Second appt
On July 15th I had my 2nd midwife appt at 17 weeks. Joyce and little Isabella went with me b/c Robbie was not able to get off work. Joyce also wanted to see the birth center for herself since she was quite skeptical about midwife births a while back. Susan was the midwife that day. It was the first time that I had met her. She put the fetal-scope on my tummy and instantaneously we heard the heartbeat. It was strange to be able to find it so quickly with all the problems we had in the past trying to find it. I was very happy to hear the baby. We also heard some strange sounds and Susan explained that the baby was moving around. I had been feeling some strange sensations for a couple of weeks now and had passed it off as gas. But now I could relate the feeling with the fact that the baby was moving around. It was very exciting! Susan told me that my blood iron was low and that I should take some iron pills. I decided to forgo the chemical iron pills they suggested and bought some supplements that had natural sources of iron from vegetables. I also started drinking liquid chlorophyll in my water too which is supposed to increase the amount of hemoglobin in my blood. Susan suggested brewing tea in a cast iron teapot, but I was not able to find one anywhere that was not enameled inside. Susan let me hold a "doll" that was supposed to represent the size and weight of my baby at that many weeks. It was strange to hold something so small, yet so big already in my hands and feel how heavy the baby was already. I was still not showing and able to wear my regular clothes so I wondered where the baby could fit! 4 months down, but many more to go...
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