley Method husband coached childbirth. My hubby and I did before Lillian, and it totally took the fear out of labor and delivery for me. Because of this, I had calm and quiet and short labor and delivery. At no point was any of the pain too overwhelming for me. Reading about his method, you know exactly what to expect and what your body is doing at every moment during labor and birth.
ReplyDeleteMy mom had all 4 of her kids naturally, and like she always says, by the time women get epidurals you've already experienced most of the pain of labor..there really is no point to them. Just slows things down and adds complications, etc. They were invented for the ease of the delivering DOCTORS, not the laboring women!
Congrats, Cam! What super news! I managed natural with both my kiddoes AT HOME. (So Asheville, huh?) I think I only managed because I was at home and had relatively short labors. But I think all deliveries are beautiful however they happen. Try for natural if you want, but don't beat yourself up if you opt for the relief. :)
ReplyDeleteI always think of each baby - and I've had six - as doing my bit to make the world a little more beautiful... Bravo to you!
ReplyDeleteAnd for a natural horrible time, as opposed to a medical horrible time, I recommend you look into waterbirth. That's what I've done with each of mine, here at home with a midwife. It sounds waaay hippie, but in my south-west corner of Canada our healthcare system pays for midwifery care at home or in hospital, and as a result home or birthing-centre waterbirths are relatively common. A big pool of warm water is THE BEST. Feel free to email me if you'd like.
Congratulations! As far as natural birth goes, it is amazing. If you take a "maybe" attitude, you will probably end up with a medicated birth, though. Try a hypnobirthing class. They are very positive, and the practice provides excellent relaxation during pregnancy. I had two natural births with hypnobirthing, and both experiences were amazing, with very little pain and incredibly short recoveries. (My second was actually a home birth, which was pretty cool.)
ReplyDeleteI like to hear that other mamas have done it...and actually loved it...no matter how difficult it may have been. Very encouraging! I will look into some classes. Thank you! :)
DeleteSO happy for you Camille! How exciting! Moo will be an awesome big sis, showing the ropes and all ;) Hooray for your little family! I look forward to following along your adventure :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Glad you are getting some energy back. And since it's the internets....here's my two unsolicited cents :) I'm a labor and delivery nurse in the Pac NW, so we do a little bit hippie (we have water birth tubs in our hospital) and some of the rest as well. The best thing anybody can do who is interested in an unmedicated birth is pick a care provider who thinks that's awesome and do your homework. Knowing what you are getting into, attending a good class or two, having a loosy plan for your birth, and remembering that there is no failure. In the end, you have a baby :) Godspeed and best wishes! Jenny M (Tacoma)
ReplyDeleteJenny, thank you! You're right...I need to remember that no matter what...there's a baby in the end. :) I think looking into it more, reading, taking a class are all good ideas before I decide to really make that the plan (loosy plan, that is).
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Natural Birth - YOU CAN DO IT! My loose birth plan(and I mean VERY loose...like, three sentences scribbled in pencil with my opposite hand on a hospital notepad right after being admitted) stated that while I would prefer not to take any drugs, I was open to suggestions if my doctor thought I needed them. Looking back, there was never a time during my labor and delivery where I thought, "UGH, I should have gotten some meds!" Yes, it hurts. Yes, you have never felt anything like it. But people are right when they say that you will oh-so-soon forget about it, and the feeling afterwards that you are a TOTAL badass is pretty cool. But Jenny M is right - you do what you need to do, there is no failure, and no matter what path you go down you'll leave there with a baby :) - Anna G
ReplyDeleteIt's sooo awesome to hear from other mamas that have done it that...it's totally do-able. I guess I am afraid that I will "give up" and ask for drugs. Haha- I love the badass comment, b/c I was telling my husband that I'd love to also do it drug-free so that after it's all said and done I could say, "I am such a badass". lol. Thank you for your support! :) Cheers.
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