My choice, or is it?

In a quick update it seems that I have started to have false labor at night. AKA Braxton Hicks or pre-labor pains. It is quite interesting and uncomfortable but I'm always reminding myself "its not as bad as the real deal so suck it up!" heehee Aaron and I are finishing up the nursery with some last-minute wall decor and we are headed for a little "babymoon" next weekend to a lake house for one last no-baby getaway. After that there will be nothing left to do except attend my weekly Dr. apts and try and relax.

As I finish up this phenomenon called pregnancy I'm fascinated (and disturbed) by some of the things I'm dealing with. Namely, the reactions to our decisions in the medical realm. I've been shopping for a pediatrician and think it sad that there are so many out there who will flat out refuse to see you if you don't vaccinate. I'm not here to argue as to why we are choosing to not vaccinate so please, lets not ruffle the feathers with this blog. But I do think that if we have done our research, our due diligence, and have come to the educated and personal decision of not vaccinating that our wishes should be respected and that we shouldn't be refused medical care. I did find a Doc that will take care of our little guy but not before being told by a different Doc NO! Interesting.


Another interesting and VERY TOUCHY subject amongst doctor's and my peers is the idea of a natural or un-medicated birth. When I was about 15 weeks pregnant I made the decision that I would like to plan for a natural birth. Notice I said PLAN. I'm very aware of the fact that situations arise and circumstances happen where this may be an impossibility. But just as some women plan for an epidural and then can't get one because they progress too quickly, I'm planning on NOT getting one and then going with the flow. Whatever the outcome ends up being for me I find it fascinating to see people's reaction when they find out I'm not planning to have any medical interventions. Even better...ready?....we're planning a water birth! Common responses I have gotten have been "Good luck with that!" or "Famous last words." or "We'll see about that when that first contraction hits!" Now I'm thick skinned and pretty much roll my eyes at the negative comments but I would like to point out that this is MY choice and I certainly don't sit around criticizing people for their decisions. If a person has researched thoroughly and comes to a certain conclusion for them self then who am I to question that?


(trust me, you don't want to see the other Google images out there for water birth) heehee

There are exceptions to all these rules. If I were making plans that would blatantly harm myself or my child then I can see where a Doc might refuse service or why a friend would be critical. But that is not the case. We are simply making decisions that best suit our family. I'm loving that ole saying right about now:

If you don't have anything nice (or encouraging) to say, then don't say anything at all!"