So, I did all the things on the list I posted. I met with a second mid-wife after Deb Philips. Deb was very very nice. I need to email her and tell her so. She is so experienced and very confident in women. She was very interested in my story and was incredibly encouraging. I really liked her. There was just something missing. I don't know, it was like I just didn't feel as warm and cuddly inside as I wanted to. It doesn't make much sense, but I figured I would just meet with the lady from Birth Works and see how it would go.
So, I met with Mary Alexander at BirthWorks here in Little Rock. She was very sweet, also encouraging, confident, and experienced. Mary was also rather cautious, especially related to my previous gestational diabetes. Mary was incredibly sweet to my kids, who spent a large part of their time rummaging through her toys in the office then running through the halls and closing doors that are probably older than Jason and me put together. The office is in a really cute older home off of Markham. Mary was a good blend of nurturing and professional, coddling, and realistic. It felt right. In short, we've chosen Mary as our midwife! I have my first official appointment with her next Wednesday. Here are the coolest parts. It costs $2600 total for prenatal care and the home birth. There are extra costs for supplies, $70-80 for a list of items needed and then $150 for renting the birthing pool. I mean, that's about what we paid in copays and deductibles when we had full insurance with Addie anyway! It also includes an 8 week long natural childbirth class given by Birth Works and in a group of other couples/women who are having home births. What an awesome resource, huh? I'll talk more about what I've learned regarding midwives here in Arkansas. Just wanted to give you a quick update!
Symptoms: Tired, nauseous without puke (I just be sure and eat as soon as I feel it coming on and I'm okay), and really that is it. Oh, I have had some rather irritable bowels, but it could just be anxiety!
3 comments:
I'm slightly jealous you're going to have the water birth I wanted with Parker. It sounds like things are going very well and are working out the way they should.
Well, water birth may not be all its cracked up to be after the lovely epidural experience! I do hope that things continue to go well, but there are still lots of variables and babies don't always cooperate so here's to hoping!
Yayayay!! I'm so excited and humbled that you invited me along on this journey!
P.S. Rod's wife is the model in Birth Works tutorial thingy...she had Mary has a midwife and he said it was wonderful!!
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