Happy 21 weeks to my little man! He weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long. I feel him multiple times a day, every day. Sometimes it's still fluttering, but a lot of the time it's little flicks like a gas bubble bursting. I only know it's not because I feel it a few times in a row and it will come and go repeatedly. He also has eyebrows and eyelids now!! I love feeling him move around in there, it makes me smile every time. I can't wait for the day when I can feel it from the outside so M can get in on some of this action. It really is an amazing thing that you only really appreciate when you are going through it yourself.
My latest endeavor, but actually one that's been going on for quite awhile, is my research on natural, un-medicated birth. It started about four months ago when M & I watched two documentaries, "Pregnant in America" and "The Business of Being Born". After watching both, we began to discuss what we thought our birth experience should be like. I started researching birth centers, doulas, midwives, and ordering books on amazon.com like a crazy person. As I mentioned before, I just read "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" by Ina May Gaskin and am currently reading about the Bradley Method of childbirth (i.e. "husband coached" childbirth). I hired a doula in the hopes of being able to labor for awhile at home before I'm sent to the hospital and I start being monitored on their clock. In general, I am not afraid of having a baby. But I'm TERRIFIED of being bullied into unnecessary medical procedures, just because they are trying to rush me out of a hospital bed or because my doctor doesn't want to work over the weekend. I am trying to educate myself on the options that are available to me, and the absolute deal breaker situations that require a c- section to save the life of me or my baby. Other than the deal breakers, I don't want to be forced into a c-section. I want to labor on my own and be left alone until I'm finished- like other members of the animal kingdom. It's only natural.
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