Thanks to my faithful readers who come back here so frequently and write me emails despite my irregular posting and terrible correspondence habits. I'm trying to tackle response emails a few at a time, so bear with me. It is so good to be in touch with everyone, though!
Just a few things to catch up on though....the Alien Dream wasn't the only milestone of late. First, Aaron got to feel Sprout tumble around for the first time. Funny enough, I missed it! I'd been trying to get Aaron to catch the little gymnast for a week and then on Sunday night after I had alreayd fallen asleep, Aaron caught some movement.
Second, last week we went to our first childbirth class. It took me a moment to warm up to it, but I feel really positive about it now. It is part of the Bradley Birth Method, a natural childbirth approach, and they believe in getting their parents super educated so their classes span over a 12 week period. That's a little intense, as is having so much homework (exercises, relaxation exercises, reading, worksheet) and following a particular diet. Still, doesn't that seem like that would be the approach best suited to me?! What I also appreciate about it is that there are 4 other couples in class to go through it with. I had been disappointed to find out that the midwife practice I DIDN'T pick now offers group prenatal care. (Group prenatal care is a relatively uncommon practice of having women who have similar due dates come in as a for brief check-ups as a small group and then spend the rest of their appointment as a support/education group. Studies show high satisifaction and good health outcomes for women who are part of such a prenatal cohort.) I think this experience might substitute some for what I think I would have liked for the group care experience. The shocking things I learned in class included my not really having fears about pregnancy or birth (ONLY of taking an infant home!) and about my protein intake.
Some of you know that from relatively early on, I have been trying to be conscientious about making sure I get all the protein me and Sprout need, especially since I don't eat most meat (except some seafood). I had been pushing to get 60 grams in a day and had been logging all of my food to help. ARGH. The diet recommended in class says that to prevent toxemia and 101 other nasty things, I should be eating EIGHTY grams of protein. 8-0! Sprout is going to be made of lots of glasses of milk, peanut butter sandwiches and Quorn nuggets. I just don't know if I can eat that much food. On Monday, I got a vanilla milkshake to help out on the protein. I certainly hope Sprout will appreciate my sacrifices!
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